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How to Make Present Tense Black in Infinite Craft

Present Tense Black is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Sandvik Black. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseSandvik BlackPresent Tense Black

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 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. 30LavaWaterStone
  31. 31LavaStoneObsidian
  32. 32BeachObsidianBlack Sand
  33. 33DustWindSandstorm
  34. 34SandstormWindDust Storm
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36MountainMountainMountain Range
  37. 37Dust StormMountain RangeSand Dunes
  38. 38WaterWaterLake
  39. 39LakeMountainFjord
  40. 40FjordMountainNorway
  41. 41FireNorwayViking
  42. 42Sand DunesVikingSandvik
  43. 43Black SandSandvikSandvik Black
  44. 44Present TenseSandvik BlackPresent Tense Black
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→ Lava30Lava + Water→ Stone31Lava + Stone→ Obsidian32Beach + Obsidian→ Black Sand33Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm34Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range37Dust Storm + Mountain Range→ Sand Dunes38Water + Water→ Lake39Lake + Mountain→ Fjord40Fjord + Mountain→ Norway41Fire + Norway→ Viking42Sand Dunes + Viking→ Sandvik43Black Sand + Sandvik→ Sandvik Black44Present Tense + Sandvik Black→ Present Tense Black

Present Tense Black at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Tense Black in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Sandvik Black. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

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

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

Is Present Tense Black hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Present Tense Black.

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