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How to Make Present Cost in Infinite Craft

Present Cost is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 69 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Cost. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe CostPresent Cost

Marathon69 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1332 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 69 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. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28SandWaterBeach
  29. 29EarthFireLava
  30. 30BeachLavaHawaii
  31. 31PlantWaveSeaweed
  32. 32HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  33. 33FirePokePoker
  34. 34PlantWaterSwamp
  35. 35PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  36. 36SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  37. 37EnginePlantCar
  38. 38SteamWindCloud
  39. 39CloudWaterRain
  40. 40CarRainTraffic
  41. 41Swamp ThingTrafficSwamped
  42. 42PokerSwampedAll-in
  43. 43AshFirePhoenix
  44. 44AshPhoenixRebirth
  45. 45RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  46. 46PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  47. 47PlantWindDandelion
  48. 48FireSunSolar
  49. 49PlantSolarOxygen
  50. 50OxygenWaterHydrogen
  51. 51DandelionHydrogenHelium
  52. 52DandelionEarthFlower
  53. 53CarFlowerCarnation
  54. 54CarnationTeaT
  55. 55HeliumTThe
  56. 56RepeatTheThe The
  57. 57All-inThe TheAll The
  58. 58WaterWindmillEnergy
  59. 59EarthEarthMountain
  60. 60DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  61. 61EnergyMountain DewGamer
  62. 62EngineSteamTrain
  63. 63GamerTrainGaming
  64. 64TornadoWaterTsunami
  65. 65SteamTsunamiTitanic
  66. 66Mountain DewTitanicSunk
  67. 67GamingSunkCost
  68. 68All TheCostThe Cost
  69. 69Present TenseThe CostPresent Cost
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 + Wind→ Wave27Earth + Wave→ Sand28Sand + Water→ Beach29Earth + Fire→ Lava30Beach + Lava→ Hawaii31Plant + Wave→ Seaweed32Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke33Fire + Poke→ Poker34Plant + Water→ Swamp35Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap36Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing37Engine + Plant→ Car38Steam + Wind→ Cloud39Cloud + Water→ Rain40Car + Rain→ Traffic41Swamp Thing + Traffic→ Swamped42Poker + Swamped→ All-in43Ash + Fire→ Phoenix44Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth45Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea46Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat47Plant + Wind→ Dandelion48Fire + Sun→ Solar49Plant + Solar→ Oxygen50Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen51Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium52Dandelion + Earth→ Flower53Car + Flower→ Carnation54Carnation + Tea→ T55Helium + T→ The56Repeat + The→ The The57All-in + The The→ All The58Water + Windmill→ Energy59Earth + Earth→ Mountain60Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew61Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer62Engine + Steam→ Train63Gamer + Train→ Gaming64Tornado + Water→ Tsunami65Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic66Mountain Dew + Titanic→ Sunk67Gaming + Sunk→ Cost68All The + Cost→ The Cost69Present Tense + The Cost→ Present Cost

Other ways to make Present Cost

2 combinations are known to produce Present Cost. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Present Cost
FirstSecondResult
Present TenseThe CostPresent Cost
Opportunity CostPresent TensePresent Cost

Present Cost at a glance

Steps to craft
69
Marathon
Crafting depth
133
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 69 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Cost in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The Cost. The full path from the base elements takes 69 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Cost?

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

Is Present Cost hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 69 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Cost?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Present Cost, 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.