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How to Make Before Present in Infinite Craft

Before Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Beforehim plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BeforehimPresent TenseBefore Present

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 962 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWaterHoney
  5. 5FireHoneyBee
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8FireSunSolar
  9. 9PlantSolarOxygen
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11PlantSteamTea
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13DustTreeWood
  14. 14TeaWoodTable
  15. 15OxygenTablePeriodic
  16. 16BeePeriodicBeryllium
  17. 17BerylliumFireBe
  18. 18TreeWaterRiver
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EnginePlantCar
  21. 21RiverTreePaper
  22. 22CarPaperTraffic Ticket
  23. 23RiverTraffic TicketFine
  24. 24BeFineBefore
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionPlantWeed
  27. 27DustWeedClean
  28. 28OxygenWaterHydrogen
  29. 29DandelionHydrogenHelium
  30. 30CleanHeliumHe
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32HeMountainHim
  33. 33BeforeHimBeforehim
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35EarthEngineTractor
  36. 36EarthTractorFarm
  37. 37FarmFireBarbecue
  38. 38AshBarbecueBurger
  39. 39BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  40. 40DustEngineVacuum
  41. 41FireVacuumBlack Hole
  42. 42Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  43. 43Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  44. 44EngineWindWindmill
  45. 45TeaWindmillDutch
  46. 46SunTime MachineFuture
  47. 47DutchFutureTense
  48. 48Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  49. 49WindWindTornado
  50. 50Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  51. 51Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  52. 52BeforehimPresent TenseBefore Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen4Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey5Fire + Honeyโ†’ Bee6Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet7Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun8Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar9Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea12Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree13Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood14Tea + Woodโ†’ Table15Oxygen + Tableโ†’ Periodic16Bee + Periodicโ†’ Beryllium17Beryllium + Fireโ†’ Be18Tree + Waterโ†’ River19Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine20Engine + Plantโ†’ Car21River + Treeโ†’ Paper22Car + Paperโ†’ Traffic Ticket23River + Traffic Ticketโ†’ Fine24Be + Fineโ†’ Before25Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion26Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed27Dust + Weedโ†’ Clean28Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen29Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium30Clean + Heliumโ†’ He31Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain32He + Mountainโ†’ Him33Before + Himโ†’ Beforehim34Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash35Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor36Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm37Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue38Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger39Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger40Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum41Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole42Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine43Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger44Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill45Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch46Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future47Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense48Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense49Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado50Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity51Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense52Beforehim + Present Tenseโ†’ Before Present

Other ways to make Before Present

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

Alternative combinations that produce Before Present
FirstSecondResult
BeforehimPresent TenseBefore Present
Before YouPresent TenseBefore Present

Before Present at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
96
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Before Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Beforehim with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Before Present?

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

Is Before Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Before Present?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Before Present, and the shortest route is shown above.

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