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How to Make The Future Certain in Infinite Craft

The Future Certain is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 95 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Certain. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe CertainThe Future Certain

Marathon95 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 178

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 95 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. 23EnginePlantCar
  24. 24EarthSteamMud
  25. 25MudWindmillPig
  26. 26PigWindFlying Pig
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28SmokeWaterFog
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30TreeWaterRiver
  31. 31RiverTreePaper
  32. 32EarthPaperMap
  33. 33FogMapLost
  34. 34Flying PigLostNever
  35. 35CarNeverAlways
  36. 36DustWindSandstorm
  37. 37PlanetSandstormMars
  38. 38EarthMarsLife
  39. 39WindWindTornado
  40. 40TornadoWaterTsunami
  41. 41LifeTsunamiDeath
  42. 42EarthTsunamiIsland
  43. 43EarthIslandContinent
  44. 44WaterWaterLake
  45. 45ContinentLakeAmerica
  46. 46AmericaTeaTaxes
  47. 47DeathTaxesCertainty
  48. 48AlwaysCertaintyAlways Certain
  49. 49WaterWindWave
  50. 50EarthWaveSand
  51. 51SandWaterBeach
  52. 52FireSandGlass
  53. 53EarthGlassBottle
  54. 54BeachBottleMessage
  55. 55EarthMessageLetter
  56. 56SunWindSunflower
  57. 57LetterSunflowerA
  58. 58EarthFireLava
  59. 59LavaWaterStone
  60. 60PlantStoneFossil
  61. 61FossilWaterOil
  62. 62PlantWaterSwamp
  63. 63OilSwampTar
  64. 64TarWaterPitch
  65. 65EarthPitchBaseball
  66. 66CarMudRally
  67. 67PlantRallyProtest
  68. 68EngineProtestStrike
  69. 69BaseballStrikeOut
  70. 70BeachOutIn
  71. 71AshFirePhoenix
  72. 72AshPhoenixRebirth
  73. 73RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  74. 74PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  75. 75PlantWindDandelion
  76. 76FireSunSolar
  77. 77PlantSolarOxygen
  78. 78OxygenWaterHydrogen
  79. 79DandelionHydrogenHelium
  80. 80DandelionEarthFlower
  81. 81CarFlowerCarnation
  82. 82CarnationTeaT
  83. 83HeliumTThe
  84. 84RepeatTheThe The
  85. 85SandstormStoneSphinx
  86. 86FogSphinxRiddle
  87. 87DandelionWaterWine
  88. 88SteamWineStew
  89. 89StewTreeStewpid
  90. 90RiddleStewpidYou
  91. 91The TheYouThe You
  92. 92InThe YouThe In You
  93. 93AThe In YouThe In A
  94. 94Always CertainThe In AThe Certain
  95. 95Future TenseThe CertainThe Future Certain
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 Tense23Engine + Plantโ†’ Car24Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud25Mud + Windmillโ†’ Pig26Pig + Windโ†’ Flying Pig27Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke28Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog29Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree30Tree + Waterโ†’ River31River + Treeโ†’ Paper32Earth + Paperโ†’ Map33Fog + Mapโ†’ Lost34Flying Pig + Lostโ†’ Never35Car + Neverโ†’ Always36Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm37Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars38Earth + Marsโ†’ Life39Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado40Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami41Life + Tsunamiโ†’ Death42Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island43Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent44Water + Waterโ†’ Lake45Continent + Lakeโ†’ America46America + Teaโ†’ Taxes47Death + Taxesโ†’ Certainty48Always + Certaintyโ†’ Always Certain49Water + Windโ†’ Wave50Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand51Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach52Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass53Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle54Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message55Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter56Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower57Letter + Sunflowerโ†’ A58Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava59Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone60Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil61Fossil + Waterโ†’ Oil62Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp63Oil + Swampโ†’ Tar64Tar + Waterโ†’ Pitch65Earth + Pitchโ†’ Baseball66Car + Mudโ†’ Rally67Plant + Rallyโ†’ Protest68Engine + Protestโ†’ Strike69Baseball + Strikeโ†’ Out70Beach + Outโ†’ In71Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix72Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth73Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea74Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat75Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion76Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar77Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen78Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen79Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium80Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower81Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation82Carnation + Teaโ†’ T83Helium + Tโ†’ The84Repeat + Theโ†’ The The85Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx86Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle87Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine88Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew89Stew + Treeโ†’ Stewpid90Riddle + Stewpidโ†’ You91The The + Youโ†’ The You92In + The Youโ†’ The In You93A + The In Youโ†’ The In A94Always Certain + The In Aโ†’ The Certain95Future Tense + The Certainโ†’ The Future Certain

The Future Certain at a glance

Steps to craft
95
Marathon
Crafting depth
178
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future Certain in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Certain. The full path from the base elements takes 95 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Future Certain?

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

Is The Future Certain hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 95 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Future Certain?

Only one known combination produces The Future Certain.

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