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How to Make Hardest Future in Infinite Craft

Hardest Future 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 Hardest. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseHardestHardest Future

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 79

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. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25FireWineAlcohol
  26. 26AlcoholWindHangover
  27. 27HangoverPlantAspirin
  28. 28AspirinWaterPill
  29. 29PlantWaterSwamp
  30. 30PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  31. 31PillVenus FlytrapViagra
  32. 32ViagraWindHard
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34LakeWaterOcean
  35. 35OceanWaterFish
  36. 36FishWindFlying Fish
  37. 37FireFishSushi
  38. 38Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  39. 39LakePlantLily
  40. 40Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  41. 41EarthEarthMountain
  42. 42LakeMountainFjord
  43. 43FireFireVolcano
  44. 44FjordVolcanoIceland
  45. 45WaterWindWave
  46. 46SteamWaveSurf
  47. 47SurfWindSurfing
  48. 48IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  49. 49Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  50. 50HardThisHardest
  51. 51Future TenseHardestHardest Future
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→ Wine25Fire + Wine→ Alcohol26Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover27Hangover + Plant→ Aspirin28Aspirin + Water→ Pill29Plant + Water→ Swamp30Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap31Pill + Venus Flytrap→ Viagra32Viagra + Wind→ Hard33Water + Water→ Lake34Lake + Water→ Ocean35Ocean + Water→ Fish36Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish37Fire + Fish→ Sushi38Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi39Lake + Plant→ Lily40Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus41Earth + Earth→ Mountain42Lake + Mountain→ Fjord43Fire + Fire→ Volcano44Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland45Water + Wind→ Wave46Steam + Wave→ Surf47Surf + Wind→ Surfing48Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing49Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This50Hard + This→ Hardest51Future Tense + Hardest→ Hardest Future

Hardest Future at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
79
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 Hardest Future in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Hardest Future?

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

Is Hardest Future 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 Hardest Future?

Only one known combination produces Hardest Future.

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