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How to Make Now And Zen in Infinite Craft

Now And Zen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Now and then plus Yew Surfer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Now and thenYew SurferNow And Zen

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 992 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4GlassSandHourglass
  5. 5FireHourglassTime
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionWaterWine
  9. 9WindWineBalloon
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11BalloonTreeBonsai
  12. 12EarthEarthMountain
  13. 13BonsaiMountainZen
  14. 14TimeZenNow
  15. 15TreeWineDrunk
  16. 16FireGlassLens
  17. 17DrunkLensBlur
  18. 18BlurTimeMotion
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EnginePlantCar
  22. 22GlassSteamMirror
  23. 23FireFireVolcano
  24. 24MirrorVolcanoEcho
  25. 25CarEchoReverse
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27DustEarthPlanet
  28. 28EngineSandSandbox
  29. 29PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  30. 30MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  31. 31ReverseTerrariaRare
  32. 32MotionRareRarely
  33. 33MountainSandPyramid
  34. 34PyramidWaterTomb
  35. 35TombWaterMoses
  36. 36MosesWaterParting
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38SmokeWaterFog
  39. 39CarEarthTire
  40. 40FogTireSkid
  41. 41PartingSkidWays
  42. 42RarelyWaysSometimes
  43. 43NowSometimesNow and then
  44. 44PlanetSteamSteampunk
  45. 45SteamWaveSurf
  46. 46SurfWaveSurfer
  47. 47SteampunkSurferSteam Surfer
  48. 48WaterWaterLake
  49. 49LakePlantLily
  50. 50MountainMountainMountain Range
  51. 51LilyMountain RangeHimalayas
  52. 52HimalayasTreeYew
  53. 53Steam SurferYewYew Surfer
  54. 54Now and thenYew SurferNow And Zen
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Glass + Sand→ Hourglass5Fire + Hourglass→ Time6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Water→ Wine9Wind + Wine→ Balloon10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai12Earth + Earth→ Mountain13Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen14Time + Zen→ Now15Tree + Wine→ Drunk16Fire + Glass→ Lens17Drunk + Lens→ Blur18Blur + Time→ Motion19Fire + Water→ Steam20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Engine + Plant→ Car22Glass + Steam→ Mirror23Fire + Fire→ Volcano24Mirror + Volcano→ Echo25Car + Echo→ Reverse26Earth + Wind→ Dust27Dust + Earth→ Planet28Engine + Sand→ Sandbox29Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft30Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria31Reverse + Terraria→ Rare32Motion + Rare→ Rarely33Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid34Pyramid + Water→ Tomb35Tomb + Water→ Moses36Moses + Water→ Parting37Fire + Wind→ Smoke38Smoke + Water→ Fog39Car + Earth→ Tire40Fog + Tire→ Skid41Parting + Skid→ Ways42Rarely + Ways→ Sometimes43Now + Sometimes→ Now and then44Planet + Steam→ Steampunk45Steam + Wave→ Surf46Surf + Wave→ Surfer47Steampunk + Surfer→ Steam Surfer48Water + Water→ Lake49Lake + Plant→ Lily50Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range51Lily + Mountain Range→ Himalayas52Himalayas + Tree→ Yew53Steam Surfer + Yew→ Yew Surfer54Now and then + Yew Surfer→ Now And Zen

Other ways to make Now And Zen

2 combinations are known to produce Now And Zen. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Now And Zen
FirstSecondResult
Now and thenYew SurferNow And Zen
Now And ThenYew SurferNow And Zen

Now And Zen at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
99
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Now And Zen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Now and then with Yew Surfer. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Now And Zen?

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

Is Now And Zen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Now And Zen?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Now And Zen, 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.