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How to Make The Present Defense in Infinite Craft

The Present Defense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 58 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Defense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe DefenseThe Present Defense

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 92

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 58 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. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28OceanPlantCoral
  29. 29EarthFireLava
  30. 30LavaWaterStone
  31. 31CoralStonePearl
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33PearlTsunamiPearl Harbor
  34. 34FirePearl HarborAttack
  35. 35TornadoTornadoHurricane
  36. 36WaterWindWave
  37. 37EarthWaveSand
  38. 38FireSandGlass
  39. 39GlassWindWindow
  40. 40HurricaneWindowBroken
  41. 41AttackBrokenDefense
  42. 42OceanWaterFish
  43. 43FishWindFlying Fish
  44. 44FireFishSushi
  45. 45Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  46. 46LakePlantLily
  47. 47Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  48. 48EarthEarthMountain
  49. 49LakeMountainFjord
  50. 50FireFireVolcano
  51. 51FjordVolcanoIceland
  52. 52SteamWaveSurf
  53. 53SurfWindSurfing
  54. 54IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  55. 55Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  56. 56EarthThisThat
  57. 57DefenseThatThe Defense
  58. 58Present TenseThe DefenseThe Present Defense
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→ Lake27Lake + Water→ Ocean28Ocean + Plant→ Coral29Earth + Fire→ Lava30Lava + Water→ Stone31Coral + Stone→ Pearl32Tornado + Water→ Tsunami33Pearl + Tsunami→ Pearl Harbor34Fire + Pearl Harbor→ Attack35Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane36Water + Wind→ Wave37Earth + Wave→ Sand38Fire + Sand→ Glass39Glass + Wind→ Window40Hurricane + Window→ Broken41Attack + Broken→ Defense42Ocean + Water→ Fish43Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish44Fire + Fish→ Sushi45Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi46Lake + Plant→ Lily47Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus48Earth + Earth→ Mountain49Lake + Mountain→ Fjord50Fire + Fire→ Volcano51Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland52Steam + Wave→ Surf53Surf + Wind→ Surfing54Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing55Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This56Earth + This→ That57Defense + That→ The Defense58Present Tense + The Defense→ The Present Defense

The Present Defense at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
92
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 58 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Present Defense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The Defense. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

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

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

Is The Present Defense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 58 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Present Defense.

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