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How to Make Potential Tense in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Potential EnergyPresent TensePotential Tense

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 74

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3EarthMudClay
  4. 4SteamWindCloud
  5. 5CloudWaterRain
  6. 6RainWaterRainbow
  7. 7ClayRainbowPot of Gold
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12DustEngineVacuum
  13. 13FireVacuumBlack Hole
  14. 14Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  15. 15SunTime MachineFuture
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19PlantWeedPot
  20. 20FuturePotPotential
  21. 21Pot of GoldPotentialPotential Energy
  22. 22DustFireAsh
  23. 23EarthEngineTractor
  24. 24EarthTractorFarm
  25. 25FarmFireBarbecue
  26. 26AshBarbecueBurger
  27. 27BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  28. 28Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  29. 29PlantSteamTea
  30. 30EngineWindWindmill
  31. 31TeaWindmillDutch
  32. 32DutchFutureTense
  33. 33Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  34. 34WindWindTornado
  35. 35Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  36. 36Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  37. 37Potential EnergyPresent TensePotential Tense
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Earth + Mud→ Clay4Steam + Wind→ Cloud5Cloud + Water→ Rain6Rain + Water→ Rainbow7Clay + Rainbow→ Pot of Gold8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Fire + Steam→ Engine12Dust + Engine→ Vacuum13Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole14Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine15Sun + Time Machine→ Future16Earth + Water→ Plant17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Plant + Weed→ Pot20Future + Pot→ Potential21Pot of Gold + Potential→ Potential Energy22Dust + Fire→ Ash23Earth + Engine→ Tractor24Earth + Tractor→ Farm25Farm + Fire→ Barbecue26Ash + Barbecue→ Burger27Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger28Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger29Plant + Steam→ Tea30Engine + Wind→ Windmill31Tea + Windmill→ Dutch32Dutch + Future→ Tense33Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense34Wind + Wind→ Tornado35Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity36Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense37Potential Energy + Present Tense→ Potential Tense

Potential Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Potential Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Potential Energy with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Potential Tense?

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

Is Potential Tense 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 Potential Tense?

Only one known combination produces Potential Tense.

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