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How to Make Time Lock in Infinite Craft

Time Lock is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Lock plus Time Machine. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LockTime MachineTime Lock

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 182 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EarthEngineTractor
  5. 5LakeTractorPlow
  6. 6PlowWaterCanal
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8CanalMountainLock
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13LockTime MachineTime Lock
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor5Lake + Tractorโ†’ Plow6Plow + Waterโ†’ Canal7Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain8Canal + Mountainโ†’ Lock9Earth + Windโ†’ Dust10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Lock + Time Machineโ†’ Time Lock

Other ways to make Time Lock

2 combinations are known to produce Time Lock. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Time Lock
FirstSecondResult
LockTime MachineTime Lock
Future TensePadlockTime Lock

Time Lock at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

Similar effort to Time Lock, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Time Lock in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lock with Time Machine. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Time Lock?

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

Is Time Lock hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Time Lock?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Time Lock, 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.