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How to Make Next Year in Infinite Craft

Next Year is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cubs Fan plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cubs FanFuture TenseNext Year

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 80

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  4. 4WaterWaterLake
  5. 5Dandelion PatchLakeDuck
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7SteamWindCloud
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10SandWaterBeach
  11. 11BeachSteamSauna
  12. 12LakeSaunaFinland
  13. 13CloudFinlandNokia
  14. 14LakeNokiaNokia Lumia
  15. 15LakeNokia LumiaNokia Lumia 920
  16. 16FireNokia Lumia 920Burning Phone
  17. 17WaveWindStorm
  18. 18FireWindSmoke
  19. 19SmokeWaterFog
  20. 20FogPlantMushroom
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23MushroomPlanetMario
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25TreeWaterRiver
  26. 26MarioRiverMario Rivera
  27. 27FireMario RiveraYankees
  28. 28StormYankeesWorld Series
  29. 29Burning PhoneWorld SeriesSteve Bartman
  30. 30DuckSteve BartmanCubs Fan
  31. 31DustFireAsh
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EarthEngineTractor
  34. 34EarthTractorFarm
  35. 35FarmFireBarbecue
  36. 36AshBarbecueBurger
  37. 37BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39FireVacuumBlack Hole
  40. 40Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  41. 41Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  42. 42PlantSteamTea
  43. 43EngineWindWindmill
  44. 44TeaWindmillDutch
  45. 45FirePlanetSun
  46. 46SunTime MachineFuture
  47. 47DutchFutureTense
  48. 48Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  49. 49Cubs FanFuture TenseNext Year
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch4Water + Water→ Lake5Dandelion Patch + Lake→ Duck6Fire + Water→ Steam7Steam + Wind→ Cloud8Water + Wind→ Wave9Earth + Wave→ Sand10Sand + Water→ Beach11Beach + Steam→ Sauna12Lake + Sauna→ Finland13Cloud + Finland→ Nokia14Lake + Nokia→ Nokia Lumia15Lake + Nokia Lumia→ Nokia Lumia 92016Fire + Nokia Lumia 920→ Burning Phone17Wave + Wind→ Storm18Fire + Wind→ Smoke19Smoke + Water→ Fog20Fog + Plant→ Mushroom21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Mushroom + Planet→ Mario24Earth + Plant→ Tree25Tree + Water→ River26Mario + River→ Mario Rivera27Fire + Mario Rivera→ Yankees28Storm + Yankees→ World Series29Burning Phone + World Series→ Steve Bartman30Duck + Steve Bartman→ Cubs Fan31Dust + Fire→ Ash32Fire + Steam→ Engine33Earth + Engine→ Tractor34Earth + Tractor→ Farm35Farm + Fire→ Barbecue36Ash + Barbecue→ Burger37Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger38Dust + Engine→ Vacuum39Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole40Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine41Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger42Plant + Steam→ Tea43Engine + Wind→ Windmill44Tea + Windmill→ Dutch45Fire + Planet→ Sun46Sun + Time Machine→ Future47Dutch + Future→ Tense48Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense49Cubs Fan + Future Tense→ Next Year

Next Year at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Next Year in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cubs Fan with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Next Year?

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

Is Next Year hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Next Year?

Only one known combination produces Next Year.

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