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How to Make The Future Is There in Infinite Craft

The Future Is There is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Answer Is There. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe Answer Is ThereThe Future Is There

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 88

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 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. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25DustWindSandstorm
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28SandstormStoneSphinx
  29. 29FogSphinxRiddle
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainMountainMountain Range
  32. 32SmokeStoneStatue
  33. 33SmokeStatueOzymandias
  34. 34Mountain RangeOzymandiasThe Colossus of Rhodes
  35. 35RiddleThe Colossus of RhodesThe Answer
  36. 36PlantWindDandelion
  37. 37DandelionWaterWine
  38. 38WindWineBalloon
  39. 39BalloonWineParty
  40. 40PlantWaterSwamp
  41. 41FireSwampDragon
  42. 42DragonSwampLizard
  43. 43DandelionLizardChameleon
  44. 44ChameleonWaterCamouflage
  45. 45AshFirePhoenix
  46. 46DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  47. 47WindYin YangFeng Shui
  48. 48CamouflageFeng ShuiHide and Seek
  49. 49DragonHide and SeekWhere
  50. 50PartyWhereHere
  51. 51FireHereThere
  52. 52The AnswerThereThe Answer Is There
  53. 53Future TenseThe Answer Is ThereThe Future Is There
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 Tense23Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke24Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog25Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm26Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava27Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone28Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx29Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle30Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain31Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range32Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue33Smoke + Statueโ†’ Ozymandias34Mountain Range + Ozymandiasโ†’ The Colossus of Rhodes35Riddle + The Colossus of Rhodesโ†’ The Answer36Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion37Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine38Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon39Balloon + Wineโ†’ Party40Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp41Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon42Dragon + Swampโ†’ Lizard43Dandelion + Lizardโ†’ Chameleon44Chameleon + Waterโ†’ Camouflage45Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix46Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang47Wind + Yin Yangโ†’ Feng Shui48Camouflage + Feng Shuiโ†’ Hide and Seek49Dragon + Hide and Seekโ†’ Where50Party + Whereโ†’ Here51Fire + Hereโ†’ There52The Answer + Thereโ†’ The Answer Is There53Future Tense + The Answer Is Thereโ†’ The Future Is There

The Future Is There at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
88
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future Is There in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Answer Is There. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

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

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

Is The Future Is There hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Future Is There.

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