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How to Make John Henry Present in Infinite Craft

John Henry Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is John Henry plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

John HenryPresent TenseJohn Henry Present

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 59

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3TornadoWaterTsunami
  4. 4EarthTsunamiIsland
  5. 5EarthIslandContinent
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EngineSteamTrain
  9. 9ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  10. 10HurricaneTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13EarthEngineTractor
  14. 14EarthTractorFarm
  15. 15FarmFireBarbecue
  16. 16AshBarbecueBurger
  17. 17BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  18. 18DustEngineVacuum
  19. 19FireVacuumBlack Hole
  20. 20Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  21. 21Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  22. 22EarthWaterPlant
  23. 23PlantSteamTea
  24. 24EngineWindWindmill
  25. 25TeaWindmillDutch
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27FirePlanetSun
  28. 28SunTime MachineFuture
  29. 29DutchFutureTense
  30. 30Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  31. 31Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  32. 32Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  33. 33John HenryPresent TenseJohn Henry Present
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Tornado + Water→ Tsunami4Earth + Tsunami→ Island5Earth + Island→ Continent6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Engine + Steam→ Train9Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad10Hurricane + Transcontinental Railroad→ John Henry11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Earth + Engine→ Tractor14Earth + Tractor→ Farm15Farm + Fire→ Barbecue16Ash + Barbecue→ Burger17Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger18Dust + Engine→ Vacuum19Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole20Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine21Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger22Earth + Water→ Plant23Plant + Steam→ Tea24Engine + Wind→ Windmill25Tea + Windmill→ Dutch26Dust + Earth→ Planet27Fire + Planet→ Sun28Sun + Time Machine→ Future29Dutch + Future→ Tense30Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense31Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity32Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense33John Henry + Present Tense→ John Henry Present

John Henry Present at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make John Henry Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine John Henry with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John Henry Present?

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

Is John Henry Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make John Henry Present?

Only one known combination produces John Henry Present.

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