Home / Recipes / The Present Wasteland ๐ How to Make The Present Wasteland in Infinite CraftThe Present Wasteland is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Wasteland. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ Present Tense+ ๐๏ธ The Wasteland= ๐ The Present Wasteland
Marathon 46 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 81
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What is worth knowing At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Its crafting depth of 81 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust2 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Ash3 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam4 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine5 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Engine= ๐ Tractor6 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Tractor= ๐ Farm7 ๐ Farm+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Barbecue8 ๐ Ash+ ๐ Barbecue= ๐ Burger9 ๐ Burger+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Soggy Burger10 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Engine= ๐งน Vacuum11 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐งน Vacuum= ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole12 ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole+ ๐ Engine= โฐ Time Machine13 ๐ Soggy Burger+ โฐ Time Machine= ๐๐ Future Burger14 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant15 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ต Tea16 ๐ Engine+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ฌ๏ธ Windmill17 ๐ต Tea+ ๐ฌ๏ธ Windmill= ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch18 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet19 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ช Planet= โ๏ธ Sun20 โ๏ธ Sun+ โฐ Time Machine= ๐ฎ Future21 ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch+ ๐ฎ Future= ๐ฐ Tense22 ๐๐ Future Burger+ ๐ฐ Tense= ๐ฎ Future Tense23 ๐จ Wind+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Tornado24 ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole+ ๐ช๏ธ Tornado= ๐ Singularity25 ๐ฎ Future Tense+ ๐ Singularity= ๐ Present Tense26 ๐ Earth+ ๐ช Planet= ๐ Moon27 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ Moon= ๐ Eclipse28 ๐ช๏ธ Tornado+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Tsunami29 ๐ Eclipse+ ๐ Tsunami= ๐ Apocalypse30 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฑ Pollen31 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐จ Wind= ๐คง Allergy32 ๐ Engine+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Train33 ๐คง Allergy+ ๐ Train= ๐ Hayride34 ๐ Apocalypse+ ๐ Hayride= ๐ Haypocalypse35 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake36 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke37 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava38 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone39 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฝ Statue40 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ฝ Statue= ๐ Ozymandias41 ๐ Lake+ ๐ Ozymandias= ๐ Shelley42 ๐ Shelley+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ Poem43 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ต Tea= ๐ต Tea Bag44 ๐ Poem+ ๐ต Tea Bag= ๐ T.S. Eliot45 ๐ Haypocalypse+ ๐ T.S. Eliot= ๐๏ธ The Wasteland46 ๐ Present Tense+ ๐๏ธ The Wasteland= ๐ The Present WastelandCrafting tree 1 Earth + Wind โ Dust 2 Dust + Fire โ Ash 3 Fire + Water โ Steam 4 Fire + Steam โ Engine 5 Earth + Engine โ Tractor 6 Earth + Tractor โ Farm 7 Farm + Fire โ Barbecue 8 Ash + Barbecue โ Burger 9 Burger + Water โ Soggy Burger 10 Dust + Engine โ Vacuum 11 Fire + Vacuum โ Black Hole 12 Black Hole + Engine โ Time Machine 13 Soggy Burger + Time Machine โ Future Burger 14 Earth + Water โ Plant 15 Plant + Steam โ Tea 16 Engine + Wind โ Windmill 17 Tea + Windmill โ Dutch 18 Dust + Earth โ Planet 19 Fire + Planet โ Sun 20 Sun + Time Machine โ Future 21 Dutch + Future โ Tense 22 Future Burger + Tense โ Future Tense 23 Wind + Wind โ Tornado 24 Black Hole + Tornado โ Singularity 25 Future Tense + Singularity โ Present Tense 26 Earth + Planet โ Moon 27 Fire + Moon โ Eclipse 28 Tornado + Water โ Tsunami 29 Eclipse + Tsunami โ Apocalypse 30 Dust + Plant โ Pollen 31 Pollen + Wind โ Allergy 32 Engine + Steam โ Train 33 Allergy + Train โ Hayride 34 Apocalypse + Hayride โ Haypocalypse 35 Water + Water โ Lake 36 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 37 Earth + Fire โ Lava 38 Lava + Water โ Stone 39 Smoke + Stone โ Statue 40 Smoke + Statue โ Ozymandias 41 Lake + Ozymandias โ Shelley 42 Shelley + Smoke โ Poem 43 Dust + Tea โ Tea Bag 44 Poem + Tea Bag โ T.S. Eliot 45 Haypocalypse + T.S. Eliot โ The Wasteland 46 Present Tense + The Wasteland โ The Present Wasteland
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The Present Wasteland at a glance
Steps to craft 46 Marathon
Crafting depth 81 longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes 1 only one way
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 46 steps Similar effort to The Present Wasteland, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make The Present Wasteland in Infinite Craft? Combine Present Tense with The Wasteland. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.
How many steps does it take to make The Present Wasteland? 46 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is The Present Wasteland hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make The Present Wasteland? Only one known combination produces The Present Wasteland.
Path verified against the open recipe graph on 2026-10-23 . Method described in our methodology , data credited on data sources .