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How to Make The Future Cost in Infinite Craft

The Future Cost is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 67 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Cost. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe CostThe Future Cost

Marathon67 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 127

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 67 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. 25SandWaterBeach
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27BeachLavaHawaii
  28. 28PlantWaveSeaweed
  29. 29HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  30. 30FirePokePoker
  31. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  33. 33SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  34. 34EnginePlantCar
  35. 35SteamWindCloud
  36. 36CloudWaterRain
  37. 37CarRainTraffic
  38. 38Swamp ThingTrafficSwamped
  39. 39PokerSwampedAll-in
  40. 40AshFirePhoenix
  41. 41AshPhoenixRebirth
  42. 42RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  43. 43PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  44. 44PlantWindDandelion
  45. 45FireSunSolar
  46. 46PlantSolarOxygen
  47. 47OxygenWaterHydrogen
  48. 48DandelionHydrogenHelium
  49. 49DandelionEarthFlower
  50. 50CarFlowerCarnation
  51. 51CarnationTeaT
  52. 52HeliumTThe
  53. 53RepeatTheThe The
  54. 54All-inThe TheAll The
  55. 55WaterWindmillEnergy
  56. 56EarthEarthMountain
  57. 57DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  58. 58EnergyMountain DewGamer
  59. 59EngineSteamTrain
  60. 60GamerTrainGaming
  61. 61WindWindTornado
  62. 62TornadoWaterTsunami
  63. 63SteamTsunamiTitanic
  64. 64Mountain DewTitanicSunk
  65. 65GamingSunkCost
  66. 66All TheCostThe Cost
  67. 67Future TenseThe CostThe Future Cost
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→ Sand25Sand + Water→ Beach26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Beach + Lava→ Hawaii28Plant + Wave→ Seaweed29Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke30Fire + Poke→ Poker31Plant + Water→ Swamp32Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap33Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing34Engine + Plant→ Car35Steam + Wind→ Cloud36Cloud + Water→ Rain37Car + Rain→ Traffic38Swamp Thing + Traffic→ Swamped39Poker + Swamped→ All-in40Ash + Fire→ Phoenix41Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth42Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea43Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat44Plant + Wind→ Dandelion45Fire + Sun→ Solar46Plant + Solar→ Oxygen47Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen48Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium49Dandelion + Earth→ Flower50Car + Flower→ Carnation51Carnation + Tea→ T52Helium + T→ The53Repeat + The→ The The54All-in + The The→ All The55Water + Windmill→ Energy56Earth + Earth→ Mountain57Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew58Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer59Engine + Steam→ Train60Gamer + Train→ Gaming61Wind + Wind→ Tornado62Tornado + Water→ Tsunami63Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic64Mountain Dew + Titanic→ Sunk65Gaming + Sunk→ Cost66All The + Cost→ The Cost67Future Tense + The Cost→ The Future Cost

The Future Cost at a glance

Steps to craft
67
Marathon
Crafting depth
127
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 67 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future Cost in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Cost. The full path from the base elements takes 67 steps.

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

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

Is The Future Cost hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 67 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Future Cost.

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