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How to Make Presubtract in Infinite Craft

Presubtract is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Subtract. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseSubtractPresubtract

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 69

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 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. 26EngineSteamTrain
  27. 27TrainWaterSubmarine
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29LakeWaterOcean
  30. 30LakeOceanSea
  31. 31SeaTeaTease
  32. 32SubmarineTeaseSubtle
  33. 33EarthFireLava
  34. 34LavaWaterStone
  35. 35StoneTrainRailroad
  36. 36RailroadStoneTrack
  37. 37SubtleTrackSubtract
  38. 38Present TenseSubtractPresubtract
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 + Steam→ Train27Train + Water→ Submarine28Water + Water→ Lake29Lake + Water→ Ocean30Lake + Ocean→ Sea31Sea + Tea→ Tease32Submarine + Tease→ Subtle33Earth + Fire→ Lava34Lava + Water→ Stone35Stone + Train→ Railroad36Railroad + Stone→ Track37Subtle + Track→ Subtract38Present Tense + Subtract→ Presubtract

Presubtract at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Presubtract, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Presubtract in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Subtract. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Presubtract?

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

Is Presubtract hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Presubtract?

Only one known combination produces Presubtract.

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