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How to Make Present Tense Dead in Infinite Craft

Present Tense Dead is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Grateful Dead. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe Grateful DeadPresent Tense Dead

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 66

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 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. 26WaterWindmillEnergy
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28SmokeWaterFog
  29. 29FogPlantMushroom
  30. 30EnergyMushroomPsilocybin
  31. 31TornadoWaterTsunami
  32. 32EarthTsunamiIsland
  33. 33EarthIslandContinent
  34. 34EngineSteamTrain
  35. 35ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  36. 36PsilocybinTranscontinental RailroadThe Grateful Dead
  37. 37Present TenseThe Grateful DeadPresent Tense Dead
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 + Windmill→ Energy27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Smoke + Water→ Fog29Fog + Plant→ Mushroom30Energy + Mushroom→ Psilocybin31Tornado + Water→ Tsunami32Earth + Tsunami→ Island33Earth + Island→ Continent34Engine + Steam→ Train35Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad36Psilocybin + Transcontinental Railroad→ The Grateful Dead37Present Tense + The Grateful Dead→ Present Tense Dead

Present Tense Dead at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 97% 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 Dead in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The Grateful Dead. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

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

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

Is Present Tense Dead hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Present Tense Dead.

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