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How to Make When? in Infinite Craft

When? is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus What?. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseWhat?When?

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 65

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25WindWindTornado
  26. 26TornadoWaterTsunami
  27. 27EarthTsunamiIsland
  28. 28EarthIslandContinent
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30DandelionWaterWine
  31. 31ContinentWineEurope
  32. 32DragonEuropeEngland
  33. 33FireWindSmoke
  34. 34SmokeWaterFog
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36EarthFireLava
  37. 37LavaWaterStone
  38. 38SandstormStoneSphinx
  39. 39FogSphinxRiddle
  40. 40RiddleWindAnswer
  41. 41AnswerSteamQuestion
  42. 42EnglandQuestionWhat?
  43. 43Future TenseWhat?When?
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp24Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon25Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado26Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami27Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island28Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent29Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion30Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine31Continent + Wineโ†’ Europe32Dragon + Europeโ†’ England33Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke34Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog35Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm36Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava37Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone38Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx39Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle40Riddle + Windโ†’ Answer41Answer + Steamโ†’ Question42England + Questionโ†’ What?43Future Tense + What?โ†’ When?

When? at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make When? in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with What?. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make When??

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

Is When? hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make When??

Only one known combination produces When?.

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