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How to Make Must Be Present in Infinite Craft

Must Be Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is It Must Be plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

It Must BePresent TenseMust Be Present

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 101

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6HangoverPlantAspirin
  7. 7AspirinWaterPill
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9AspirinLakeSaline
  10. 10PillSalineIV
  11. 11LakeWaterOcean
  12. 12OceanWaterFish
  13. 13FishWindFlying Fish
  14. 14FireFishSushi
  15. 15Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  16. 16LakePlantLily
  17. 17Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19LakeMountainFjord
  20. 20FireFireVolcano
  21. 21FjordVolcanoIceland
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24SteamWaveSurf
  25. 25SurfWindSurfing
  26. 26IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  27. 27Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  28. 28IVThisIt is
  29. 29EarthWindDust
  30. 30DustWineVinegar
  31. 31FireVinegarKetchup
  32. 32DandelionKetchupMustard
  33. 33SteamWindCloud
  34. 34CloudWaterRain
  35. 35DandelionRainWet
  36. 36MustardWetMust
  37. 37It isMustIt Must Be
  38. 38DustFireAsh
  39. 39FireSteamEngine
  40. 40EarthEngineTractor
  41. 41EarthTractorFarm
  42. 42FarmFireBarbecue
  43. 43AshBarbecueBurger
  44. 44BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  45. 45DustEngineVacuum
  46. 46FireVacuumBlack Hole
  47. 47Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  48. 48Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  49. 49PlantSteamTea
  50. 50EngineWindWindmill
  51. 51TeaWindmillDutch
  52. 52DustEarthPlanet
  53. 53FirePlanetSun
  54. 54SunTime MachineFuture
  55. 55DutchFutureTense
  56. 56Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  57. 57WindWindTornado
  58. 58Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  59. 59Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  60. 60It Must BePresent TenseMust Be Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Hangover + Plant→ Aspirin7Aspirin + Water→ Pill8Water + Water→ Lake9Aspirin + Lake→ Saline10Pill + Saline→ IV11Lake + Water→ Ocean12Ocean + Water→ Fish13Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish14Fire + Fish→ Sushi15Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi16Lake + Plant→ Lily17Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus18Earth + Earth→ Mountain19Lake + Mountain→ Fjord20Fire + Fire→ Volcano21Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland22Fire + Water→ Steam23Water + Wind→ Wave24Steam + Wave→ Surf25Surf + Wind→ Surfing26Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing27Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This28IV + This→ It is29Earth + Wind→ Dust30Dust + Wine→ Vinegar31Fire + Vinegar→ Ketchup32Dandelion + Ketchup→ Mustard33Steam + Wind→ Cloud34Cloud + Water→ Rain35Dandelion + Rain→ Wet36Mustard + Wet→ Must37It is + Must→ It Must Be38Dust + Fire→ Ash39Fire + Steam→ Engine40Earth + Engine→ Tractor41Earth + Tractor→ Farm42Farm + Fire→ Barbecue43Ash + Barbecue→ Burger44Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger45Dust + Engine→ Vacuum46Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole47Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine48Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger49Plant + Steam→ Tea50Engine + Wind→ Windmill51Tea + Windmill→ Dutch52Dust + Earth→ Planet53Fire + Planet→ Sun54Sun + Time Machine→ Future55Dutch + Future→ Tense56Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense57Wind + Wind→ Tornado58Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity59Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense60It Must Be + Present Tense→ Must Be Present

Must Be Present at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
101
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 60 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Must Be Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine It Must Be with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Must Be Present?

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

Is Must Be Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Must Be Present?

Only one known combination produces Must Be Present.

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