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How to Make Basking in the Present in Infinite Craft

Basking in the Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 74 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ba Sing Se plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Ba Sing SePresent TenseBasking in the Present

Marathon74 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 120

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 74 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5EarthFarmField
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7FieldPlantCorn
  8. 8EarthSteamMud
  9. 9FireMudBrick
  10. 10BrickBrickWall
  11. 11PlantWallIvy
  12. 12CornIvyCorned Beef
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16EarthIslandContinent
  17. 17EarthEarthMountain
  18. 18ContinentMountainAsia
  19. 19AsiaFireChina
  20. 20ChinaEarthGreat Wall
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25SandWineSandwich
  26. 26EngineSandwichSandwitch
  27. 27Great WallSandwitchSandwitch Wall
  28. 28Corned BeefSandwitch WallCorned Beef Sandwitch
  29. 29EarthWindDust
  30. 30PlantWaterSwamp
  31. 31PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  32. 32TornadoVenus FlytrapFunnel Cake
  33. 33DustFunnel CakeFair
  34. 34FireWindSmoke
  35. 35EarthFireLava
  36. 36LavaWaterStone
  37. 37SmokeStoneStatue
  38. 38FairStatueJustice
  39. 39SteamWindCloud
  40. 40CloudWaterRain
  41. 41RainWaterRainbow
  42. 42JusticeRainbowEquality
  43. 43TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  44. 44DestructionFireExplosion
  45. 45DandelionWindSeed
  46. 46EarthPlantTree
  47. 47SeedTreeApple
  48. 48AppleMountainAdam
  49. 49AdamEarthMan
  50. 50PlantSmokeIncense
  51. 51IncenseWaterPerfume
  52. 52ManPerfumeWoman
  53. 53ExplosionWomanFeminist
  54. 54EqualityFeministEqualist
  55. 55Corned Beef SandwitchEqualistBa Sing Se
  56. 56DustFireAsh
  57. 57FarmFireBarbecue
  58. 58AshBarbecueBurger
  59. 59BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  60. 60DustEngineVacuum
  61. 61FireVacuumBlack Hole
  62. 62Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  63. 63Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  64. 64PlantSteamTea
  65. 65EngineWindWindmill
  66. 66TeaWindmillDutch
  67. 67DustEarthPlanet
  68. 68FirePlanetSun
  69. 69SunTime MachineFuture
  70. 70DutchFutureTense
  71. 71Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  72. 72Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  73. 73Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  74. 74Ba Sing SePresent TenseBasking in the Present
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Engine→ Tractor4Earth + Tractor→ Farm5Earth + Farm→ Field6Earth + Water→ Plant7Field + Plant→ Corn8Earth + Steam→ Mud9Fire + Mud→ Brick10Brick + Brick→ Wall11Plant + Wall→ Ivy12Corn + Ivy→ Corned Beef13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Water→ Tsunami15Earth + Tsunami→ Island16Earth + Island→ Continent17Earth + Earth→ Mountain18Continent + Mountain→ Asia19Asia + Fire→ China20China + Earth→ Great Wall21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Water→ Wine25Sand + Wine→ Sandwich26Engine + Sandwich→ Sandwitch27Great Wall + Sandwitch→ Sandwitch Wall28Corned Beef + Sandwitch Wall→ Corned Beef Sandwitch29Earth + Wind→ Dust30Plant + Water→ Swamp31Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap32Tornado + Venus Flytrap→ Funnel Cake33Dust + Funnel Cake→ Fair34Fire + Wind→ Smoke35Earth + Fire→ Lava36Lava + Water→ Stone37Smoke + Stone→ Statue38Fair + Statue→ Justice39Steam + Wind→ Cloud40Cloud + Water→ Rain41Rain + Water→ Rainbow42Justice + Rainbow→ Equality43Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction44Destruction + Fire→ Explosion45Dandelion + Wind→ Seed46Earth + Plant→ Tree47Seed + Tree→ Apple48Apple + Mountain→ Adam49Adam + Earth→ Man50Plant + Smoke→ Incense51Incense + Water→ Perfume52Man + Perfume→ Woman53Explosion + Woman→ Feminist54Equality + Feminist→ Equalist55Corned Beef Sandwitch + Equalist→ Ba Sing Se56Dust + Fire→ Ash57Farm + Fire→ Barbecue58Ash + Barbecue→ Burger59Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger60Dust + Engine→ Vacuum61Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole62Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine63Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger64Plant + Steam→ Tea65Engine + Wind→ Windmill66Tea + Windmill→ Dutch67Dust + Earth→ Planet68Fire + Planet→ Sun69Sun + Time Machine→ Future70Dutch + Future→ Tense71Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense72Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity73Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense74Ba Sing Se + Present Tense→ Basking in the Present

Basking in the Present at a glance

Steps to craft
74
Marathon
Crafting depth
120
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Basking in the Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ba Sing Se with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 74 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Basking in the Present?

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

Is Basking in the Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 74 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Basking in the Present?

Only one known combination produces Basking in the Present.

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