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How to Make The Present Man in Infinite Craft

The Present Man is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Man. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe ManThe Present Man

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 74

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 26TornadoWaterTsunami
  27. 27EarthTsunamiIsland
  28. 28EarthIslandContinent
  29. 29WaterWaterLake
  30. 30ContinentLakeAmerica
  31. 31AmericaTeaTaxes
  32. 32DustPlantPollen
  33. 33PollenWindAllergy
  34. 34AllergyPlantHay Fever
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanWaterFish
  37. 37FishWindFlying Fish
  38. 38EarthFlying FishBird
  39. 39EarthPlanetMoon
  40. 40BirdMoonOwl
  41. 41Hay FeverOwlWho
  42. 42TaxesWhoThe Man
  43. 43Present TenseThe ManThe Present Man
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 Tense26Tornado + Water→ Tsunami27Earth + Tsunami→ Island28Earth + Island→ Continent29Water + Water→ Lake30Continent + Lake→ America31America + Tea→ Taxes32Dust + Plant→ Pollen33Pollen + Wind→ Allergy34Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Ocean + Water→ Fish37Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish38Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird39Earth + Planet→ Moon40Bird + Moon→ Owl41Hay Fever + Owl→ Who42Taxes + Who→ The Man43Present Tense + The Man→ The Present Man

The Present Man at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Present Man in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The Man. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

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

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

Is The Present Man hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Present Man.

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