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How to Make Top of the Future in Infinite Craft

Top of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is 4 Tops plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

4 TopsFuture TenseTop of the Future

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 91

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6WaterWineHoly Water
  7. 7FireHoly WaterVampire
  8. 8DandelionPlantWeed
  9. 9VampireWeedCount
  10. 10CountCountNumber
  11. 11AshNumber4
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14SandWineSandwich
  15. 15AshPlantTobacco
  16. 16SandwichTobaccoCuban
  17. 17CubanDandelionChe Guevara
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19WindWindTornado
  20. 20TornadoWaterTsunami
  21. 21EarthTsunamiIsland
  22. 22EarthIslandContinent
  23. 23ContinentLakeAmerica
  24. 24AmericaEarthUSA
  25. 25LakeUSAMichigan
  26. 26EarthMichiganDetroit
  27. 27DetroitIslandMotown
  28. 28Che GuevaraMotownChe Motown
  29. 294Che Motown4 Tops
  30. 30FireWaterSteam
  31. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EarthEngineTractor
  33. 33EarthTractorFarm
  34. 34FarmFireBarbecue
  35. 35AshBarbecueBurger
  36. 36BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  40. 40Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  41. 41PlantSteamTea
  42. 42EngineWindWindmill
  43. 43TeaWindmillDutch
  44. 44DustEarthPlanet
  45. 45FirePlanetSun
  46. 46SunTime MachineFuture
  47. 47DutchFutureTense
  48. 48Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  49. 494 TopsFuture TenseTop of the Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Water→ Wine6Water + Wine→ Holy Water7Fire + Holy Water→ Vampire8Dandelion + Plant→ Weed9Vampire + Weed→ Count10Count + Count→ Number11Ash + Number→ 412Water + Wind→ Wave13Earth + Wave→ Sand14Sand + Wine→ Sandwich15Ash + Plant→ Tobacco16Sandwich + Tobacco→ Cuban17Cuban + Dandelion→ Che Guevara18Water + Water→ Lake19Wind + Wind→ Tornado20Tornado + Water→ Tsunami21Earth + Tsunami→ Island22Earth + Island→ Continent23Continent + Lake→ America24America + Earth→ USA25Lake + USA→ Michigan26Earth + Michigan→ Detroit27Detroit + Island→ Motown28Che Guevara + Motown→ Che Motown294 + Che Motown→ 4 Tops30Fire + Water→ Steam31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Earth + Engine→ Tractor33Earth + Tractor→ Farm34Farm + Fire→ Barbecue35Ash + Barbecue→ Burger36Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger37Dust + Engine→ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole39Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine40Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger41Plant + Steam→ Tea42Engine + Wind→ Windmill43Tea + Windmill→ Dutch44Dust + Earth→ Planet45Fire + Planet→ Sun46Sun + Time Machine→ Future47Dutch + Future→ Tense48Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense494 Tops + Future Tense→ Top of the Future

Top of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
91
longer than 99% 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 Top of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine 4 Tops with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

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

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

Is Top of the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Top of the Future.

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