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How to Make Present Zen in Infinite Craft

Present Zen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Zen Garden. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseZen GardenPresent Zen

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 592 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 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. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28StoneStoneBoulder
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30DandelionEarthFlower
  31. 31FlowerPlantGarden
  32. 32BoulderGardenRock Garden
  33. 33EarthRock GardenZen Garden
  34. 34Present TenseZen GardenPresent Zen
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 Tense26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Lava + Water→ Stone28Stone + Stone→ Boulder29Plant + Wind→ Dandelion30Dandelion + Earth→ Flower31Flower + Plant→ Garden32Boulder + Garden→ Rock Garden33Earth + Rock Garden→ Zen Garden34Present Tense + Zen Garden→ Present Zen

Other ways to make Present Zen

2 combinations are known to produce Present Zen. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Present Zen
FirstSecondResult
Present TenseZen GardenPresent Zen
Present TenseSuper ZenPresent Zen

Present Zen at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Zen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Zen Garden. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Zen?

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

Is Present Zen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Zen?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Present Zen, and the shortest route is shown above.

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