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How to Make The Horse of a Different Color in Infinite Craft

The Horse of a Different Color is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Horse. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe HorseThe Horse of a Different Color

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 78

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28BookDeltaAlphabet
  29. 29AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  30. 30FireWindSmoke
  31. 31PlantSmokeIncense
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34IncenseSandSnake
  35. 35Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  36. 36PlantWindDandelion
  37. 37EngineSteamTrain
  38. 38TrainWaterSubmarine
  39. 39DandelionSubmarineSeahorse
  40. 40EnginePlantCar
  41. 41DustTeaTea Bag
  42. 42CarTea BagTea Car
  43. 43SeahorseTea CarTea Horse
  44. 44AnagramTea HorseThe Horse
  45. 45Future TenseThe HorseThe Horse of a Different Color
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 Tense23Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree24Tree + Waterโ†’ River25River + Treeโ†’ Paper26Paper + Plantโ†’ Book27Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta28Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet29Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup30Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke31Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense32Water + Windโ†’ Wave33Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand34Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake35Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram36Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion37Engine + Steamโ†’ Train38Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine39Dandelion + Submarineโ†’ Seahorse40Engine + Plantโ†’ Car41Dust + Teaโ†’ Tea Bag42Car + Tea Bagโ†’ Tea Car43Seahorse + Tea Carโ†’ Tea Horse44Anagram + Tea Horseโ†’ The Horse45Future Tense + The Horseโ†’ The Horse of a Different Color

The Horse of a Different Color at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
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 Horse of a Different Color in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Horse. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Horse of a Different Color?

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

Is The Horse of a Different Color hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Horse of a Different Color?

Only one known combination produces The Horse of a Different Color.

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