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How to Make Future Thought in Infinite Craft

Future Thought is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Throught. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThroughtFuture Thought

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 86

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 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. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionWaterWine
  26. 26SwampWineMoonshine
  27. 27DandelionPlantWeed
  28. 28PlantWeedPot
  29. 29MoonshinePotStill
  30. 30WaterWaterLake
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36EarthPlantTree
  37. 37DustTreeWood
  38. 38SandstormWoodSandal
  39. 39DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  40. 40LakeThesaurusSynonym
  41. 41EarthEarthMountain
  42. 42MountainMountainMountain Range
  43. 43WaterWeedBong
  44. 44BongMountain RangeSmoky Mountains
  45. 45Mountain RangeSmoky MountainsAppalachian Mountains
  46. 46Appalachian MountainsWaterAppalachian Trail
  47. 47Appalachian TrailDandelionThru-Hiker
  48. 48Thru-HikerWindThru
  49. 49SynonymThruThrough
  50. 50StillThroughThrought
  51. 51Future TenseThroughtFuture Thought
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 Tense23Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp24Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion25Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine26Swamp + Wineโ†’ Moonshine27Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed28Plant + Weedโ†’ Pot29Moonshine + Potโ†’ Still30Water + Waterโ†’ Lake31Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava32Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone33Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil34Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur35Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm36Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree37Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood38Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal39Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus40Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym41Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain42Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range43Water + Weedโ†’ Bong44Bong + Mountain Rangeโ†’ Smoky Mountains45Mountain Range + Smoky Mountainsโ†’ Appalachian Mountains46Appalachian Mountains + Waterโ†’ Appalachian Trail47Appalachian Trail + Dandelionโ†’ Thru-Hiker48Thru-Hiker + Windโ†’ Thru49Synonym + Thruโ†’ Through50Still + Throughโ†’ Throught51Future Tense + Throughtโ†’ Future Thought

Future Thought at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Thought in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Throught. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Thought?

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

Is Future Thought hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Thought?

Only one known combination produces Future Thought.

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