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How to Make Lightning Present in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Lightning McQueenPresent TenseLightning Present

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 592 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6PlantSmokeIncense
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8IncenseSwampMosquito
  9. 9FireMosquitoFirefly
  10. 10CarFireflyLightning McQueen
  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. 22PlantSteamTea
  23. 23EngineWindWindmill
  24. 24TeaWindmillDutch
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26FirePlanetSun
  27. 27SunTime MachineFuture
  28. 28DutchFutureTense
  29. 29Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  32. 32Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  33. 33Lightning McQueenPresent TenseLightning Present
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Plant + Smoke→ Incense7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito9Fire + Mosquito→ Firefly10Car + Firefly→ Lightning McQueen11Earth + 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 Burger22Plant + Steam→ Tea23Engine + Wind→ Windmill24Tea + Windmill→ Dutch25Dust + Earth→ Planet26Fire + Planet→ Sun27Sun + Time Machine→ Future28Dutch + Future→ Tense29Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense30Wind + Wind→ Tornado31Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity32Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense33Lightning McQueen + Present Tense→ Lightning Present

Other ways to make Lightning Present

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

Alternative combinations that produce Lightning Present
FirstSecondResult
Lightning McQueenPresent TenseLightning Present
Lightning McqueenPresent TenseLightning Present

Lightning Present at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lightning Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lightning McQueen with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lightning Present?

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

Is Lightning 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 Lightning Present?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Lightning 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.