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How to Make NOW in Infinite Craft

NOW is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nether Detector plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Nether DetectorPresent TenseNOW

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 635 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7DestructionObsidianNether
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  12. 12SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  13. 13NetherSmoke DetectorNether Detector
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18EarthEngineTractor
  19. 19EarthTractorFarm
  20. 20FarmFireBarbecue
  21. 21AshBarbecueBurger
  22. 22BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  23. 23DustEngineVacuum
  24. 24FireVacuumBlack Hole
  25. 25Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  26. 26Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  27. 27PlantSteamTea
  28. 28EngineWindWindmill
  29. 29TeaWindmillDutch
  30. 30DustEarthPlanet
  31. 31FirePlanetSun
  32. 32SunTime MachineFuture
  33. 33DutchFutureTense
  34. 34Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  35. 35Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  36. 36Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  37. 37Nether DetectorPresent TenseNOW
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction4Earth + Fire→ Lava5Lava + Water→ Stone6Lava + Stone→ Obsidian7Destruction + Obsidian→ Nether8Fire + Wind→ Smoke9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Water→ Swamp11Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap12Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector13Nether + Smoke Detector→ Nether Detector14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Fire + Water→ Steam17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Earth + Engine→ Tractor19Earth + Tractor→ Farm20Farm + Fire→ Barbecue21Ash + Barbecue→ Burger22Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger23Dust + Engine→ Vacuum24Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole25Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine26Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger27Plant + Steam→ Tea28Engine + Wind→ Windmill29Tea + Windmill→ Dutch30Dust + Earth→ Planet31Fire + Planet→ Sun32Sun + Time Machine→ Future33Dutch + Future→ Tense34Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense35Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity36Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense37Nether Detector + Present Tense→ NOW

Other ways to make NOW

5 combinations are known to produce NOW. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce NOW
FirstSecondResult
Nether DetectorPresent TenseNOW
Nether WallPresent TenseNOW
NiecePresent TenseNOW
AnagramWomen’s RightsNOW
Neon YellowPresent TenseNOW

What you can make with NOW

NOW at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

Similar effort to NOW, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make NOW in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nether Detector with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make NOW?

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

Is NOW hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make NOW?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce NOW, 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.