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How to Make Shining Tense in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Future TenseShining CrapShining Tense

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 80

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. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWindLeaf
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26LeafSmokeCigarette
  27. 27WindWindTornado
  28. 28TornadoWaterTsunami
  29. 29EarthTsunamiIsland
  30. 30CigaretteIslandCuba
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32CubaMountainChe
  33. 33SmokeWaterFog
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35EarthFireLava
  36. 36LavaWaterStone
  37. 37SmokeStoneStatue
  38. 38SmokeStatueOzymandias
  39. 39LakeOzymandiasShelley
  40. 40FogShelleyShelley Duvall
  41. 41FogShelley DuvallThe Shining
  42. 42CheThe ShiningChe Shining
  43. 43LakeWaterOcean
  44. 44OceanWaterFish
  45. 45FishWindFlying Fish
  46. 46EarthFlying FishBird
  47. 47WaterWindWave
  48. 48BirdWaveSeagull
  49. 49PlantSeagullPoop
  50. 50TreeWaterRiver
  51. 51PoopRiverCrap
  52. 52Che ShiningCrapShining Crap
  53. 53Future TenseShining CrapShining Tense
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 Tense23Earth + Plant→ Tree24Tree + Wind→ Leaf25Fire + Wind→ Smoke26Leaf + Smoke→ Cigarette27Wind + Wind→ Tornado28Tornado + Water→ Tsunami29Earth + Tsunami→ Island30Cigarette + Island→ Cuba31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Cuba + Mountain→ Che33Smoke + Water→ Fog34Water + Water→ Lake35Earth + Fire→ Lava36Lava + Water→ Stone37Smoke + Stone→ Statue38Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias39Lake + Ozymandias→ Shelley40Fog + Shelley→ Shelley Duvall41Fog + Shelley Duvall→ The Shining42Che + The Shining→ Che Shining43Lake + Water→ Ocean44Ocean + Water→ Fish45Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish46Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird47Water + Wind→ Wave48Bird + Wave→ Seagull49Plant + Seagull→ Poop50Tree + Water→ River51Poop + River→ Crap52Che Shining + Crap→ Shining Crap53Future Tense + Shining Crap→ Shining Tense

Shining Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
53
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 53 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shining Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Shining Crap. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shining Tense?

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

Is Shining Tense 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 Shining Tense?

Only one known combination produces Shining Tense.

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