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How to Make Future Substance in Infinite Craft

Future Substance is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Sugar Sub. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseSugar SubFuture Substance

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 56

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 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. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24MountainWindAvalanche
  25. 25AvalancheWindSnow
  26. 26SnowWindBlizzard
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  29. 29BlizzardMountain DewDiabetes
  30. 30EngineSteamTrain
  31. 31TrainWaterSubmarine
  32. 32DiabetesSubmarineSugar Sub
  33. 33Future TenseSugar SubFuture Substance
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain24Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche25Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow26Snow + Windโ†’ Blizzard27Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion28Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew29Blizzard + Mountain Dewโ†’ Diabetes30Engine + Steamโ†’ Train31Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine32Diabetes + Submarineโ†’ Sugar Sub33Future Tense + Sugar Subโ†’ Future Substance

What you can make with Future Substance

Future Substance at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Substance in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Sugar Sub. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Substance?

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

Is Future Substance hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Substance?

Only one known combination produces Future Substance.

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