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How to Make Bustbut Present in Infinite Craft

Bustbut Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bustbut plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BustbutPresent TenseBustbut Present

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 94

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5PlantSteamTea
  6. 6EarthTeaTeapot
  7. 7TeapotWindKettle
  8. 8KettleSteamWhistle
  9. 9CarWhistlePolice
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionPlantWeed
  12. 12PoliceWeedBust
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15EarthPlanetMoon
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17MoonMudCheese
  18. 18CheeseWaterMilk
  19. 19MilkWindButter
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoTornadoHurricane
  22. 22EarthPlantTree
  23. 23DandelionDustWish
  24. 24TreeWishMoney
  25. 25HurricaneMoneyProfit
  26. 26FireProfitLoss
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28PlanetSteamSteampunk
  29. 29SteampunkWindAirship
  30. 30AirshipWindZeppelin
  31. 31SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  32. 32DandelionWaterWine
  33. 33Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  34. 34EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  35. 35LossMeLess
  36. 36ButterLessBut
  37. 37BustButBustbut
  38. 38DustFireAsh
  39. 39EarthEngineTractor
  40. 40EarthTractorFarm
  41. 41FarmFireBarbecue
  42. 42AshBarbecueBurger
  43. 43BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  44. 44DustEngineVacuum
  45. 45FireVacuumBlack Hole
  46. 46Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  47. 47Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  48. 48EngineWindWindmill
  49. 49TeaWindmillDutch
  50. 50FirePlanetSun
  51. 51SunTime MachineFuture
  52. 52DutchFutureTense
  53. 53Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  54. 54Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  55. 55Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  56. 56BustbutPresent TenseBustbut Present
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Plant + Steam→ Tea6Earth + Tea→ Teapot7Teapot + Wind→ Kettle8Kettle + Steam→ Whistle9Car + Whistle→ Police10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Plant→ Weed12Police + Weed→ Bust13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Earth + Planet→ Moon16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Moon + Mud→ Cheese18Cheese + Water→ Milk19Milk + Wind→ Butter20Wind + Wind→ Tornado21Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane22Earth + Plant→ Tree23Dandelion + Dust→ Wish24Tree + Wish→ Money25Hurricane + Money→ Profit26Fire + Profit→ Loss27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Planet + Steam→ Steampunk29Steampunk + Wind→ Airship30Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin31Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin32Dandelion + Water→ Wine33Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé34Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me35Loss + Me→ Less36Butter + Less→ But37Bust + But→ Bustbut38Dust + Fire→ Ash39Earth + Engine→ Tractor40Earth + Tractor→ Farm41Farm + Fire→ Barbecue42Ash + Barbecue→ Burger43Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger44Dust + Engine→ Vacuum45Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole46Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine47Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger48Engine + Wind→ Windmill49Tea + Windmill→ Dutch50Fire + Planet→ Sun51Sun + Time Machine→ Future52Dutch + Future→ Tense53Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense54Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity55Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense56Bustbut + Present Tense→ Bustbut Present

Bustbut Present at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
94
longer than 99% 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 Bustbut Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bustbut with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bustbut Present?

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

Is Bustbut Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bustbut Present?

Only one known combination produces Bustbut Present.

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