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How to Make The Future Is Better Off in Infinite Craft

The Future Is Better Off is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 98 combinations to get there, and the final one is Better Off plus The Future Is You. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Better OffThe Future Is YouThe Future Is Better Off

Marathon98 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 192

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 98 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionPlantWeed
  5. 5SmokeWeedHigh
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustFireAsh
  8. 8AshFirePhoenix
  9. 9AshPhoenixRebirth
  10. 10HighRebirthHigher
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14PlantStoneFossil
  15. 15FireFossilDinosaur
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18DustTreeWood
  19. 19SandstormWoodSandal
  20. 20DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  21. 21LakeThesaurusSynonym
  22. 22HigherSynonymBetter
  23. 23PlantSmokeIncense
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25IncenseMountainBuddha
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27OceanWaterFish
  28. 28EarthFishWhale
  29. 29BuddhaWhaleHappiness
  30. 30FireWaterSteam
  31. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EnginePlantCar
  33. 33SmokeWaterFog
  34. 34CarFogAccident
  35. 35AccidentLakeOops
  36. 36HappinessOopsOh
  37. 37BetterOhBetter Off
  38. 38EarthEngineTractor
  39. 39EarthTractorFarm
  40. 40FarmFireBarbecue
  41. 41AshBarbecueBurger
  42. 42BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  43. 43DustEngineVacuum
  44. 44FireVacuumBlack Hole
  45. 45Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  46. 46Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  47. 47PlantSteamTea
  48. 48EngineWindWindmill
  49. 49TeaWindmillDutch
  50. 50DustEarthPlanet
  51. 51FirePlanetSun
  52. 52SunTime MachineFuture
  53. 53DutchFutureTense
  54. 54Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  55. 55WindWindTornado
  56. 56TornadoWaterTsunami
  57. 57EarthTsunamiIsland
  58. 58EarthIslandContinent
  59. 59WaterWindWave
  60. 60SteamWaveSurf
  61. 61ContinentSurfAustralia
  62. 62MountainWindAvalanche
  63. 63AvalancheWindSnow
  64. 64AustraliaSnowNo
  65. 65NoOceanNot
  66. 66AshNotIs
  67. 67DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  68. 68Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  69. 69LakeMountainFjord
  70. 70DustFjordTroll
  71. 71SeedsTrollGrowth
  72. 72DandelionWaterWine
  73. 73FireWineAlcohol
  74. 74AlcoholWindHangover
  75. 75HangoverStoneHeadache
  76. 76HeadacheIncenseRelief
  77. 77GrowthReliefDevelopment
  78. 78RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  79. 79PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  80. 80FireSunSolar
  81. 81PlantSolarOxygen
  82. 82OxygenWaterHydrogen
  83. 83DandelionHydrogenHelium
  84. 84DandelionEarthFlower
  85. 85CarFlowerCarnation
  86. 86CarnationTeaT
  87. 87HeliumTThe
  88. 88RepeatTheThe The
  89. 89SandstormStoneSphinx
  90. 90FogSphinxRiddle
  91. 91SteamWineStew
  92. 92StewTreeStewpid
  93. 93RiddleStewpidYou
  94. 94The TheYouThe You
  95. 95DevelopmentThe YouThe You 2
  96. 96IsThe You 2The Is You
  97. 97Future TenseThe Is YouThe Future Is You
  98. 98Better OffThe Future Is YouThe Future Is Better Off
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Plant→ Weed5Smoke + Weed→ High6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Fire→ Ash8Ash + Fire→ Phoenix9Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth10High + Rebirth→ Higher11Water + Water→ Lake12Earth + Fire→ Lava13Lava + Water→ Stone14Plant + Stone→ Fossil15Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Dust + Tree→ Wood19Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal20Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus21Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym22Higher + Synonym→ Better23Plant + Smoke→ Incense24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Incense + Mountain→ Buddha26Lake + Water→ Ocean27Ocean + Water→ Fish28Earth + Fish→ Whale29Buddha + Whale→ Happiness30Fire + Water→ Steam31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Engine + Plant→ Car33Smoke + Water→ Fog34Car + Fog→ Accident35Accident + Lake→ Oops36Happiness + Oops→ Oh37Better + Oh→ Better Off38Earth + Engine→ Tractor39Earth + Tractor→ Farm40Farm + Fire→ Barbecue41Ash + Barbecue→ Burger42Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger43Dust + Engine→ Vacuum44Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole45Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine46Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger47Plant + Steam→ Tea48Engine + Wind→ Windmill49Tea + Windmill→ Dutch50Dust + Earth→ Planet51Fire + Planet→ Sun52Sun + Time Machine→ Future53Dutch + Future→ Tense54Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense55Wind + Wind→ Tornado56Tornado + Water→ Tsunami57Earth + Tsunami→ Island58Earth + Island→ Continent59Water + Wind→ Wave60Steam + Wave→ Surf61Continent + Surf→ Australia62Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche63Avalanche + Wind→ Snow64Australia + Snow→ No65No + Ocean→ Not66Ash + Not→ Is67Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch68Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds69Lake + Mountain→ Fjord70Dust + Fjord→ Troll71Seeds + Troll→ Growth72Dandelion + Water→ Wine73Fire + Wine→ Alcohol74Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover75Hangover + Stone→ Headache76Headache + Incense→ Relief77Growth + Relief→ Development78Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea79Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat80Fire + Sun→ Solar81Plant + Solar→ Oxygen82Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen83Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium84Dandelion + Earth→ Flower85Car + Flower→ Carnation86Carnation + Tea→ T87Helium + T→ The88Repeat + The→ The The89Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx90Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle91Steam + Wine→ Stew92Stew + Tree→ Stewpid93Riddle + Stewpid→ You94The The + You→ The You95Development + The You→ The You 296Is + The You 2→ The Is You97Future Tense + The Is You→ The Future Is You98Better Off + The Future Is You→ The Future Is Better Off

The Future Is Better Off at a glance

Steps to craft
98
Marathon
Crafting depth
192
longer than 100% 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 Future Is Better Off in Infinite Craft?

Combine Better Off with The Future Is You. The full path from the base elements takes 98 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Future Is Better Off?

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

Is The Future Is Better Off hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 98 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Future Is Better Off?

Only one known combination produces The Future Is Better Off.

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