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How to Make Tense Present in Infinite Craft

Tense Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Legendary Stress plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Legendary StressPresent TenseTense Present

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 73

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireHistoryMyth
  10. 10MythWaterLegend
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13LavaStoneObsidian
  14. 14EarthObsidianDiamond
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16DiamondSteamPressure
  17. 17PressurePressureStress
  18. 18LegendStressLegendary Stress
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21EarthTractorFarm
  22. 22FarmFireBarbecue
  23. 23AshBarbecueBurger
  24. 24BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  25. 25DustEngineVacuum
  26. 26FireVacuumBlack Hole
  27. 27Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  28. 28Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  29. 29EarthWaterPlant
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33DustEarthPlanet
  34. 34FirePlanetSun
  35. 35SunTime MachineFuture
  36. 36DutchFutureTense
  37. 37Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  38. 38WindWindTornado
  39. 39Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  40. 40Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  41. 41Legendary StressPresent TenseTense Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + History→ Myth10Myth + Water→ Legend11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Lava + Stone→ Obsidian14Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond15Fire + Water→ Steam16Diamond + Steam→ Pressure17Pressure + Pressure→ Stress18Legend + Stress→ Legendary Stress19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Earth + Engine→ Tractor21Earth + Tractor→ Farm22Farm + Fire→ Barbecue23Ash + Barbecue→ Burger24Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger25Dust + Engine→ Vacuum26Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole27Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine28Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger29Earth + Water→ Plant30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Engine + Wind→ Windmill32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Dust + Earth→ Planet34Fire + Planet→ Sun35Sun + Time Machine→ Future36Dutch + Future→ Tense37Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense38Wind + Wind→ Tornado39Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity40Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense41Legendary Stress + Present Tense→ Tense Present

Tense Present at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tense Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Legendary Stress with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tense Present?

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

Is Tense Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tense Present?

Only one known combination produces Tense Present.

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