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How to Make The When in Infinite Craft

The When is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The What. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe WhatThe When

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 832 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 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. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25WindWineBalloon
  26. 26BalloonDustDust Bunny
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28FireSwampDragon
  29. 29AshFirePhoenix
  30. 30DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  31. 31Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  32. 32EarthFireLava
  33. 33LavaWaterStone
  34. 34StoneWaterRock
  35. 35PlanetSteamSteampunk
  36. 36SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  37. 37RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  38. 38EngineSteamTrain
  39. 39TrainTrainTrain Station
  40. 40TrainWindZephyr
  41. 41Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  42. 42Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  43. 43OppositeThe WhoThe What
  44. 44Future TenseThe WhatThe When
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 Tense23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Water→ Wine25Wind + Wine→ Balloon26Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Fire + Swamp→ Dragon29Ash + Fire→ Phoenix30Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang31Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite32Earth + Fire→ Lava33Lava + Water→ Stone34Stone + Water→ Rock35Planet + Steam→ Steampunk36Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor37Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll38Engine + Steam→ Train39Train + Train→ Train Station40Train + Wind→ Zephyr41Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train42Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who43Opposite + The Who→ The What44Future Tense + The What→ The When

Other ways to make The When

2 combinations are known to produce The When. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The When
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseThe WhatThe When
Future TenseThe HowThe When

The When at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
83
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The When in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The What. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The When?

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

Is The When hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The When?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The When, 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.