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How to Make The Future of the Defense in Infinite Craft

The Future of the Defense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Defense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe DefenseThe Future of the Defense

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 86

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 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. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24LakeWaterOcean
  25. 25OceanPlantCoral
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28CoralStonePearl
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30TornadoWaterTsunami
  31. 31PearlTsunamiPearl Harbor
  32. 32FirePearl HarborAttack
  33. 33TornadoTornadoHurricane
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36FireSandGlass
  37. 37GlassWindWindow
  38. 38HurricaneWindowBroken
  39. 39AttackBrokenDefense
  40. 40OceanWaterFish
  41. 41FishWindFlying Fish
  42. 42FireFishSushi
  43. 43Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  44. 44LakePlantLily
  45. 45Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  46. 46EarthEarthMountain
  47. 47LakeMountainFjord
  48. 48FireFireVolcano
  49. 49FjordVolcanoIceland
  50. 50SteamWaveSurf
  51. 51SurfWindSurfing
  52. 52IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  53. 53Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  54. 54EarthThisThat
  55. 55DefenseThatThe Defense
  56. 56Future TenseThe DefenseThe Future of the Defense
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 Tense23Water + Waterโ†’ Lake24Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean25Ocean + Plantโ†’ Coral26Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava27Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone28Coral + Stoneโ†’ Pearl29Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado30Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami31Pearl + Tsunamiโ†’ Pearl Harbor32Fire + Pearl Harborโ†’ Attack33Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane34Water + Windโ†’ Wave35Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand36Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass37Glass + Windโ†’ Window38Hurricane + Windowโ†’ Broken39Attack + Brokenโ†’ Defense40Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish41Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish42Fire + Fishโ†’ Sushi43Flying Fish + Sushiโ†’ Flying Sushi44Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily45Flying Sushi + Lilyโ†’ Flying Lotus46Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain47Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord48Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano49Fjord + Volcanoโ†’ Iceland50Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf51Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing52Iceland + Surfingโ†’ Icelandic Surfing53Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfingโ†’ This54Earth + Thisโ†’ That55Defense + Thatโ†’ The Defense56Future Tense + The Defenseโ†’ The Future of the Defense

The Future of the Defense at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

Similar effort to The Future of the Defense, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future of the Defense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Defense. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Future of the Defense?

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

Is The Future of the Defense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Future of the Defense?

Only one known combination produces The Future of the Defense.

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