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How to Make Grumpy Future Tense in Infinite Craft

Grumpy Future Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Grumpy Armadillo. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseGrumpy ArmadilloGrumpy Future Tense

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 75

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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. 36AshPlantTobacco
  37. 37FireFireVolcano
  38. 38TobaccoVolcanoCigar
  39. 39EarthSteamMud
  40. 40PlantWindDandelion
  41. 41DandelionWaterWine
  42. 42MudWineMuddy Wine
  43. 43CigarMuddy WineMuddy Cigar
  44. 44AnagramMuddy CigarGrumpy Armadillo
  45. 45Future TenseGrumpy ArmadilloGrumpy Future Tense
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 Tense23Earth + Plant→ Tree24Tree + Water→ River25River + Tree→ Paper26Paper + Plant→ Book27Earth + River→ Delta28Book + Delta→ Alphabet29Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup30Fire + Wind→ Smoke31Plant + Smoke→ Incense32Water + Wind→ Wave33Earth + Wave→ Sand34Incense + Sand→ Snake35Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram36Ash + Plant→ Tobacco37Fire + Fire→ Volcano38Tobacco + Volcano→ Cigar39Earth + Steam→ Mud40Plant + Wind→ Dandelion41Dandelion + Water→ Wine42Mud + Wine→ Muddy Wine43Cigar + Muddy Wine→ Muddy Cigar44Anagram + Muddy Cigar→ Grumpy Armadillo45Future Tense + Grumpy Armadillo→ Grumpy Future Tense

Grumpy Future Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 98% 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 Grumpy Future Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Grumpy Armadillo. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

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

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

Is Grumpy Future Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Grumpy Future Tense?

Only one known combination produces Grumpy Future Tense.

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