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How to Make The Golden Tense in Infinite Craft

The Golden Tense 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 The Golden Spike. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe Golden SpikeThe Golden Tense

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 65

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. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28DandelionWaterWine
  29. 29FireWineAlcohol
  30. 30AlcoholLakeVodka
  31. 31LakeVodkaMartini
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33EarthTsunamiIsland
  34. 34EarthIslandContinent
  35. 35EngineSteamTrain
  36. 36ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  37. 37MartiniTranscontinental RailroadThe Golden Spike
  38. 38Present TenseThe Golden SpikeThe Golden 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 Tense26Water + Water→ Lake27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Dandelion + Water→ Wine29Fire + Wine→ Alcohol30Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka31Lake + Vodka→ Martini32Tornado + Water→ Tsunami33Earth + Tsunami→ Island34Earth + Island→ Continent35Engine + Steam→ Train36Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad37Martini + Transcontinental Railroad→ The Golden Spike38Present Tense + The Golden Spike→ The Golden Tense

The Golden Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Golden Tense in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make The Golden Tense?

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

Is The Golden Tense 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 The Golden Tense?

Only one known combination produces The Golden Tense.

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