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How to Make Present Lake in Infinite Craft

Present Lake is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Slow-lake. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseSlow-lakePresent Lake

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 99

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 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. 26FireWindSmoke
  27. 27PlantSmokeIncense
  28. 28PlantWaterSwamp
  29. 29IncenseSwampMosquito
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  33. 33Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  34. 34FireSeedsPopcorn
  35. 35MountainPopcornMovie
  36. 36MosquitoMovieIt
  37. 37DustPlantPollen
  38. 38AshPollenCough
  39. 39EarthPlantTree
  40. 40TreeWindLeaf
  41. 41CoughLeafCough Drop
  42. 42SwampWaterMarsh
  43. 43DustWindSandstorm
  44. 44MarshSandstormQuicksand
  45. 45Cough DropQuicksandSlow Candy
  46. 46ItSlow CandySlow It
  47. 47TreeWaterRiver
  48. 48EarthPlanetMoon
  49. 49MoonWindWerewolf
  50. 50TreeWerewolfWere-tree
  51. 51RiverWere-treeWere-river
  52. 52SmokeWere-riverSmoke-river
  53. 53Smoke-riverSmoke-riverSmoke-lake
  54. 54Slow ItSmoke-lakeSlow-lake
  55. 55Present TenseSlow-lakePresent Lake
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense26Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke27Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense28Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp29Incense + Swampโ†’ Mosquito30Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain31Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion32Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch33Dandelion Patch + Windโ†’ Seeds34Fire + Seedsโ†’ Popcorn35Mountain + Popcornโ†’ Movie36Mosquito + Movieโ†’ It37Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen38Ash + Pollenโ†’ Cough39Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree40Tree + Windโ†’ Leaf41Cough + Leafโ†’ Cough Drop42Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh43Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm44Marsh + Sandstormโ†’ Quicksand45Cough Drop + Quicksandโ†’ Slow Candy46It + Slow Candyโ†’ Slow It47Tree + Waterโ†’ River48Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon49Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf50Tree + Werewolfโ†’ Were-tree51River + Were-treeโ†’ Were-river52Smoke + Were-riverโ†’ Smoke-river53Smoke-river + Smoke-riverโ†’ Smoke-lake54Slow It + Smoke-lakeโ†’ Slow-lake55Present Tense + Slow-lakeโ†’ Present Lake

Present Lake at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
99
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Lake in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Slow-lake. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Lake?

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

Is Present Lake hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Lake?

Only one known combination produces Present Lake.

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