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How to Make Future Variable in Infinite Craft

Future Variable is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Variable. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseVariableFuture Variable

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25SandWaterBeach
  26. 26FireSandGlass
  27. 27EarthGlassBottle
  28. 28BeachBottleMessage
  29. 29EarthMessageLetter
  30. 30SunWindSunflower
  31. 31LetterSunflowerA
  32. 32EarthPlantTree
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34DandelionDustWish
  35. 35TreeWishMoney
  36. 36GlassSandHourglass
  37. 37FireHourglassTime
  38. 38MoneyTimeValue
  39. 39AValueVariable
  40. 40Future TenseVariableFuture Variable
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 Tense23Water + Windโ†’ Wave24Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand25Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach26Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass27Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle28Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message29Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter30Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower31Letter + Sunflowerโ†’ A32Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree33Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion34Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish35Tree + Wishโ†’ Money36Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass37Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time38Money + Timeโ†’ Value39A + Valueโ†’ Variable40Future Tense + Variableโ†’ Future Variable

Future Variable at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Variable in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Variable. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Variable?

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

Is Future Variable hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Variable?

Only one known combination produces Future Variable.

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