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How to Make Grimy Future Tense in Infinite Craft

Grimy Future Tense 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 Grimy Tardigrade. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseGrimy TardigradeGrimy Future Tense

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 84

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. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28BookDeltaAlphabet
  29. 29AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  30. 30FireWindSmoke
  31. 31PlantSmokeIncense
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34IncenseSandSnake
  35. 35Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37LakeWaterOcean
  38. 38AshOceanSalt
  39. 39EarthFireLava
  40. 40LavaWaterStone
  41. 41EngineStoneSteamroller
  42. 42SaltSteamrollerGrits
  43. 43LakePlantLily
  44. 44LilyWaveMermaid
  45. 45PlantWindDandelion
  46. 46EarthEarthMountain
  47. 47DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  48. 48MermaidMountain DewMountain Mermaid
  49. 49GritsMountain MermaidGritty Mermaid
  50. 50AnagramGritty MermaidGrimy Tardigrade
  51. 51Future TenseGrimy TardigradeGrimy Future Tense
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 + Plantโ†’ Tree24Tree + Waterโ†’ River25River + Treeโ†’ Paper26Paper + Plantโ†’ Book27Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta28Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet29Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup30Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke31Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense32Water + Windโ†’ Wave33Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand34Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake35Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram36Water + Waterโ†’ Lake37Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean38Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt39Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava40Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone41Engine + Stoneโ†’ Steamroller42Salt + Steamrollerโ†’ Grits43Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily44Lily + Waveโ†’ Mermaid45Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion46Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain47Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew48Mermaid + Mountain Dewโ†’ Mountain Mermaid49Grits + Mountain Mermaidโ†’ Gritty Mermaid50Anagram + Gritty Mermaidโ†’ Grimy Tardigrade51Future Tense + Grimy Tardigradeโ†’ Grimy Future Tense

Grimy Future Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Grimy Future Tense in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Grimy Future Tense?

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

Is Grimy Future Tense 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 Grimy Future Tense?

Only one known combination produces Grimy Future Tense.

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