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How to Make Future Shortlist in Infinite Craft

Future Shortlist is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Shortlist. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseShortlistFuture Shortlist

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 76

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 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. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25PlantWaterSwamp
  26. 26PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  27. 27RiverVenus FlytrapAmazon
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30SurfWindSurfing
  31. 31AmazonSurfingShopping
  32. 32PlantWindDandelion
  33. 33DandelionDustWish
  34. 34ShoppingWishList
  35. 35WaterWaterLake
  36. 36EarthEarthMountain
  37. 37VacuumWaterSponge
  38. 38SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  39. 39MountainSpongeBobMountainPants
  40. 40LakeMountainPantsLake Pants
  41. 41Lake PantsMountainPants
  42. 42PantsPantsShorts
  43. 43ListShortsShortlist
  44. 44Future TenseShortlistFuture Shortlist
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 Tense23Earth + Plant→ Tree24Tree + Water→ River25Plant + Water→ Swamp26Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap27River + Venus Flytrap→ Amazon28Water + Wind→ Wave29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Surf + Wind→ Surfing31Amazon + Surfing→ Shopping32Plant + Wind→ Dandelion33Dandelion + Dust→ Wish34Shopping + Wish→ List35Water + Water→ Lake36Earth + Earth→ Mountain37Vacuum + Water→ Sponge38Sponge + Steam→ SpongeBob39Mountain + SpongeBob→ MountainPants40Lake + MountainPants→ Lake Pants41Lake Pants + Mountain→ Pants42Pants + Pants→ Shorts43List + Shorts→ Shortlist44Future Tense + Shortlist→ Future Shortlist

Future Shortlist at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Shortlist in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Shortlist. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Shortlist?

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

Is Future Shortlist hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Shortlist?

Only one known combination produces Future Shortlist.

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