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How to Make Bad Present in Infinite Craft

Bad Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Evil Santa plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Evil SantaPast TenseBad Present

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 562 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3SmokeWaterFog
  4. 4DustFogSmog
  5. 5SmogWaterAcid Rain
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8MountainWindAvalanche
  9. 9AvalancheWindSnow
  10. 10PlantSnowChristmas Tree
  11. 11Christmas TreeMountainSanta
  12. 12Acid RainSantaEvil Santa
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17GlassSandHourglass
  18. 18FireHourglassTime
  19. 19AshTimeHistory
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21GlassSteamMirror
  22. 22HistoryMirrorPast
  23. 23FogPlantMushroom
  24. 24EarthMushroomToadstool
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionPlantWeed
  27. 27ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  28. 28DustWindSandstorm
  29. 29SandstormWaterOasis
  30. 30OasisPlantDate
  31. 31DateWaterDating
  32. 32DatingEarthMarriage
  33. 33EarthMarriageDivorce
  34. 34DandelionDustWish
  35. 35WaterWishGenie
  36. 36DivorceGenieSingle
  37. 37Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  38. 38PastTriplePast Tense
  39. 39Evil SantaPast TenseBad Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke3Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog4Dust + Fogโ†’ Smog5Smog + Waterโ†’ Acid Rain6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain8Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche9Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow10Plant + Snowโ†’ Christmas Tree11Christmas Tree + Mountainโ†’ Santa12Acid Rain + Santaโ†’ Evil Santa13Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash14Water + Windโ†’ Wave15Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand16Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass17Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass18Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time19Ash + Timeโ†’ History20Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam21Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror22History + Mirrorโ†’ Past23Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom24Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool25Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion26Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed27Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom28Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm29Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis30Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date31Date + Waterโ†’ Dating32Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage33Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce34Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish35Water + Wishโ†’ Genie36Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single37Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple38Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense39Evil Santa + Past Tenseโ†’ Bad Present

Other ways to make Bad Present

2 combinations are known to produce Bad Present. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Bad Present
FirstSecondResult
Evil SantaPast TenseBad Present
Evil SantaPast tenseBad Present

What you can make with Bad Present

Bad Present at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

Similar effort to Bad Present, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Bad Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Evil Santa with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bad Present?

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

Is Bad Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bad Present?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Bad Present, 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.