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How to Make Once and Future King in Infinite Craft

Once and Future King is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Arthur plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ArthurPast TenseOnce and Future King

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 564 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4OasisWaterMirage
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6SmokeWaterFog
  7. 7EarthFogMist
  8. 8MirageMistFata Morgana
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10DustPlantPollen
  11. 11PollenWaterHoney
  12. 12HoneyWaterMeade
  13. 13Fata MorganaMeadeArthur
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18GlassSandHourglass
  19. 19FireHourglassTime
  20. 20AshTimeHistory
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22GlassSteamMirror
  23. 23HistoryMirrorPast
  24. 24FogPlantMushroom
  25. 25EarthMushroomToadstool
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionPlantWeed
  28. 28ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  29. 29OasisPlantDate
  30. 30DateWaterDating
  31. 31DatingEarthMarriage
  32. 32EarthMarriageDivorce
  33. 33DandelionDustWish
  34. 34WaterWishGenie
  35. 35DivorceGenieSingle
  36. 36Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  37. 37PastTriplePast Tense
  38. 38ArthurPast TenseOnce and Future King
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis4Oasis + Waterโ†’ Mirage5Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke6Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog7Earth + Fogโ†’ Mist8Mirage + Mistโ†’ Fata Morgana9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen11Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey12Honey + Waterโ†’ Meade13Fata Morgana + Meadeโ†’ Arthur14Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash15Water + Windโ†’ Wave16Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand17Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass18Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass19Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time20Ash + Timeโ†’ History21Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam22Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror23History + Mirrorโ†’ Past24Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom25Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool26Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion27Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed28Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom29Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date30Date + Waterโ†’ Dating31Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage32Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce33Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish34Water + Wishโ†’ Genie35Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single36Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple37Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense38Arthur + Past Tenseโ†’ Once and Future King

Other ways to make Once and Future King

4 combinations are known to produce Once and Future King. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Once and Future King
FirstSecondResult
CamelotPast TenseOnce and Future King
CornwallPast TenseOnce and Future King
ArthurPast TenseOnce and Future King
CornwallPast tenseOnce and Future King

Once and Future King at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Once and Future King, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Once and Future King in Infinite Craft?

Combine Arthur with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Once and Future King?

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

Is Once and Future King hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Once and Future King?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Once and Future King, and the shortest route is shown above.

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