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How to Make Prefer Present Tense in Infinite Craft

Prefer Present Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 86 combinations to get there, and the final one is Preferr're plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Preferr'rePresent TensePrefer Present Tense

Marathon86 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 146

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 86 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickBrickWall
  5. 5WallWaterDam
  6. 6DamSteamPower
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12FireSandGlass
  13. 13GlassSteamMirror
  14. 14FireFireVolcano
  15. 15MirrorVolcanoEcho
  16. 16CarEchoReverse
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19EngineSandSandbox
  20. 20PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  21. 21MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  22. 22ReverseTerrariaRare
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24LakeWaterOcean
  25. 25OceanWaterFish
  26. 26FishWindFlying Fish
  27. 27FireFishSushi
  28. 28Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  29. 29LakePlantLily
  30. 30Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32LakeMountainFjord
  33. 33FjordVolcanoIceland
  34. 34SteamWaveSurf
  35. 35SurfWindSurfing
  36. 36IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  37. 37Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  38. 38EarthThisThat
  39. 39RareThatRather
  40. 40PowerRatherPrefer
  41. 41PlantWindDandelion
  42. 42DandelionWindSeed
  43. 43EarthPlantTree
  44. 44SeedTreeApple
  45. 45FireGlassLens
  46. 46MountainSandPyramid
  47. 47LensPyramidEye
  48. 48AppleEyeI
  49. 49FireWindSmoke
  50. 50SmokeWaterFog
  51. 51FogPlanetVenus
  52. 52FogVenusLove
  53. 53ILoveWe
  54. 54DustWindSandstorm
  55. 55SandstormWaterOasis
  56. 56OasisPlantDate
  57. 57DateWaterDating
  58. 58DatingEarthMarriage
  59. 59EarthMarriageDivorce
  60. 60DandelionDivorceSeparation
  61. 61EarthPlanetMoon
  62. 62MoonWindWerewolf
  63. 63SeparationWerewolfWere
  64. 64WeWereWe're
  65. 65PreferWe'rePreferr're
  66. 66DustFireAsh
  67. 67EarthEngineTractor
  68. 68EarthTractorFarm
  69. 69FarmFireBarbecue
  70. 70AshBarbecueBurger
  71. 71BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  72. 72DustEngineVacuum
  73. 73FireVacuumBlack Hole
  74. 74Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  75. 75Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  76. 76PlantSteamTea
  77. 77EngineWindWindmill
  78. 78TeaWindmillDutch
  79. 79FirePlanetSun
  80. 80SunTime MachineFuture
  81. 81DutchFutureTense
  82. 82Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  83. 83WindWindTornado
  84. 84Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  85. 85Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  86. 86Preferr'rePresent TensePrefer Present Tense
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Brick→ Wall5Wall + Water→ Dam6Dam + Steam→ Power7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Earth + Water→ Plant9Engine + Plant→ Car10Water + Wind→ Wave11Earth + Wave→ Sand12Fire + Sand→ Glass13Glass + Steam→ Mirror14Fire + Fire→ Volcano15Mirror + Volcano→ Echo16Car + Echo→ Reverse17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Engine + Sand→ Sandbox20Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft21Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria22Reverse + Terraria→ Rare23Water + Water→ Lake24Lake + Water→ Ocean25Ocean + Water→ Fish26Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish27Fire + Fish→ Sushi28Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi29Lake + Plant→ Lily30Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Lake + Mountain→ Fjord33Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland34Steam + Wave→ Surf35Surf + Wind→ Surfing36Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing37Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This38Earth + This→ That39Rare + That→ Rather40Power + Rather→ Prefer41Plant + Wind→ Dandelion42Dandelion + Wind→ Seed43Earth + Plant→ Tree44Seed + Tree→ Apple45Fire + Glass→ Lens46Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid47Lens + Pyramid→ Eye48Apple + Eye→ I49Fire + Wind→ Smoke50Smoke + Water→ Fog51Fog + Planet→ Venus52Fog + Venus→ Love53I + Love→ We54Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm55Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis56Oasis + Plant→ Date57Date + Water→ Dating58Dating + Earth→ Marriage59Earth + Marriage→ Divorce60Dandelion + Divorce→ Separation61Earth + Planet→ Moon62Moon + Wind→ Werewolf63Separation + Werewolf→ Were64We + Were→ We're65Prefer + We're→ Preferr're66Dust + Fire→ Ash67Earth + Engine→ Tractor68Earth + Tractor→ Farm69Farm + Fire→ Barbecue70Ash + Barbecue→ Burger71Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger72Dust + Engine→ Vacuum73Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole74Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine75Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger76Plant + Steam→ Tea77Engine + Wind→ Windmill78Tea + Windmill→ Dutch79Fire + Planet→ Sun80Sun + Time Machine→ Future81Dutch + Future→ Tense82Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense83Wind + Wind→ Tornado84Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity85Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense86Preferr're + Present Tense→ Prefer Present Tense

Prefer Present Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
86
Marathon
Crafting depth
146
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Prefer Present Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Preferr're with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 86 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Prefer Present Tense?

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

Is Prefer Present Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 86 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Prefer Present Tense?

Only one known combination produces Prefer Present Tense.

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