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How to Make Future Inefficiency in Infinite Craft

Future Inefficiency is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Inefficiency. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseInefficiencyFuture Inefficiency

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 85

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23DustPlantPollen
  24. 24PollenWindAllergy
  25. 25AllergyPlantHay Fever
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27Hay FeverMountainHeidi
  28. 28EarthPlanetMoon
  29. 29MoonWindWerewolf
  30. 30EarthWerewolfWolf
  31. 31EarthWolfDog
  32. 32DogFireHot Dog
  33. 33FireHot DogSausage
  34. 34HeidiSausageGerman
  35. 35WaterWindWave
  36. 36EarthWaveSand
  37. 37FireSandGlass
  38. 38GlassSandHourglass
  39. 39SandWaterBeach
  40. 40BeachSteamSauna
  41. 41SaunaWaterSweat
  42. 42HourglassSweatWork
  43. 43GermanWorkEfficiency
  44. 44PlantWindDandelion
  45. 45DandelionWaterWine
  46. 46WindWineBalloon
  47. 47BalloonDustDust Bunny
  48. 48PlantWaterSwamp
  49. 49FireSwampDragon
  50. 50AshFirePhoenix
  51. 51DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  52. 52Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  53. 53EfficiencyOppositeInefficiency
  54. 54Future TenseInefficiencyFuture Inefficiency
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Dust + Plant→ Pollen24Pollen + Wind→ Allergy25Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Hay Fever + Mountain→ Heidi28Earth + Planet→ Moon29Moon + Wind→ Werewolf30Earth + Werewolf→ Wolf31Earth + Wolf→ Dog32Dog + Fire→ Hot Dog33Fire + Hot Dog→ Sausage34Heidi + Sausage→ German35Water + Wind→ Wave36Earth + Wave→ Sand37Fire + Sand→ Glass38Glass + Sand→ Hourglass39Sand + Water→ Beach40Beach + Steam→ Sauna41Sauna + Water→ Sweat42Hourglass + Sweat→ Work43German + Work→ Efficiency44Plant + Wind→ Dandelion45Dandelion + Water→ Wine46Wind + Wine→ Balloon47Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny48Plant + Water→ Swamp49Fire + Swamp→ Dragon50Ash + Fire→ Phoenix51Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang52Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite53Efficiency + Opposite→ Inefficiency54Future Tense + Inefficiency→ Future Inefficiency

Future Inefficiency at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

Similar effort to Future Inefficiency, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Inefficiency in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Inefficiency. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Inefficiency?

54 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Future Inefficiency hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Inefficiency?

Only one known combination produces Future Inefficiency.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.