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How to Make Carbon Present in Infinite Craft

Carbon Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Carbon plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CarbonPresent TenseCarbon Present

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 545 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4EarthObsidianDiamond
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6DiamondSmokeCarbon
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthEngineTractor
  12. 12EarthTractorFarm
  13. 13FarmFireBarbecue
  14. 14AshBarbecueBurger
  15. 15BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  16. 16DustEngineVacuum
  17. 17FireVacuumBlack Hole
  18. 18Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  19. 19Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21PlantSteamTea
  22. 22EngineWindWindmill
  23. 23TeaWindmillDutch
  24. 24DustEarthPlanet
  25. 25FirePlanetSun
  26. 26SunTime MachineFuture
  27. 27DutchFutureTense
  28. 28Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  31. 31Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  32. 32CarbonPresent TenseCarbon Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Diamond + Smoke→ Carbon7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Earth + Engine→ Tractor12Earth + Tractor→ Farm13Farm + Fire→ Barbecue14Ash + Barbecue→ Burger15Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger16Dust + Engine→ Vacuum17Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole18Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine19Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger20Earth + Water→ Plant21Plant + Steam→ Tea22Engine + Wind→ Windmill23Tea + Windmill→ Dutch24Dust + Earth→ Planet25Fire + Planet→ Sun26Sun + Time Machine→ Future27Dutch + Future→ Tense28Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense29Wind + Wind→ Tornado30Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity31Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense32Carbon + Present Tense→ Carbon Present

Other ways to make Carbon Present

5 combinations are known to produce Carbon Present. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Carbon Present
FirstSecondResult
CarbonPresent TenseCarbon Present
Carbon DatingPresent TenseCarbon Present
Carbon DioxidePresent TenseCarbon Present
Carbon PencilPresent TenseCarbon Present
Carbon DisulfidePresent TenseCarbon Present

What you can make with Carbon Present

Carbon Present at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Carbon Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Carbon with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Carbon Present?

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

Is Carbon Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Carbon Present?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Carbon 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.