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How to Make The Future of the Reef in Infinite Craft

The Future of the Reef is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Reef. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe ReefThe Future of the Reef

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 73

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 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. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28OceanPlantCoral
  29. 29CoralWaterReef
  30. 30Mountain DewReefMountain Reef
  31. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  33. 33SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  34. 34EarthFireLava
  35. 35LavaWaterStone
  36. 36LakeStoneLighthouse
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38SmokeStoneStatue
  39. 39LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  40. 40Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  41. 41FireNew York9/11
  42. 429/11EarthTwin Towers
  43. 43MountainTwin TowersTwin Peaks
  44. 44Swamp ThingTwin PeaksThe Return
  45. 45Mountain ReefThe ReturnThe Reef
  46. 46Future TenseThe ReefThe Future of the Reef
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 Tense23Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion24Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain25Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew26Water + Waterโ†’ Lake27Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean28Ocean + Plantโ†’ Coral29Coral + Waterโ†’ Reef30Mountain Dew + Reefโ†’ Mountain Reef31Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp32Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap33Swamp + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Swamp Thing34Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava35Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone36Lake + Stoneโ†’ Lighthouse37Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke38Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue39Lighthouse + Statueโ†’ Statue of Liberty40Statue of Liberty + Waterโ†’ New York41Fire + New Yorkโ†’ 9/11429/11 + Earthโ†’ Twin Towers43Mountain + Twin Towersโ†’ Twin Peaks44Swamp Thing + Twin Peaksโ†’ The Return45Mountain Reef + The Returnโ†’ The Reef46Future Tense + The Reefโ†’ The Future of the Reef

The Future of the Reef at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
longer than 98% 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 Reef in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Reef. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

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

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

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

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Future of the Reef.

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