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How to Make Crystal Tense in Infinite Craft

Crystal Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Crystal Mantis plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Crystal MantisFuture TenseCrystal Tense

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 572 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthEarthMountain
  5. 5GlassMountainCrystal
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8PlantSmokeIncense
  9. 9IncenseSmokePrayer
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  12. 12PrayerVenus FlytrapPraying Mantis
  13. 13CrystalPraying MantisCrystal Mantis
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18EarthEngineTractor
  19. 19EarthTractorFarm
  20. 20FarmFireBarbecue
  21. 21AshBarbecueBurger
  22. 22BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  23. 23DustEngineVacuum
  24. 24FireVacuumBlack Hole
  25. 25Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  26. 26Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  27. 27PlantSteamTea
  28. 28EngineWindWindmill
  29. 29TeaWindmillDutch
  30. 30DustEarthPlanet
  31. 31FirePlanetSun
  32. 32SunTime MachineFuture
  33. 33DutchFutureTense
  34. 34Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  35. 35Crystal MantisFuture TenseCrystal Tense
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Earth→ Mountain5Glass + Mountain→ Crystal6Earth + Water→ Plant7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Plant + Smoke→ Incense9Incense + Smoke→ Prayer10Plant + Water→ Swamp11Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap12Prayer + Venus Flytrap→ Praying Mantis13Crystal + Praying Mantis→ Crystal Mantis14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Fire + Water→ Steam17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Earth + Engine→ Tractor19Earth + Tractor→ Farm20Farm + Fire→ Barbecue21Ash + Barbecue→ Burger22Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger23Dust + Engine→ Vacuum24Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole25Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine26Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger27Plant + Steam→ Tea28Engine + Wind→ Windmill29Tea + Windmill→ Dutch30Dust + Earth→ Planet31Fire + Planet→ Sun32Sun + Time Machine→ Future33Dutch + Future→ Tense34Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense35Crystal Mantis + Future Tense→ Crystal Tense

Other ways to make Crystal Tense

2 combinations are known to produce Crystal Tense. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Crystal Tense
FirstSecondResult
Crystal MantisFuture TenseCrystal Tense
Crystal FeverPresent TenseCrystal Tense

Crystal Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

Similar effort to Crystal Tense, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Crystal Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Crystal Mantis with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Crystal Tense?

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

Is Crystal Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Crystal Tense?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Crystal Tense, 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.