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How to Make Swallow’s Tail in Infinite Craft

Swallow’s Tail is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Swallow’s Ark. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseSwallow’s ArkSwallow’s Tail

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27EngineSteamTrain
  28. 28TrainWaterSubmarine
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30SubmarineTreeWooden Submarine
  31. 31MountainWooden SubmarineNoah’s Ark
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33PlantWaveSeaweed
  34. 34SeaweedWindKite
  35. 35WaterWaterLake
  36. 36LakeWaterOcean
  37. 37OceanWaterFish
  38. 38FishWindFlying Fish
  39. 39EarthFlying FishBird
  40. 40BirdLakeSwan
  41. 41KiteSwanSwallow
  42. 42Noah’s ArkSwallowSwallow’s Ark
  43. 43Present TenseSwallow’s ArkSwallow’s Tail
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 + Earth→ Mountain27Engine + Steam→ Train28Train + Water→ Submarine29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Submarine + Tree→ Wooden Submarine31Mountain + Wooden Submarine→ Noah’s Ark32Water + Wind→ Wave33Plant + Wave→ Seaweed34Seaweed + Wind→ Kite35Water + Water→ Lake36Lake + Water→ Ocean37Ocean + Water→ Fish38Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish39Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird40Bird + Lake→ Swan41Kite + Swan→ Swallow42Noah’s Ark + Swallow→ Swallow’s Ark43Present Tense + Swallow’s Ark→ Swallow’s Tail

Swallow’s Tail at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Swallow’s Tail, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Swallow’s Tail in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Swallow’s Ark. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Swallow’s Tail?

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

Is Swallow’s Tail hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Swallow’s Tail?

Only one known combination produces Swallow’s Tail.

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