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How to Make The Present Darkness in Infinite Craft

The Present Darkness is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Darkness. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe DarknessThe Present Darkness

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 872 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 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. 26EarthSteamMud
  27. 27MudWindmillPig
  28. 28PigWindFlying Pig
  29. 29FireWindSmoke
  30. 30SmokeWaterFog
  31. 31EarthPlantTree
  32. 32TreeWaterRiver
  33. 33RiverTreePaper
  34. 34EarthPaperMap
  35. 35FogMapLost
  36. 36Flying PigLostNever
  37. 37DustWindSandstorm
  38. 38EarthSandstormDune
  39. 39PlantSmokeIncense
  40. 40DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  41. 41PlantWindDandelion
  42. 42PlantWaterSwamp
  43. 43DandelionSwampFrog
  44. 44Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  45. 45EarthPlanetMoon
  46. 46MoonWindWerewolf
  47. 47EngineWerewolfTransformer
  48. 48FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  49. 49Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  50. 50NeverThe OneThe Darkness
  51. 51Present TenseThe DarknessThe Present Darkness
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 + Steam→ Mud27Mud + Windmill→ Pig28Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig29Fire + Wind→ Smoke30Smoke + Water→ Fog31Earth + Plant→ Tree32Tree + Water→ River33River + Tree→ Paper34Earth + Paper→ Map35Fog + Map→ Lost36Flying Pig + Lost→ Never37Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm38Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune39Plant + Smoke→ Incense40Dune + Incense→ Frank Herbert41Plant + Wind→ Dandelion42Plant + Water→ Swamp43Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog44Frank Herbert + Frog→ Kwisatz Haderach45Earth + Planet→ Moon46Moon + Wind→ Werewolf47Engine + Werewolf→ Transformer48Fire + Transformer→ Optimus Prime49Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Prime→ The One50Never + The One→ The Darkness51Present Tense + The Darkness→ The Present Darkness

Other ways to make The Present Darkness

2 combinations are known to produce The Present Darkness. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Present Darkness
FirstSecondResult
Present TenseThe DarknessThe Present Darkness
Present TenseThe DarkThe Present Darkness

The Present Darkness at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Present Darkness in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The Darkness. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Present Darkness?

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

Is The Present Darkness hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Present Darkness?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Present Darkness, 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.