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How to Make Tears of the Future in Infinite Craft

Tears of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cleopatra’s Tears plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cleopatra’s TearsFuture TenseTears of the Future

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 71

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4IncenseWaterPerfume
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8WindWindTornado
  9. 9GlassTornadoShatter
  10. 10PerfumeShatterBroken Bottle
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustWindSandstorm
  13. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15SandstormStoneSphinx
  16. 16IncenseSphinxCleopatra
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  19. 19TornadoWaterTsunami
  20. 20EarthTsunamiIsland
  21. 21Dandelion PatchIslandDandelion Island
  22. 22CleopatraDandelion IslandCleopatra’s Needle
  23. 23Broken BottleCleopatra’s NeedleCleopatra’s Tears
  24. 24DustFireAsh
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27EarthEngineTractor
  28. 28EarthTractorFarm
  29. 29FarmFireBarbecue
  30. 30AshBarbecueBurger
  31. 31BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  32. 32DustEngineVacuum
  33. 33FireVacuumBlack Hole
  34. 34Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  35. 35Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  36. 36PlantSteamTea
  37. 37EngineWindWindmill
  38. 38TeaWindmillDutch
  39. 39DustEarthPlanet
  40. 40FirePlanetSun
  41. 41SunTime MachineFuture
  42. 42DutchFutureTense
  43. 43Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  44. 44Cleopatra’s TearsFuture TenseTears of the Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Incense + Water→ Perfume5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Wind + Wind→ Tornado9Glass + Tornado→ Shatter10Perfume + Shatter→ Broken Bottle11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm13Earth + Fire→ Lava14Lava + Water→ Stone15Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx16Incense + Sphinx→ Cleopatra17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch19Tornado + Water→ Tsunami20Earth + Tsunami→ Island21Dandelion Patch + Island→ Dandelion Island22Cleopatra + Dandelion Island→ Cleopatra’s Needle23Broken Bottle + Cleopatra’s Needle→ Cleopatra’s Tears24Dust + Fire→ Ash25Fire + Water→ Steam26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Earth + Engine→ Tractor28Earth + Tractor→ Farm29Farm + Fire→ Barbecue30Ash + Barbecue→ Burger31Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger32Dust + Engine→ Vacuum33Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole34Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine35Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger36Plant + Steam→ Tea37Engine + Wind→ Windmill38Tea + Windmill→ Dutch39Dust + Earth→ Planet40Fire + Planet→ Sun41Sun + Time Machine→ Future42Dutch + Future→ Tense43Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense44Cleopatra’s Tears + Future Tense→ Tears of the Future

Tears of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
71
longer than 98% 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 Tears of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cleopatra’s Tears with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

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

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

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

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Tears of the Future.

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