Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make The Ways of the Future in Infinite Craft

The Ways of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Ways. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe WaysThe Ways of the Future

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 95

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 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. 23AshFirePhoenix
  24. 24AshPhoenixRebirth
  25. 25RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  26. 26PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28FireSunSolar
  29. 29PlantSolarOxygen
  30. 30OxygenWaterHydrogen
  31. 31DandelionHydrogenHelium
  32. 32EnginePlantCar
  33. 33DandelionEarthFlower
  34. 34CarFlowerCarnation
  35. 35CarnationTeaT
  36. 36HeliumTThe
  37. 37RepeatTheThe The
  38. 38EarthEarthMountain
  39. 39WaterWindWave
  40. 40EarthWaveSand
  41. 41MountainSandPyramid
  42. 42PyramidWaterTomb
  43. 43TombWaterMoses
  44. 44MosesWaterParting
  45. 45FireWindSmoke
  46. 46SmokeWaterFog
  47. 47CarEarthTire
  48. 48FogTireSkid
  49. 49PartingSkidWays
  50. 50The TheWaysThe Ways
  51. 51Future TenseThe WaysThe Ways of the 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 Tense23Ash + Fire→ Phoenix24Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth25Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea26Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Fire + Sun→ Solar29Plant + Solar→ Oxygen30Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen31Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium32Engine + Plant→ Car33Dandelion + Earth→ Flower34Car + Flower→ Carnation35Carnation + Tea→ T36Helium + T→ The37Repeat + The→ The The38Earth + Earth→ Mountain39Water + Wind→ Wave40Earth + Wave→ Sand41Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid42Pyramid + Water→ Tomb43Tomb + Water→ Moses44Moses + Water→ Parting45Fire + Wind→ Smoke46Smoke + Water→ Fog47Car + Earth→ Tire48Fog + Tire→ Skid49Parting + Skid→ Ways50The The + Ways→ The Ways51Future Tense + The Ways→ The Ways of the Future

The Ways of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
95
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

Similar effort to The Ways of the Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Ways of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Ways. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

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

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

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

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Ways of the Future.

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