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How to Make Pain In The Present in Infinite Craft

Pain In The Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Pain in the Arse plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Pain in the ArsePresent TensePain In The Present

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 772 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17FireMudBrick
  18. 18BrickBrickWall
  19. 19SteamWallGraffiti
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EngineEngineRocket
  22. 22GraffitiRocketSpace Invader
  23. 23AnagramSpace InvaderPain in the Arse
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25DustFireAsh
  26. 26EarthEngineTractor
  27. 27EarthTractorFarm
  28. 28FarmFireBarbecue
  29. 29AshBarbecueBurger
  30. 30BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  31. 31DustEngineVacuum
  32. 32FireVacuumBlack Hole
  33. 33Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  34. 34Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  35. 35PlantSteamTea
  36. 36EngineWindWindmill
  37. 37TeaWindmillDutch
  38. 38DustEarthPlanet
  39. 39FirePlanetSun
  40. 40SunTime MachineFuture
  41. 41DutchFutureTense
  42. 42Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  43. 43WindWindTornado
  44. 44Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  45. 45Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  46. 46Pain in the ArsePresent TensePain In The Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Fire + Water→ Steam16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Fire + Mud→ Brick18Brick + Brick→ Wall19Steam + Wall→ Graffiti20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Engine + Engine→ Rocket22Graffiti + Rocket→ Space Invader23Anagram + Space Invader→ Pain in the Arse24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Dust + Fire→ Ash26Earth + Engine→ Tractor27Earth + Tractor→ Farm28Farm + Fire→ Barbecue29Ash + Barbecue→ Burger30Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger31Dust + Engine→ Vacuum32Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole33Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine34Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger35Plant + Steam→ Tea36Engine + Wind→ Windmill37Tea + Windmill→ Dutch38Dust + Earth→ Planet39Fire + Planet→ Sun40Sun + Time Machine→ Future41Dutch + Future→ Tense42Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense43Wind + Wind→ Tornado44Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity45Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense46Pain in the Arse + Present Tense→ Pain In The Present

Other ways to make Pain In The Present

2 combinations are known to produce Pain In The Present. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Pain In The Present
FirstSecondResult
Pain in the ArsePresent TensePain In The Present
Pain In The ArsePresent TensePain In The Present

Pain In The Present at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

Similar effort to Pain In The Present, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pain In The Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Pain in the Arse with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pain In The Present?

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

Is Pain In The Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pain In The Present?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Pain In The 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.