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How to Make Banal Tense in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Banal DrossFuture TenseBanal Tense

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 742 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17SandstormWindDust Storm
  18. 18Dust StormSandstormDust Bowl
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20SteamWaveSurf
  21. 21Dust BowlSurfSurf Bowl
  22. 22SandstormSurf BowlSand Bowl
  23. 23AnagramSand BowlBanal Dross
  24. 24DustFireAsh
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26EarthEngineTractor
  27. 27EarthTractorFarm
  28. 28FarmFireBarbecue
  29. 29AshBarbecueBurger
  30. 30BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  31. 31DustEngineVacuum
  32. 32FireVacuumBlack Hole
  33. 33Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  34. 34Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  35. 35PlantSteamTea
  36. 36EngineWindWindmill
  37. 37TeaWindmillDutch
  38. 38DustEarthPlanet
  39. 39FirePlanetSun
  40. 40SunTime MachineFuture
  41. 41DutchFutureTense
  42. 42Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  43. 43Banal DrossFuture TenseBanal Tense
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm18Dust Storm + Sandstorm→ Dust Bowl19Fire + Water→ Steam20Steam + Wave→ Surf21Dust Bowl + Surf→ Surf Bowl22Sandstorm + Surf Bowl→ Sand Bowl23Anagram + Sand Bowl→ Banal Dross24Dust + Fire→ Ash25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Earth + Engine→ Tractor27Earth + Tractor→ Farm28Farm + Fire→ Barbecue29Ash + Barbecue→ Burger30Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger31Dust + Engine→ Vacuum32Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole33Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine34Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger35Plant + Steam→ Tea36Engine + Wind→ Windmill37Tea + Windmill→ Dutch38Dust + Earth→ Planet39Fire + Planet→ Sun40Sun + Time Machine→ Future41Dutch + Future→ Tense42Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense43Banal Dross + Future Tense→ Banal Tense

Other ways to make Banal Tense

2 combinations are known to produce Banal Tense. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Banal Tense
FirstSecondResult
Banal DrossFuture TenseBanal Tense
Banal DrossPresent TenseBanal Tense

Banal Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Banal Tense, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Banal Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Banal Dross with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Banal Tense?

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

Is Banal Tense 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 Banal Tense?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Banal Tense, 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.