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How to Make Perfect Tense in Infinite Craft

Perfect Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Complete plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CompletePresent TensePerfect Tense

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 77

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6Black HoleWaterDrain
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8FireMudBrick
  9. 9BrickWindHouse
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12HouseSwampMansion
  13. 13MansionWaterSwimming Pool
  14. 14DrainSwimming PoolEmpty
  15. 15EmptyVacuumFull
  16. 16EarthEngineTractor
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18DustTreeWood
  19. 19TractorWoodLumberjack
  20. 20LumberjackWindSaw
  21. 21FullSawComplete
  22. 22DustFireAsh
  23. 23EarthTractorFarm
  24. 24FarmFireBarbecue
  25. 25AshBarbecueBurger
  26. 26BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  27. 27Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  28. 28Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  29. 29PlantSteamTea
  30. 30EngineWindWindmill
  31. 31TeaWindmillDutch
  32. 32DustEarthPlanet
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34SunTime MachineFuture
  35. 35DutchFutureTense
  36. 36Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  37. 37WindWindTornado
  38. 38Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  39. 39Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  40. 40CompletePresent TensePerfect Tense
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Black Hole + Waterโ†’ Drain7Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud8Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick9Brick + Windโ†’ House10Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant11Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp12House + Swampโ†’ Mansion13Mansion + Waterโ†’ Swimming Pool14Drain + Swimming Poolโ†’ Empty15Empty + Vacuumโ†’ Full16Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor17Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree18Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood19Tractor + Woodโ†’ Lumberjack20Lumberjack + Windโ†’ Saw21Full + Sawโ†’ Complete22Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash23Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm24Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue25Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger26Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger27Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine28Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger29Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea30Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill31Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch32Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet33Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun34Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future35Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense36Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense37Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado38Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity39Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense40Complete + Present Tenseโ†’ Perfect Tense

Perfect Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Perfect Tense, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Perfect Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Complete with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Perfect Tense?

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

Is Perfect Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Perfect Tense?

Only one known combination produces Perfect Tense.

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