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How to Make Zinc Future in Infinite Craft

Zinc Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Zinc Vanadate. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseZinc VanadateZinc Future

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 893 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 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. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24LakePlantLily
  25. 25WaterWindWave
  26. 26LilyWaveMermaid
  27. 27DutchMermaidDutchman
  28. 28PlanetSunSolar System
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30DustTreeWood
  31. 31TeaWoodTable
  32. 32Solar SystemTablePeriodic Table
  33. 33DutchmanPeriodic TableVanadium
  34. 34EarthVanadiumVanadium Pentoxide
  35. 35PlantWaterSwamp
  36. 36FireSwampDragon
  37. 37DragonDustDragonfly
  38. 38DragonflyEarthAnt
  39. 39FireWindSmoke
  40. 40PlantSmokeIncense
  41. 41AntIncenseAunt
  42. 42EarthEarthMountain
  43. 43AuntMountainAntimony
  44. 44EngineSteamTrain
  45. 45TrainWindZephyr
  46. 46AntimonyZephyrZinc
  47. 47Vanadium PentoxideZincZinc Vanadate
  48. 48Future TenseZinc VanadateZinc Future
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 Tense23Water + Waterโ†’ Lake24Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily25Water + Windโ†’ Wave26Lily + Waveโ†’ Mermaid27Dutch + Mermaidโ†’ Dutchman28Planet + Sunโ†’ Solar System29Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree30Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood31Tea + Woodโ†’ Table32Solar System + Tableโ†’ Periodic Table33Dutchman + Periodic Tableโ†’ Vanadium34Earth + Vanadiumโ†’ Vanadium Pentoxide35Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp36Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon37Dragon + Dustโ†’ Dragonfly38Dragonfly + Earthโ†’ Ant39Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke40Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense41Ant + Incenseโ†’ Aunt42Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain43Aunt + Mountainโ†’ Antimony44Engine + Steamโ†’ Train45Train + Windโ†’ Zephyr46Antimony + Zephyrโ†’ Zinc47Vanadium Pentoxide + Zincโ†’ Zinc Vanadate48Future Tense + Zinc Vanadateโ†’ Zinc Future

Other ways to make Zinc Future

3 combinations are known to produce Zinc Future. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Zinc Future
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseZinc ShortsZinc Future
Future TenseZinc VanadateZinc Future
FutureariumZinc VanadateZinc Future

Zinc Future at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
89
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to Zinc Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Zinc Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Zinc Vanadate. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Zinc Future?

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

Is Zinc Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Zinc Future?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Zinc Future, 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.