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How to Make The Future War in Infinite Craft

The Future War is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Cold War. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe Cold WarThe Future War

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 64

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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. 25FogWaterIce
  26. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28FireSandGlass
  29. 29EarthGlassBottle
  30. 30GlassWindWindow
  31. 31BottleWindowSpy
  32. 32IceSpyCold War
  33. 33EarthPlantTree
  34. 34TreeWaterRiver
  35. 35EarthRiverDelta
  36. 36PlantWaterSwamp
  37. 37PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  38. 38DeltaVenus FlytrapDelta Venus
  39. 39Cold WarDelta VenusThe Cold War
  40. 40Future TenseThe Cold WarThe Future War
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 + Water→ Ice26Water + Wind→ Wave27Earth + Wave→ Sand28Fire + Sand→ Glass29Earth + Glass→ Bottle30Glass + Wind→ Window31Bottle + Window→ Spy32Ice + Spy→ Cold War33Earth + Plant→ Tree34Tree + Water→ River35Earth + River→ Delta36Plant + Water→ Swamp37Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap38Delta + Venus Flytrap→ Delta Venus39Cold War + Delta Venus→ The Cold War40Future Tense + The Cold War→ The Future War

The Future War at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future War in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Cold War. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Future War?

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

Is The Future War hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Future War.

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