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How to Make Present Empire in Infinite Craft

Present Empire is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Empire Earth plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Empire EarthPresent TensePresent Empire

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 74

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3PlantWaterSwamp
  4. 4DandelionSwampFrog
  5. 5FrogWindPrince
  6. 6EarthPrinceKing
  7. 7EarthKingKingdom
  8. 8EarthKingdomEmpire
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustFireAsh
  12. 12AshPlantTobacco
  13. 13LakeTobaccoPipe
  14. 14PipeWaterFountain
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EngineWindWindmill
  18. 18WaterWindmillEnergy
  19. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  21. 21EnergyMountain DewGamer
  22. 22FountainGamerVideogame
  23. 23EmpireVideogameEmpire Earth
  24. 24EarthEngineTractor
  25. 25EarthTractorFarm
  26. 26FarmFireBarbecue
  27. 27AshBarbecueBurger
  28. 28BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  32. 32Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  33. 33PlantSteamTea
  34. 34TeaWindmillDutch
  35. 35DustEarthPlanet
  36. 36FirePlanetSun
  37. 37SunTime MachineFuture
  38. 38DutchFutureTense
  39. 39Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  40. 40WindWindTornado
  41. 41Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  42. 42Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  43. 43Empire EarthPresent TensePresent Empire
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Plant + Water→ Swamp4Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog5Frog + Wind→ Prince6Earth + Prince→ King7Earth + King→ Kingdom8Earth + Kingdom→ Empire9Water + Water→ Lake10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Fire→ Ash12Ash + Plant→ Tobacco13Lake + Tobacco→ Pipe14Pipe + Water→ Fountain15Fire + Water→ Steam16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Engine + Wind→ Windmill18Water + Windmill→ Energy19Earth + Earth→ Mountain20Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew21Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer22Fountain + Gamer→ Videogame23Empire + Videogame→ Empire Earth24Earth + Engine→ Tractor25Earth + Tractor→ Farm26Farm + Fire→ Barbecue27Ash + Barbecue→ Burger28Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger29Dust + Engine→ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole31Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine32Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger33Plant + Steam→ Tea34Tea + Windmill→ Dutch35Dust + Earth→ Planet36Fire + Planet→ Sun37Sun + Time Machine→ Future38Dutch + Future→ Tense39Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense40Wind + Wind→ Tornado41Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity42Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense43Empire Earth + Present Tense→ Present Empire

Present Empire at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Empire in Infinite Craft?

Combine Empire Earth with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Empire?

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

Is Present Empire hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Empire?

Only one known combination produces Present Empire.

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