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How to Make Traded Futures in Infinite Craft

Traded Futures is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Trade Ducks. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseTrade DucksTraded Futures

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 59

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 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. 24DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26Dandelion PatchLakeDuck
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28MountainMountainMountain Range
  29. 29Mountain RangeWindAeolus
  30. 30WaterWindWave
  31. 31EarthWaveSand
  32. 32SandWaterBeach
  33. 33EarthFireLava
  34. 34BeachLavaHawaii
  35. 35AeolusHawaiiTrade Winds
  36. 36DuckTrade WindsTrade Ducks
  37. 37Future TenseTrade DucksTraded Futures
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 + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch25Water + Water→ Lake26Dandelion Patch + Lake→ Duck27Earth + Earth→ Mountain28Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range29Mountain Range + Wind→ Aeolus30Water + Wind→ Wave31Earth + Wave→ Sand32Sand + Water→ Beach33Earth + Fire→ Lava34Beach + Lava→ Hawaii35Aeolus + Hawaii→ Trade Winds36Duck + Trade Winds→ Trade Ducks37Future Tense + Trade Ducks→ Traded Futures

Traded Futures at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

Similar effort to Traded Futures, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Traded Futures in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Trade Ducks. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Traded Futures?

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

Is Traded Futures hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Traded Futures?

Only one known combination produces Traded Futures.

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