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How to Make The Present Was in Infinite Craft

The Present Was 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 Was. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe WasThe Present Was

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 108

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. 26AshFirePhoenix
  27. 27AshPhoenixRebirth
  28. 28RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  29. 29PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  30. 30PlantWindDandelion
  31. 31FireSunSolar
  32. 32PlantSolarOxygen
  33. 33OxygenWaterHydrogen
  34. 34DandelionHydrogenHelium
  35. 35EnginePlantCar
  36. 36DandelionEarthFlower
  37. 37CarFlowerCarnation
  38. 38CarnationTeaT
  39. 39HeliumTThe
  40. 40RepeatTheThe The
  41. 41TornadoWaterTsunami
  42. 42TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  43. 43EarthTsunamiIsland
  44. 44EarthIslandContinent
  45. 45WaterWindWave
  46. 46SteamWaveSurf
  47. 47ContinentSurfAustralia
  48. 48EarthEarthMountain
  49. 49MountainWindAvalanche
  50. 50AvalancheWindSnow
  51. 51AustraliaSnowNo
  52. 52WaterWaterLake
  53. 53LakeWaterOcean
  54. 54NoOceanNot
  55. 55AshNotIs
  56. 56DestructionIsWas
  57. 57The TheWasThe Was
  58. 58Present TenseThe WasThe Present Was
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 Tense26Ash + Fire→ Phoenix27Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth28Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea29Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat30Plant + Wind→ Dandelion31Fire + Sun→ Solar32Plant + Solar→ Oxygen33Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen34Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium35Engine + Plant→ Car36Dandelion + Earth→ Flower37Car + Flower→ Carnation38Carnation + Tea→ T39Helium + T→ The40Repeat + The→ The The41Tornado + Water→ Tsunami42Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction43Earth + Tsunami→ Island44Earth + Island→ Continent45Water + Wind→ Wave46Steam + Wave→ Surf47Continent + Surf→ Australia48Earth + Earth→ Mountain49Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche50Avalanche + Wind→ Snow51Australia + Snow→ No52Water + Water→ Lake53Lake + Water→ Ocean54No + Ocean→ Not55Ash + Not→ Is56Destruction + Is→ Was57The The + Was→ The Was58Present Tense + The Was→ The Present Was

The Present Was at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
108
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Present Was in Infinite Craft?

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

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

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

Is The Present Was 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 Was?

Only one known combination produces The Present Was.

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