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How to Make Present Wherefore in Infinite Craft

Present Wherefore is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Wherefore. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseWhereforePresent Wherefore

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 86

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 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. 26PlantWaterSwamp
  27. 27FireSwampDragon
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DragonSwampLizard
  30. 30DandelionLizardChameleon
  31. 31ChameleonWaterCamouflage
  32. 32AshFirePhoenix
  33. 33DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  34. 34WindYin YangFeng Shui
  35. 35CamouflageFeng ShuiHide and Seek
  36. 36DragonHide and SeekWhere
  37. 37WaterWaterLake
  38. 38LakeWaterOcean
  39. 39OceanWaterFish
  40. 40FishWaterFishbowl
  41. 41FireFishbowlGoldfish
  42. 42FireGoldfishBoiled Fish
  43. 43EarthEarthMountain
  44. 44LakeMountainFjord
  45. 45Boiled FishFjordLutefisk
  46. 46FireWindSmoke
  47. 47PlantSmokeIncense
  48. 48IncenseWaterPerfume
  49. 49PerfumeWindSmell
  50. 50LutefiskSmellBad
  51. 51BadBadWorse
  52. 52WhereWorseWherefore
  53. 53Present TenseWhereforePresent Wherefore
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 Tense26Plant + Water→ Swamp27Fire + Swamp→ Dragon28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dragon + Swamp→ Lizard30Dandelion + Lizard→ Chameleon31Chameleon + Water→ Camouflage32Ash + Fire→ Phoenix33Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang34Wind + Yin Yang→ Feng Shui35Camouflage + Feng Shui→ Hide and Seek36Dragon + Hide and Seek→ Where37Water + Water→ Lake38Lake + Water→ Ocean39Ocean + Water→ Fish40Fish + Water→ Fishbowl41Fire + Fishbowl→ Goldfish42Fire + Goldfish→ Boiled Fish43Earth + Earth→ Mountain44Lake + Mountain→ Fjord45Boiled Fish + Fjord→ Lutefisk46Fire + Wind→ Smoke47Plant + Smoke→ Incense48Incense + Water→ Perfume49Perfume + Wind→ Smell50Lutefisk + Smell→ Bad51Bad + Bad→ Worse52Where + Worse→ Wherefore53Present Tense + Wherefore→ Present Wherefore

Present Wherefore at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Wherefore in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Wherefore. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Wherefore?

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

Is Present Wherefore hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Wherefore?

Only one known combination produces Present Wherefore.

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