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How to Make They-will-be in Infinite Craft

They-will-be is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 69 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus They-were-by. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThey-were-byThey-will-be

Marathon69 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 116

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 69 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. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26FireGlassLens
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28MountainSandPyramid
  29. 29LensPyramidEye
  30. 30PlantWindDandelion
  31. 31GlassWindWindow
  32. 32WindWindowCurtain
  33. 33CurtainMountainStage
  34. 34DandelionStageMic
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36TornadoWaterTsunami
  37. 37MicTsunamiKanye
  38. 38PlantWaterSwamp
  39. 39KanyeSwampYe
  40. 40EyeYeThey
  41. 41SandWaterBeach
  42. 42EarthGlassBottle
  43. 43BeachBottleMessage
  44. 44EarthMessageLetter
  45. 45SunWindSunflower
  46. 46LetterSunflowerA
  47. 47AFireB
  48. 48EarthPlantTree
  49. 49TreeWaterRiver
  50. 50RiverTreePaper
  51. 51EarthPaperMap
  52. 52MapWaterTreasure
  53. 53MapTreasureX
  54. 54WindXY
  55. 55BYBY
  56. 56DustWindSandstorm
  57. 57SandstormWaterOasis
  58. 58DustOasisMummy
  59. 59DandelionMummyScarecrow
  60. 60DustScarecrowTin Man
  61. 61EarthTin ManTin
  62. 62TinWaterTin Can
  63. 63EarthPlanetMoon
  64. 64MoonWindWerewolf
  65. 65TreeWerewolfWere-tree
  66. 66Tin CanWere-treeWere-can
  67. 67BYWere-canWere-by
  68. 68TheyWere-byThey-were-by
  69. 69Future TenseThey-were-byThey-will-be
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 + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Fire + Sand→ Glass26Fire + Glass→ Lens27Earth + Earth→ Mountain28Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid29Lens + Pyramid→ Eye30Plant + Wind→ Dandelion31Glass + Wind→ Window32Wind + Window→ Curtain33Curtain + Mountain→ Stage34Dandelion + Stage→ Mic35Wind + Wind→ Tornado36Tornado + Water→ Tsunami37Mic + Tsunami→ Kanye38Plant + Water→ Swamp39Kanye + Swamp→ Ye40Eye + Ye→ They41Sand + Water→ Beach42Earth + Glass→ Bottle43Beach + Bottle→ Message44Earth + Message→ Letter45Sun + Wind→ Sunflower46Letter + Sunflower→ A47A + Fire→ B48Earth + Plant→ Tree49Tree + Water→ River50River + Tree→ Paper51Earth + Paper→ Map52Map + Water→ Treasure53Map + Treasure→ X54Wind + X→ Y55B + Y→ BY56Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm57Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis58Dust + Oasis→ Mummy59Dandelion + Mummy→ Scarecrow60Dust + Scarecrow→ Tin Man61Earth + Tin Man→ Tin62Tin + Water→ Tin Can63Earth + Planet→ Moon64Moon + Wind→ Werewolf65Tree + Werewolf→ Were-tree66Tin Can + Were-tree→ Were-can67BY + Were-can→ Were-by68They + Were-by→ They-were-by69Future Tense + They-were-by→ They-will-be

They-will-be at a glance

Steps to craft
69
Marathon
Crafting depth
116
longer than 100% 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 They-will-be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with They-were-by. The full path from the base elements takes 69 steps.

How many steps does it take to make They-will-be?

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

Is They-will-be hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 69 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make They-will-be?

Only one known combination produces They-will-be.

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