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How to Make The Grim Future in Infinite Craft

The Grim Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Grim Reaper. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe Grim ReaperThe Grim Future

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 65

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 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. 24LakePlantLily
  25. 25DustLilyAngel
  26. 26WindWindTornado
  27. 27TornadoTornadoHurricane
  28. 28TornadoWaterTsunami
  29. 29HurricaneTsunamiDisaster
  30. 30AngelDisasterAngel of Death
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  33. 33EngineSteamTrain
  34. 34SteamTrainLocomotive
  35. 35Dandelion PatchLocomotiveDandelion Express
  36. 36Angel of DeathDandelion ExpressThe Grim Reaper
  37. 37Future TenseThe Grim ReaperThe Grim 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 Tense23Water + Water→ Lake24Lake + Plant→ Lily25Dust + Lily→ Angel26Wind + Wind→ Tornado27Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane28Tornado + Water→ Tsunami29Hurricane + Tsunami→ Disaster30Angel + Disaster→ Angel of Death31Plant + Wind→ Dandelion32Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch33Engine + Steam→ Train34Steam + Train→ Locomotive35Dandelion Patch + Locomotive→ Dandelion Express36Angel of Death + Dandelion Express→ The Grim Reaper37Future Tense + The Grim Reaper→ The Grim Future

The Grim Future at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 97% 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 Grim Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Grim Reaper. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

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

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

Is The Grim Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Grim Future.

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