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How to Make Present Ark in Infinite Craft

Present Ark is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Surf Ark. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseSurf ArkPresent Ark

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 64

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27EngineLakeBoat
  28. 28EarthSteamMud
  29. 29FireMudBrick
  30. 30BoatBrickArk
  31. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32SteamWaveSurf
  33. 33SurfWindSurfing
  34. 34SurfingTractorSurf Tractor
  35. 35ArkSurf TractorSurf Ark
  36. 36Present TenseSurf ArkPresent Ark
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense26Water + Water→ Lake27Engine + Lake→ Boat28Earth + Steam→ Mud29Fire + Mud→ Brick30Boat + Brick→ Ark31Water + Wind→ Wave32Steam + Wave→ Surf33Surf + Wind→ Surfing34Surfing + Tractor→ Surf Tractor35Ark + Surf Tractor→ Surf Ark36Present Tense + Surf Ark→ Present Ark

Present Ark at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Present Ark, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Ark in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Surf Ark. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Ark?

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

Is Present Ark hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Ark?

Only one known combination produces Present Ark.

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