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How to Make Future Surplus in Infinite Craft

Future Surplus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Surplus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseSurplusFuture Surplus

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 84

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 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. 32PlanetWinePluto
  33. 33EarthEarthMountain
  34. 34MountainMountainMountain Range
  35. 35Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  36. 36PlutoTea PartyTax Cuts
  37. 37OppositeTax CutsDeficit
  38. 38DeficitOppositeSurplus
  39. 39Future TenseSurplusFuture Surplus
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→ Opposite32Planet + Wine→ Pluto33Earth + Earth→ Mountain34Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range35Mountain Range + Tea→ Tea Party36Pluto + Tea Party→ Tax Cuts37Opposite + Tax Cuts→ Deficit38Deficit + Opposite→ Surplus39Future Tense + Surplus→ Future Surplus

Future Surplus at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Surplus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Surplus. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Surplus?

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

Is Future Surplus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Surplus?

Only one known combination produces Future Surplus.

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