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How to Make Future Substitution in Infinite Craft

Future Substitution is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Substitution. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseSubstitutionFuture Substitution

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 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. 23EnginePlantCar
  24. 24EngineSteamTrain
  25. 25TrainWaterSubmarine
  26. 26CarSubmarineAmphibious Car
  27. 27Amphibious CarSubmarineAmphibious Submarine
  28. 28EarthFireLava
  29. 29LavaWaterStone
  30. 30PlantStoneFossil
  31. 31FireFossilDinosaur
  32. 32DustWindSandstorm
  33. 33EarthPlantTree
  34. 34DustTreeWood
  35. 35SandstormWoodSandal
  36. 36DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  37. 37Amphibious SubmarineThesaurusSubstitution
  38. 38Future TenseSubstitutionFuture Substitution
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 Tense23Engine + Plant→ Car24Engine + Steam→ Train25Train + Water→ Submarine26Car + Submarine→ Amphibious Car27Amphibious Car + Submarine→ Amphibious Submarine28Earth + Fire→ Lava29Lava + Water→ Stone30Plant + Stone→ Fossil31Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur32Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm33Earth + Plant→ Tree34Dust + Tree→ Wood35Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal36Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus37Amphibious Submarine + Thesaurus→ Substitution38Future Tense + Substitution→ Future Substitution

Future Substitution at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Substitution in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Substitution. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Substitution?

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

Is Future Substitution hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Substitution?

Only one known combination produces Future Substitution.

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