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How to Make The A-tense in Infinite Craft

The A-tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The A-Team. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe A-TeamThe A-tense

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 682 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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. 26EarthPlantTree
  27. 27EarthTreeForest
  28. 28Black HoleForestDark Forest
  29. 29EnginePlantCar
  30. 30DustWindSandstorm
  31. 31CarSandstormDune Buggy
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33SteamWaveSurf
  34. 34Dune BuggySurfSurf Buggy
  35. 35Dark ForestSurf BuggyThe A-Team
  36. 36Present TenseThe A-TeamThe A-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 Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense26Earth + Plant→ Tree27Earth + Tree→ Forest28Black Hole + Forest→ Dark Forest29Engine + Plant→ Car30Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm31Car + Sandstorm→ Dune Buggy32Water + Wind→ Wave33Steam + Wave→ Surf34Dune Buggy + Surf→ Surf Buggy35Dark Forest + Surf Buggy→ The A-Team36Present Tense + The A-Team→ The A-tense

Other ways to make The A-tense

2 combinations are known to produce The A-tense. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The A-tense
FirstSecondResult
Present TenseThe A-TeamThe A-tense
Present TenseThe A-teamThe A-tense

The A-tense at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to The A-tense, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The A-tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The A-Team. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The A-tense?

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

Is The A-tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The A-tense?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The A-tense, 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.