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How to Make Present Why in Infinite Craft

Present Why is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Robwhy. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseRobwhyPresent Why

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 80

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 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. 26TornadoTornadoHurricane
  27. 27HurricanePlantPalm Tree
  28. 28Palm TreeWaterCoconut
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30CoconutDandelionHair
  31. 31HairTornadoAfro
  32. 32AfroPlantBob
  33. 33EarthSteamMud
  34. 34FireMudBrick
  35. 35BrickBrickWall
  36. 36WallWaterDam
  37. 37BobDamRob
  38. 38WaterWaterLake
  39. 39LakeWaterOcean
  40. 40OceanWaterFish
  41. 41FishWindFlying Fish
  42. 42EarthFlying FishBird
  43. 43BirdEarthChicken
  44. 44EarthEarthMountain
  45. 45MountainTractorBulldozer
  46. 46BulldozerMountainRoad
  47. 47ChickenRoadWhy
  48. 48RobWhyRobwhy
  49. 49Present TenseRobwhyPresent Why
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 Tense26Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane27Hurricane + Plant→ Palm Tree28Palm Tree + Water→ Coconut29Plant + Wind→ Dandelion30Coconut + Dandelion→ Hair31Hair + Tornado→ Afro32Afro + Plant→ Bob33Earth + Steam→ Mud34Fire + Mud→ Brick35Brick + Brick→ Wall36Wall + Water→ Dam37Bob + Dam→ Rob38Water + Water→ Lake39Lake + Water→ Ocean40Ocean + Water→ Fish41Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish42Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird43Bird + Earth→ Chicken44Earth + Earth→ Mountain45Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer46Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road47Chicken + Road→ Why48Rob + Why→ Robwhy49Present Tense + Robwhy→ Present Why

Present Why at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Why in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Robwhy. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Why?

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

Is Present Why hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Why?

Only one known combination produces Present Why.

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