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How to Make Predicament in Infinite Craft

Predicament is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Situation. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseSituationPredicament

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 552 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 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. 24EarthFireLava
  25. 25LavaWaterStone
  26. 26SmokeStoneStatue
  27. 27EarthStatueGolem
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29LakeStoneLighthouse
  30. 30LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  31. 31Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  32. 32New YorkWaterNew Jersey
  33. 33FireNew JerseyJersey Shore
  34. 34GolemJersey ShoreSituation
  35. 35Future TenseSituationPredicament
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→ Smoke24Earth + Fire→ Lava25Lava + Water→ Stone26Smoke + Stone→ Statue27Earth + Statue→ Golem28Water + Water→ Lake29Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse30Lighthouse + Statue→ Statue of Liberty31Statue of Liberty + Water→ New York32New York + Water→ New Jersey33Fire + New Jersey→ Jersey Shore34Golem + Jersey Shore→ Situation35Future Tense + Situation→ Predicament

Other ways to make Predicament

2 combinations are known to produce Predicament. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Predicament
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseSituationPredicament
DilemmaFuture TensePredicament

What you can make with Predicament

Predicament at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

Similar effort to Predicament, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Predicament in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Situation. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Predicament?

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

Is Predicament hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Predicament?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Predicament, 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.