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How to Make Cryptic Present in Infinite Craft

Cryptic Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cryptography plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CryptographyPresent TenseCryptic Present

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 632 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionPlantWeed
  4. 4DandelionWeedMarijuana
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustPlantPollen
  7. 7MarijuanaPollenHash
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10AshTreePencil
  11. 11HashPencilCryptography
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EarthEngineTractor
  15. 15EarthTractorFarm
  16. 16FarmFireBarbecue
  17. 17AshBarbecueBurger
  18. 18BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  19. 19DustEngineVacuum
  20. 20FireVacuumBlack Hole
  21. 21Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  22. 22Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  23. 23PlantSteamTea
  24. 24EngineWindWindmill
  25. 25TeaWindmillDutch
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27FirePlanetSun
  28. 28SunTime MachineFuture
  29. 29DutchFutureTense
  30. 30Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  31. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  33. 33Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  34. 34CryptographyPresent TenseCryptic Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Plant→ Weed4Dandelion + Weed→ Marijuana5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Plant→ Pollen7Marijuana + Pollen→ Hash8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Earth + Plant→ Tree10Ash + Tree→ Pencil11Hash + Pencil→ Cryptography12Fire + Water→ Steam13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Earth + Engine→ Tractor15Earth + Tractor→ Farm16Farm + Fire→ Barbecue17Ash + Barbecue→ Burger18Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger19Dust + Engine→ Vacuum20Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole21Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine22Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger23Plant + Steam→ Tea24Engine + Wind→ Windmill25Tea + Windmill→ Dutch26Dust + Earth→ Planet27Fire + Planet→ Sun28Sun + Time Machine→ Future29Dutch + Future→ Tense30Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense31Wind + Wind→ Tornado32Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity33Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense34Cryptography + Present Tense→ Cryptic Present

Other ways to make Cryptic Present

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

Alternative combinations that produce Cryptic Present
FirstSecondResult
CryptographyPresent TenseCryptic Present
CryptographerPresent TenseCryptic Present

Cryptic Present at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cryptic Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cryptography with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cryptic Present?

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

Is Cryptic Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cryptic Present?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Cryptic 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.