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How to Make Grindertense in Infinite Craft

Grindertense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Grinderfinn. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseGrinderfinnGrindertense

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 63

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25LavaStoneObsidian
  26. 26ObsidianWindmillGrinder
  27. 27EarthSteamMud
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29PlantWaveSeaweed
  30. 30MudSeaweedMudweed
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33LakeMountainFjord
  34. 34FjordMountainNorway
  35. 35FireNorwayViking
  36. 36MudweedVikingThorfinn
  37. 37GrinderThorfinnGrinderfinn
  38. 38Future TenseGrinderfinnGrindertense
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Lava + Stone→ Obsidian26Obsidian + Windmill→ Grinder27Earth + Steam→ Mud28Water + Wind→ Wave29Plant + Wave→ Seaweed30Mud + Seaweed→ Mudweed31Water + Water→ Lake32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Lake + Mountain→ Fjord34Fjord + Mountain→ Norway35Fire + Norway→ Viking36Mudweed + Viking→ Thorfinn37Grinder + Thorfinn→ Grinderfinn38Future Tense + Grinderfinn→ Grindertense

Grindertense at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Grindertense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Grinderfinn. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Grindertense?

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

Is Grindertense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Grindertense?

Only one known combination produces Grindertense.

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