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How to Make Next Gen in Infinite Craft

Next Gen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Delete plus Last Gen. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DeleteLast GenNext Gen

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 81

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6DustPencilEraser
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8FirePlanetSun
  9. 9FireSunSolar
  10. 10PlanetSolarSystem
  11. 11FireSystemComputer
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14ComputerTsunamiInternet
  15. 15EraserInternetDelete
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20FireHourglassTime
  21. 21AshTimeHistory
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23GlassSteamMirror
  24. 24HistoryMirrorPast
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26SmokeWaterFog
  27. 27FogPlantMushroom
  28. 28EarthMushroomToadstool
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30DandelionPlantWeed
  31. 31ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  32. 32DustWindSandstorm
  33. 33SandstormWaterOasis
  34. 34OasisPlantDate
  35. 35DateWaterDating
  36. 36DatingEarthMarriage
  37. 37EarthMarriageDivorce
  38. 38DandelionDustWish
  39. 39WaterWishGenie
  40. 40DivorceGenieSingle
  41. 41Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  42. 42PastTriplePast Tense
  43. 43EarthEarthMountain
  44. 44MountainWindAvalanche
  45. 45SteamWaveSurf
  46. 46SurfWindSurfing
  47. 47AvalancheSurfingSnowboarding
  48. 48SnowboardingSystemXbox
  49. 49TornadoXboxXbox One
  50. 50FireXbox OneXbox 360
  51. 51Past TenseXbox 360Last Gen
  52. 52DeleteLast GenNext Gen
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Dust + Pencil→ Eraser7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Fire + Planet→ Sun9Fire + Sun→ Solar10Planet + Solar→ System11Fire + System→ Computer12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Computer + Tsunami→ Internet15Eraser + Internet→ Delete16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Glass + Sand→ Hourglass20Fire + Hourglass→ Time21Ash + Time→ History22Fire + Water→ Steam23Glass + Steam→ Mirror24History + Mirror→ Past25Fire + Wind→ Smoke26Smoke + Water→ Fog27Fog + Plant→ Mushroom28Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool29Plant + Wind→ Dandelion30Dandelion + Plant→ Weed31Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom32Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm33Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis34Oasis + Plant→ Date35Date + Water→ Dating36Dating + Earth→ Marriage37Earth + Marriage→ Divorce38Dandelion + Dust→ Wish39Water + Wish→ Genie40Divorce + Genie→ Single41Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple42Past + Triple→ Past Tense43Earth + Earth→ Mountain44Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche45Steam + Wave→ Surf46Surf + Wind→ Surfing47Avalanche + Surfing→ Snowboarding48Snowboarding + System→ Xbox49Tornado + Xbox→ Xbox One50Fire + Xbox One→ Xbox 36051Past Tense + Xbox 360→ Last Gen52Delete + Last Gen→ Next Gen

Next Gen at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
81
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

Similar effort to Next Gen, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Next Gen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Delete with Last Gen. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Next Gen?

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

Is Next Gen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Next Gen?

Only one known combination produces Next Gen.

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