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How to Make The Best Of The Future in Infinite Craft

The Best Of The Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 57 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Best Of The Rest. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe Best Of The RestThe Best Of The Future

Marathon57 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 109

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 57 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. 23EarthPlanetMoon
  24. 24FireMoonEclipse
  25. 25WindWindTornado
  26. 26TornadoWaterTsunami
  27. 27EclipseTsunamiApocalypse
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  31. 31FireWindSmoke
  32. 32SmokeWaterFog
  33. 33FogPlanetVenus
  34. 34Mountain DewVenusMountain Venus
  35. 35ApocalypseMountain VenusApocalypse Venus
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37LakeWaterOcean
  38. 38OceanWaterFish
  39. 39FishWindFlying Fish
  40. 40EarthFlying FishBird
  41. 41BirdEarthChicken
  42. 42MountainTractorBulldozer
  43. 43BulldozerMountainRoad
  44. 44ChickenRoadWhy
  45. 45DustWhyBecause
  46. 46BecauseBecauseAnd
  47. 47DandelionDustWish
  48. 48WaterWishGenie
  49. 49DandelionPlantWeed
  50. 50GenieWeedHashish
  51. 51LakeMountainFjord
  52. 52FjordFjordGlacier
  53. 53GlacierMountain DewMountain Dew Glacier Burst
  54. 54HashishMountain Dew Glacier BurstThe Best
  55. 55AndThe BestThe Best And The Rest
  56. 56Apocalypse VenusThe Best And The RestThe Best Of The Rest
  57. 57Future TenseThe Best Of The RestThe Best Of The Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon24Fire + Moonโ†’ Eclipse25Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado26Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami27Eclipse + Tsunamiโ†’ Apocalypse28Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion29Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain30Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew31Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke32Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog33Fog + Planetโ†’ Venus34Mountain Dew + Venusโ†’ Mountain Venus35Apocalypse + Mountain Venusโ†’ Apocalypse Venus36Water + Waterโ†’ Lake37Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean38Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish39Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish40Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird41Bird + Earthโ†’ Chicken42Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer43Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road44Chicken + Roadโ†’ Why45Dust + Whyโ†’ Because46Because + Becauseโ†’ And47Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish48Water + Wishโ†’ Genie49Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed50Genie + Weedโ†’ Hashish51Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord52Fjord + Fjordโ†’ Glacier53Glacier + Mountain Dewโ†’ Mountain Dew Glacier Burst54Hashish + Mountain Dew Glacier Burstโ†’ The Best55And + The Bestโ†’ The Best And The Rest56Apocalypse Venus + The Best And The Restโ†’ The Best Of The Rest57Future Tense + The Best Of The Restโ†’ The Best Of The Future

The Best Of The Future at a glance

Steps to craft
57
Marathon
Crafting depth
109
longer than 99% 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 The Best Of The Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Best Of The Rest. The full path from the base elements takes 57 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Best Of The Future?

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

Is The Best Of The Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 57 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Best Of The Future?

Only one known combination produces The Best Of The Future.

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