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How to Make Future Instrument in Infinite Craft

Future Instrument is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Instron. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseInstronFuture Instrument

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 116

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 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. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26FireGlassLens
  27. 27LensPlantCamera
  28. 28CameraEarthPhotographer
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30DandelionWaterWine
  31. 31DustWineVinegar
  32. 32PhotographerVinegarDeveloper
  33. 33PlantVinegarPickle
  34. 34DeveloperPickleIndie
  35. 35PlanetSunSolar System
  36. 36EarthPlantTree
  37. 37DustTreeWood
  38. 38TeaWoodTable
  39. 39Solar SystemTablePeriodic Table
  40. 40IndiePeriodic TableIndium
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42EarthSteamMud
  43. 43PlantWaterSwamp
  44. 44MudSwampQuagmire
  45. 45PlanetPlanetStar
  46. 46StarSwampQuasar
  47. 47QuagmireQuasarQuark
  48. 48LakeQuarkNeutrino
  49. 49AshTreePencil
  50. 50DustPencilEraser
  51. 51EraserPeriodic TableRb
  52. 52FireRbRubidium
  53. 53NeutrinoRubidiumStrontium
  54. 54IndiumStrontiumInstron
  55. 55Future TenseInstronFuture Instrument
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 Tense23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Fire + Sand→ Glass26Fire + Glass→ Lens27Lens + Plant→ Camera28Camera + Earth→ Photographer29Plant + Wind→ Dandelion30Dandelion + Water→ Wine31Dust + Wine→ Vinegar32Photographer + Vinegar→ Developer33Plant + Vinegar→ Pickle34Developer + Pickle→ Indie35Planet + Sun→ Solar System36Earth + Plant→ Tree37Dust + Tree→ Wood38Tea + Wood→ Table39Solar System + Table→ Periodic Table40Indie + Periodic Table→ Indium41Water + Water→ Lake42Earth + Steam→ Mud43Plant + Water→ Swamp44Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire45Planet + Planet→ Star46Star + Swamp→ Quasar47Quagmire + Quasar→ Quark48Lake + Quark→ Neutrino49Ash + Tree→ Pencil50Dust + Pencil→ Eraser51Eraser + Periodic Table→ Rb52Fire + Rb→ Rubidium53Neutrino + Rubidium→ Strontium54Indium + Strontium→ Instron55Future Tense + Instron→ Future Instrument

Future Instrument at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
116
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Instrument in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Instron. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Instrument?

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

Is Future Instrument hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Instrument?

Only one known combination produces Future Instrument.

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