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How to Make Present Time in Infinite Craft

Present Time is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 57 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Shalltime. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseShalltimePresent Time

Marathon57 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 100

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 57 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. 26EnginePlantCar
  27. 27EarthSteamMud
  28. 28CarMudRally
  29. 29EarthRallyMarch
  30. 30EngineSteamTrain
  31. 31TrainWaterSubmarine
  32. 32SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  33. 33Captain NemoDustNemo
  34. 34NemoWindFinding Nemo
  35. 35EarthFinding NemoPixar
  36. 36PixarWindUp
  37. 37MarchUpForward
  38. 38PlantWindDandelion
  39. 39DandelionWaterWine
  40. 40DustWineVinegar
  41. 41FireVinegarKetchup
  42. 42DandelionKetchupMustard
  43. 43SteamWindCloud
  44. 44CloudWaterRain
  45. 45DandelionRainWet
  46. 46MustardWetMust
  47. 47ForwardMustShould
  48. 48Black HoleEarthHole
  49. 49HoleWaterWell
  50. 50ShouldWellShall
  51. 51WaterWindWave
  52. 52EarthWaveSand
  53. 53FireSandGlass
  54. 54GlassSandHourglass
  55. 55FireHourglassTime
  56. 56ShallTimeShalltime
  57. 57Present TenseShalltimePresent Time
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 Tense26Engine + Plant→ Car27Earth + Steam→ Mud28Car + Mud→ Rally29Earth + Rally→ March30Engine + Steam→ Train31Train + Water→ Submarine32Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo33Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo34Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo35Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar36Pixar + Wind→ Up37March + Up→ Forward38Plant + Wind→ Dandelion39Dandelion + Water→ Wine40Dust + Wine→ Vinegar41Fire + Vinegar→ Ketchup42Dandelion + Ketchup→ Mustard43Steam + Wind→ Cloud44Cloud + Water→ Rain45Dandelion + Rain→ Wet46Mustard + Wet→ Must47Forward + Must→ Should48Black Hole + Earth→ Hole49Hole + Water→ Well50Should + Well→ Shall51Water + Wind→ Wave52Earth + Wave→ Sand53Fire + Sand→ Glass54Glass + Sand→ Hourglass55Fire + Hourglass→ Time56Shall + Time→ Shalltime57Present Tense + Shalltime→ Present Time

Present Time at a glance

Steps to craft
57
Marathon
Crafting depth
100
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 57 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Time in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Shalltime. The full path from the base elements takes 57 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Time?

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

Is Present Time hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 57 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Time?

Only one known combination produces Present Time.

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