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How to Make The Future of the Future in Infinite Craft

The Future of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Kafka's Super Lightning Rod. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseKafka's Super Lightning RodThe Future of the Future

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 77

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 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. 25FogPlantMushroom
  26. 26MushroomSunSmile
  27. 27FireSmileLaughter
  28. 28DustLaughterComedy
  29. 29PlantWaterSwamp
  30. 30FireSwampDragon
  31. 31DragonDustDragonfly
  32. 32ComedyDragonflyKafka
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34EarthFireLava
  35. 35LavaWaterStone
  36. 36LakeStoneLighthouse
  37. 37SteamWindCloud
  38. 38CloudFireLightning
  39. 39LighthouseLightningLightning Rod
  40. 40EarthEarthMountain
  41. 41MountainMountainMountain Range
  42. 42FireFireVolcano
  43. 43Mountain RangeVolcanoYellowstone
  44. 44Mountain RangeYellowstoneSuper Volcano
  45. 45Lightning RodSuper VolcanoSuper Lightning Rod
  46. 46KafkaSuper Lightning RodKafka's Super Lightning Rod
  47. 47Future TenseKafka's Super Lightning RodThe Future of the Future
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 Tense23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Smoke + Water→ Fog25Fog + Plant→ Mushroom26Mushroom + Sun→ Smile27Fire + Smile→ Laughter28Dust + Laughter→ Comedy29Plant + Water→ Swamp30Fire + Swamp→ Dragon31Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly32Comedy + Dragonfly→ Kafka33Water + Water→ Lake34Earth + Fire→ Lava35Lava + Water→ Stone36Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse37Steam + Wind→ Cloud38Cloud + Fire→ Lightning39Lighthouse + Lightning→ Lightning Rod40Earth + Earth→ Mountain41Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range42Fire + Fire→ Volcano43Mountain Range + Volcano→ Yellowstone44Mountain Range + Yellowstone→ Super Volcano45Lightning Rod + Super Volcano→ Super Lightning Rod46Kafka + Super Lightning Rod→ Kafka's Super Lightning Rod47Future Tense + Kafka's Super Lightning Rod→ The Future of the Future

The Future of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 99% 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 of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Kafka's Super Lightning Rod. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

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

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

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

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Future of the Future.

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