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How to Make Future Lichen in Infinite Craft

Future Lichen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Lama Lichen. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseLama LichenFuture Lichen

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 58

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 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. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24LakePlantLily
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26MountainMountainMountain Range
  27. 27LilyMountain RangeHimalayas
  28. 28HimalayasLakeDalai Lama
  29. 29LakeMountainFjord
  30. 30FireFireVolcano
  31. 31FjordVolcanoIceland
  32. 32IcelandPlantLichen
  33. 33Dalai LamaLichenLama Lichen
  34. 34Future TenseLama LichenFuture Lichen
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 + Water→ Lake24Lake + Plant→ Lily25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range27Lily + Mountain Range→ Himalayas28Himalayas + Lake→ Dalai Lama29Lake + Mountain→ Fjord30Fire + Fire→ Volcano31Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland32Iceland + Plant→ Lichen33Dalai Lama + Lichen→ Lama Lichen34Future Tense + Lama Lichen→ Future Lichen

What you can make with Future Lichen

Future Lichen at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Lichen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Lama Lichen. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Lichen?

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

Is Future Lichen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Lichen?

Only one known combination produces Future Lichen.

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