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How to Make Present Tense Mistake in Infinite Craft

Present Tense Mistake is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 72 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Sister Mistake. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseSister MistakePresent Tense Mistake

Marathon72 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 136

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 72 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. 27SmokeWaterFog
  28. 28EarthPlantTree
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30DandelionWaterWine
  31. 31TreeWineDrunk
  32. 32DrunkTornadoFrat Party
  33. 33FogFrat PartyFraternity
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35FraternityMountainBrother
  36. 36BrotherFireSister
  37. 37AshFirePhoenix
  38. 38AshPhoenixRebirth
  39. 39RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  40. 40PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  41. 41FireSunSolar
  42. 42PlantSolarOxygen
  43. 43OxygenWaterHydrogen
  44. 44DandelionHydrogenHelium
  45. 45EnginePlantCar
  46. 46DandelionEarthFlower
  47. 47CarFlowerCarnation
  48. 48CarnationTeaT
  49. 49HeliumTThe
  50. 50RepeatTheThe The
  51. 51SisterThe TheSister The Sister
  52. 52EarthSteamMud
  53. 53TornadoTornadoHurricane
  54. 54HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  55. 55MudSteamboatMississippi
  56. 56TornadoWaterTsunami
  57. 57MississippiTsunamiMistake
  58. 58DandelionWindSeed
  59. 59SeedTreeApple
  60. 60WaterWindWave
  61. 61EarthWaveSand
  62. 62FireSandGlass
  63. 63FireGlassLens
  64. 64MountainSandPyramid
  65. 65LensPyramidEye
  66. 66AppleEyeI
  67. 67FogPlanetVenus
  68. 68FogVenusLove
  69. 69ILoveWe
  70. 70MistakeWeWemistake
  71. 71Sister The SisterWemistakeSister Mistake
  72. 72Present TenseSister MistakePresent Tense Mistake
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 Tense26Fire + Wind→ Smoke27Smoke + Water→ Fog28Earth + Plant→ Tree29Plant + Wind→ Dandelion30Dandelion + Water→ Wine31Tree + Wine→ Drunk32Drunk + Tornado→ Frat Party33Fog + Frat Party→ Fraternity34Earth + Earth→ Mountain35Fraternity + Mountain→ Brother36Brother + Fire→ Sister37Ash + Fire→ Phoenix38Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth39Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea40Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat41Fire + Sun→ Solar42Plant + Solar→ Oxygen43Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen44Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium45Engine + Plant→ Car46Dandelion + Earth→ Flower47Car + Flower→ Carnation48Carnation + Tea→ T49Helium + T→ The50Repeat + The→ The The51Sister + The The→ Sister The Sister52Earth + Steam→ Mud53Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane54Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat55Mud + Steamboat→ Mississippi56Tornado + Water→ Tsunami57Mississippi + Tsunami→ Mistake58Dandelion + Wind→ Seed59Seed + Tree→ Apple60Water + Wind→ Wave61Earth + Wave→ Sand62Fire + Sand→ Glass63Fire + Glass→ Lens64Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid65Lens + Pyramid→ Eye66Apple + Eye→ I67Fog + Planet→ Venus68Fog + Venus→ Love69I + Love→ We70Mistake + We→ Wemistake71Sister The Sister + Wemistake→ Sister Mistake72Present Tense + Sister Mistake→ Present Tense Mistake

Present Tense Mistake at a glance

Steps to craft
72
Marathon
Crafting depth
136
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 72 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Tense Mistake in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Sister Mistake. The full path from the base elements takes 72 steps.

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

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

Is Present Tense Mistake hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 72 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Present Tense Mistake.

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