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How to Make Present Tense Tom in Infinite Craft

Present Tense Tom is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Tom Tasbombadil. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseTom TasbombadilPresent Tense Tom

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 101

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 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. 26FireSunSolar
  27. 27PlanetSolarSystem
  28. 28FireSystemComputer
  29. 29EnginePlantCar
  30. 30CarEngineRacecar
  31. 31EngineRacecarSpeed
  32. 32EarthFireLava
  33. 33LavaWaterStone
  34. 34SteamStoneGeysir
  35. 35WaterWindWave
  36. 36EarthWaveSand
  37. 37EngineSandSandbox
  38. 38PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  39. 39GeysirMinecraftYoutube
  40. 40SpeedYoutubeSpeedrun
  41. 41ComputerSpeedrunTAS
  42. 42EarthPlantTree
  43. 43TreeWaterRiver
  44. 44TornadoTornadoHurricane
  45. 45HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  46. 46RiverSteamboatMark Twain
  47. 47EarthTreeForest
  48. 48EngineSteamTrain
  49. 49TrainWaterSubmarine
  50. 50SubmarineTreeWooden Submarine
  51. 51ForestWooden SubmarineTreebeard
  52. 52Mark TwainTreebeardTom Bombadil
  53. 53TASTom BombadilTom Tasbombadil
  54. 54Present TenseTom TasbombadilPresent Tense Tom
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 + Sun→ Solar27Planet + Solar→ System28Fire + System→ Computer29Engine + Plant→ Car30Car + Engine→ Racecar31Engine + Racecar→ Speed32Earth + Fire→ Lava33Lava + Water→ Stone34Steam + Stone→ Geysir35Water + Wind→ Wave36Earth + Wave→ Sand37Engine + Sand→ Sandbox38Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft39Geysir + Minecraft→ Youtube40Speed + Youtube→ Speedrun41Computer + Speedrun→ TAS42Earth + Plant→ Tree43Tree + Water→ River44Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane45Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat46River + Steamboat→ Mark Twain47Earth + Tree→ Forest48Engine + Steam→ Train49Train + Water→ Submarine50Submarine + Tree→ Wooden Submarine51Forest + Wooden Submarine→ Treebeard52Mark Twain + Treebeard→ Tom Bombadil53TAS + Tom Bombadil→ Tom Tasbombadil54Present Tense + Tom Tasbombadil→ Present Tense Tom

Present Tense Tom at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
101
longer than 99% 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 Tom in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Tom Tasbombadil. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

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

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

Is Present Tense Tom hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Present Tense Tom.

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