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How to Make The Present Mechanic in Infinite Craft

The Present Mechanic is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Mechanic. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe MechanicThe Present Mechanic

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 86

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 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. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionWaterWine
  30. 30SandWineSandwich
  31. 31AshPlantTobacco
  32. 32SandwichTobaccoCuban
  33. 33CubanDandelionChe Guevara
  34. 34EnginePlantCar
  35. 35EarthFireLava
  36. 36LavaWaterStone
  37. 37LavaStoneObsidian
  38. 38EarthObsidianDiamond
  39. 39CarDiamondExpensive
  40. 40FireSandGlass
  41. 41EarthEarthMountain
  42. 42GlassMountainCrystal
  43. 43DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  44. 44CrystalMountain DewCrystal Pepsi
  45. 45WaterWaterLake
  46. 46Crystal PepsiLakeCrystal Lake
  47. 47Crystal LakeWaterJason
  48. 48ExpensiveJasonStatham
  49. 49Che GuevaraStathamThe Mechanic
  50. 50Present TenseThe MechanicThe Present Mechanic
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense26Water + Windโ†’ Wave27Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand28Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion29Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine30Sand + Wineโ†’ Sandwich31Ash + Plantโ†’ Tobacco32Sandwich + Tobaccoโ†’ Cuban33Cuban + Dandelionโ†’ Che Guevara34Engine + Plantโ†’ Car35Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava36Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone37Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian38Earth + Obsidianโ†’ Diamond39Car + Diamondโ†’ Expensive40Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass41Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain42Glass + Mountainโ†’ Crystal43Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew44Crystal + Mountain Dewโ†’ Crystal Pepsi45Water + Waterโ†’ Lake46Crystal Pepsi + Lakeโ†’ Crystal Lake47Crystal Lake + Waterโ†’ Jason48Expensive + Jasonโ†’ Statham49Che Guevara + Stathamโ†’ The Mechanic50Present Tense + The Mechanicโ†’ The Present Mechanic

The Present Mechanic at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Present Mechanic in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The Mechanic. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

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

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

Is The Present Mechanic hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Present Mechanic.

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