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How to Make Ink Present in Infinite Craft

Ink Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Inkids plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InkidsPresent TenseInk Present

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 89

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7PlantStoneFossil
  8. 8FossilWaterOil
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10OilSwampTar
  11. 11TarWaterPitch
  12. 12EarthPitchBaseball
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17CarMudRally
  18. 18PlantRallyProtest
  19. 19EngineProtestStrike
  20. 20BaseballStrikeOut
  21. 21BeachOutIn
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23FireFireVolcano
  24. 24DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  25. 25DandelionPlantWeed
  26. 26PlantWeedPot
  27. 27FireworksPotPotassium
  28. 28EngineSandSandbox
  29. 29PotassiumSandboxKids
  30. 30InKidsInkids
  31. 31EarthWindDust
  32. 32DustFireAsh
  33. 33EarthEngineTractor
  34. 34EarthTractorFarm
  35. 35FarmFireBarbecue
  36. 36AshBarbecueBurger
  37. 37BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39FireVacuumBlack Hole
  40. 40Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  41. 41Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  42. 42PlantSteamTea
  43. 43EngineWindWindmill
  44. 44TeaWindmillDutch
  45. 45DustEarthPlanet
  46. 46FirePlanetSun
  47. 47SunTime MachineFuture
  48. 48DutchFutureTense
  49. 49Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  50. 50WindWindTornado
  51. 51Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  52. 52Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  53. 53InkidsPresent TenseInk Present
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava6Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone7Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil8Fossil + Waterโ†’ Oil9Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp10Oil + Swampโ†’ Tar11Tar + Waterโ†’ Pitch12Earth + Pitchโ†’ Baseball13Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam14Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine15Engine + Plantโ†’ Car16Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud17Car + Mudโ†’ Rally18Plant + Rallyโ†’ Protest19Engine + Protestโ†’ Strike20Baseball + Strikeโ†’ Out21Beach + Outโ†’ In22Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion23Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano24Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks25Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed26Plant + Weedโ†’ Pot27Fireworks + Potโ†’ Potassium28Engine + Sandโ†’ Sandbox29Potassium + Sandboxโ†’ Kids30In + Kidsโ†’ Inkids31Earth + Windโ†’ Dust32Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash33Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor34Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm35Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue36Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger37Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger38Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum39Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole40Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine41Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger42Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea43Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill44Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch45Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet46Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun47Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future48Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense49Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense50Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado51Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity52Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense53Inkids + Present Tenseโ†’ Ink Present

Ink Present at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
89
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ink Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Inkids with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ink Present?

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

Is Ink Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ink Present?

Only one known combination produces Ink Present.

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