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How to Make Shadow of the Future in Infinite Craft

Shadow of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Rain Shadow. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseRain ShadowShadow of the Future

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 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. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24MountainMountainMountain Range
  25. 25Mountain RangeWindAeolus
  26. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28SandWaterBeach
  29. 29EarthFireLava
  30. 30BeachLavaHawaii
  31. 31AeolusHawaiiTrade Winds
  32. 32Mountain RangeTrade WindsRain Shadow
  33. 33Future TenseRain ShadowShadow of the 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 Tense23Earth + Earth→ Mountain24Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range25Mountain Range + Wind→ Aeolus26Water + Wind→ Wave27Earth + Wave→ Sand28Sand + Water→ Beach29Earth + Fire→ Lava30Beach + Lava→ Hawaii31Aeolus + Hawaii→ Trade Winds32Mountain Range + Trade Winds→ Rain Shadow33Future Tense + Rain Shadow→ Shadow of the Future

Shadow of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shadow of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Rain Shadow. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shadow of the Future?

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

Is Shadow of the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shadow of the Future?

Only one known combination produces Shadow of the Future.

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