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How to Make Preferable Future in Infinite Craft

Preferable Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 69 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Preferable. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TensePreferablePreferable Future

Marathon69 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 119

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 69 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. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26EarthPlanetMoon
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28DandelionEarthFlower
  29. 29FlowerMoonNight
  30. 30MoonNightDark
  31. 31FireGlassLens
  32. 32LensPlantCamera
  33. 33CameraPlantPhotograph
  34. 34DarkPhotographNegative
  35. 35GlassNegativePositive
  36. 36EarthSteamMud
  37. 37FireMudBrick
  38. 38BrickBrickWall
  39. 39WallWaterDam
  40. 40DamSteamPower
  41. 41EnginePlantCar
  42. 42GlassSteamMirror
  43. 43FireFireVolcano
  44. 44MirrorVolcanoEcho
  45. 45CarEchoReverse
  46. 46EngineSandSandbox
  47. 47PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  48. 48MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  49. 49ReverseTerrariaRare
  50. 50WaterWaterLake
  51. 51LakeWaterOcean
  52. 52OceanWaterFish
  53. 53FishWindFlying Fish
  54. 54FireFishSushi
  55. 55Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  56. 56LakePlantLily
  57. 57Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  58. 58EarthEarthMountain
  59. 59LakeMountainFjord
  60. 60FjordVolcanoIceland
  61. 61SteamWaveSurf
  62. 62SurfWindSurfing
  63. 63IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  64. 64Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  65. 65EarthThisThat
  66. 66RareThatRather
  67. 67PowerRatherPrefer
  68. 68PositivePreferPreferable
  69. 69Future TensePreferablePreferable Future
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 Tense23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Fire + Sand→ Glass26Earth + Planet→ Moon27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Dandelion + Earth→ Flower29Flower + Moon→ Night30Moon + Night→ Dark31Fire + Glass→ Lens32Lens + Plant→ Camera33Camera + Plant→ Photograph34Dark + Photograph→ Negative35Glass + Negative→ Positive36Earth + Steam→ Mud37Fire + Mud→ Brick38Brick + Brick→ Wall39Wall + Water→ Dam40Dam + Steam→ Power41Engine + Plant→ Car42Glass + Steam→ Mirror43Fire + Fire→ Volcano44Mirror + Volcano→ Echo45Car + Echo→ Reverse46Engine + Sand→ Sandbox47Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft48Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria49Reverse + Terraria→ Rare50Water + Water→ Lake51Lake + Water→ Ocean52Ocean + Water→ Fish53Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish54Fire + Fish→ Sushi55Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi56Lake + Plant→ Lily57Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus58Earth + Earth→ Mountain59Lake + Mountain→ Fjord60Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland61Steam + Wave→ Surf62Surf + Wind→ Surfing63Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing64Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This65Earth + This→ That66Rare + That→ Rather67Power + Rather→ Prefer68Positive + Prefer→ Preferable69Future Tense + Preferable→ Preferable Future

Preferable Future at a glance

Steps to craft
69
Marathon
Crafting depth
119
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 69 steps

Similar effort to Preferable Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Preferable Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Preferable. The full path from the base elements takes 69 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Preferable Future?

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

Is Preferable Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 69 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Preferable Future?

Only one known combination produces Preferable Future.

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