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How to Make Future Shadow in Infinite Craft

Future Shadow is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Shadow The Hedgehog. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseShadow The HedgehogFuture Shadow

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 752 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25WindWineBalloon
  26. 26BalloonDustDust Bunny
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28FireSwampDragon
  29. 29AshFirePhoenix
  30. 30DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  31. 31Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  32. 32EarthSteamMud
  33. 33FireMudBrick
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36PlantSandCactus
  37. 37BrickCactusPrickly
  38. 38PricklyWaveHedgehog
  39. 39HedgehogWaterSonic
  40. 40HedgehogSonicSonic the Hedgehog
  41. 41OppositeSonic the HedgehogShadow The Hedgehog
  42. 42Future TenseShadow The HedgehogFuture Shadow
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 Tense23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Water→ Wine25Wind + Wine→ Balloon26Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Fire + Swamp→ Dragon29Ash + Fire→ Phoenix30Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang31Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite32Earth + Steam→ Mud33Fire + Mud→ Brick34Water + Wind→ Wave35Earth + Wave→ Sand36Plant + Sand→ Cactus37Brick + Cactus→ Prickly38Prickly + Wave→ Hedgehog39Hedgehog + Water→ Sonic40Hedgehog + Sonic→ Sonic the Hedgehog41Opposite + Sonic the Hedgehog→ Shadow The Hedgehog42Future Tense + Shadow The Hedgehog→ Future Shadow

Other ways to make Future Shadow

2 combinations are known to produce Future Shadow. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Future Shadow
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseShadow The HedgehogFuture Shadow
Future TenseShadow the HedgehogFuture Shadow

Future Shadow at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Shadow in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Shadow The Hedgehog. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Shadow?

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

Is Future Shadow hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Shadow?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Future Shadow, and the shortest route is shown above.

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