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How to Make The Modern in Infinite Craft

The Modern is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Not plus The Ancient. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NotThe AncientThe Modern

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 943 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16TornadoTornadoHurricane
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18PlantSteamTea
  19. 19EarthTeaTeapot
  20. 20WaveWindStorm
  21. 21StormTeaTempest
  22. 22TeapotTempestTea Tempest
  23. 23HurricaneTea Tempestin a
  24. 24Notin aAn
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26DustWindSandstorm
  27. 27EarthSandstormDune
  28. 28FireWindSmoke
  29. 29PlantSmokeIncense
  30. 30DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32PlantWaterSwamp
  33. 33DandelionSwampFrog
  34. 34Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  35. 35FireSteamEngine
  36. 36DustEarthPlanet
  37. 37EarthPlanetMoon
  38. 38MoonWindWerewolf
  39. 39EngineWerewolfTransformer
  40. 40FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  41. 41Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  42. 42PlanetSandstormMars
  43. 43EarthMarsLife
  44. 44EarthLifeHuman
  45. 45IncenseSwampMosquito
  46. 46DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  47. 47Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  48. 48FireSeedsPopcorn
  49. 49MountainPopcornMovie
  50. 50MosquitoMovieIt
  51. 51HumanItThem
  52. 52The OneThemThe Many
  53. 53AnThe ManyThe Ancient
  54. 54NotThe AncientThe Modern
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane17Earth + Water→ Plant18Plant + Steam→ Tea19Earth + Tea→ Teapot20Wave + Wind→ Storm21Storm + Tea→ Tempest22Teapot + Tempest→ Tea Tempest23Hurricane + Tea Tempest→ in a24Not + in a→ An25Earth + Wind→ Dust26Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm27Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune28Fire + Wind→ Smoke29Plant + Smoke→ Incense30Dune + Incense→ Frank Herbert31Plant + Wind→ Dandelion32Plant + Water→ Swamp33Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog34Frank Herbert + Frog→ Kwisatz Haderach35Fire + Steam→ Engine36Dust + Earth→ Planet37Earth + Planet→ Moon38Moon + Wind→ Werewolf39Engine + Werewolf→ Transformer40Fire + Transformer→ Optimus Prime41Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Prime→ The One42Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars43Earth + Mars→ Life44Earth + Life→ Human45Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito46Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch47Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds48Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn49Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie50Mosquito + Movie→ It51Human + It→ Them52The One + Them→ The Many53An + The Many→ The Ancient54Not + The Ancient→ The Modern

Other ways to make The Modern

3 combinations are known to produce The Modern. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Modern
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe AncientThe Modern
NotThe AncientThe Modern
AntonymThe AncientThe Modern

The Modern at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
94
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Modern in Infinite Craft?

Combine Not with The Ancient. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Modern?

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

Is The Modern hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Modern?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce The Modern, and the shortest route is shown above.

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