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How to Make Lean Forwards in Infinite Craft

Lean Forwards is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Lean Screwdriver. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseLean ScrewdriverLean Forwards

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 88

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 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. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionPlantWeed
  26. 26SmokeWeedHigh
  27. 27DandelionWaterWine
  28. 28WindWineBalloon
  29. 29BalloonWineParty
  30. 30HighPartyCollege
  31. 31SmokeWineSmoker
  32. 32EarthSmokerFarmer
  33. 33FarmerSteamEngineer
  34. 34CollegeEngineerComputer Science
  35. 35WaterWindWave
  36. 36EarthWaveSand
  37. 37FireSandGlass
  38. 38EarthEarthMountain
  39. 39GlassMountainCrystal
  40. 40EarthPlantTree
  41. 41CrystalTreeAmethyst
  42. 42DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  43. 43AmethystMountain DewPurple Drank
  44. 44Purple DrankWaterLean
  45. 45Computer ScienceLeanLean Software Development
  46. 46DustWindSandstorm
  47. 47SandstormWaterOasis
  48. 48OasisPlantDate
  49. 49DateWaterDating
  50. 50DatingEarthMarriage
  51. 51EarthMarriageDivorce
  52. 52WindWindTornado
  53. 53DivorceTornadoScrewdriver
  54. 54Lean Software DevelopmentScrewdriverLean Screwdriver
  55. 55Future TenseLean ScrewdriverLean Forwards
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 Tense23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Plant→ Weed26Smoke + Weed→ High27Dandelion + Water→ Wine28Wind + Wine→ Balloon29Balloon + Wine→ Party30High + Party→ College31Smoke + Wine→ Smoker32Earth + Smoker→ Farmer33Farmer + Steam→ Engineer34College + Engineer→ Computer Science35Water + Wind→ Wave36Earth + Wave→ Sand37Fire + Sand→ Glass38Earth + Earth→ Mountain39Glass + Mountain→ Crystal40Earth + Plant→ Tree41Crystal + Tree→ Amethyst42Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew43Amethyst + Mountain Dew→ Purple Drank44Purple Drank + Water→ Lean45Computer Science + Lean→ Lean Software Development46Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm47Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis48Oasis + Plant→ Date49Date + Water→ Dating50Dating + Earth→ Marriage51Earth + Marriage→ Divorce52Wind + Wind→ Tornado53Divorce + Tornado→ Screwdriver54Lean Software Development + Screwdriver→ Lean Screwdriver55Future Tense + Lean Screwdriver→ Lean Forwards

Lean Forwards at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
88
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

Similar effort to Lean Forwards, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lean Forwards in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Lean Screwdriver. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lean Forwards?

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

Is Lean Forwards hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lean Forwards?

Only one known combination produces Lean Forwards.

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