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How to Make Tighten in Infinite Craft

Tighten is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Tight. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseTightTighten

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 723 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31PlantSmokeIncense
  32. 32PlantWaterSwamp
  33. 33IncenseSwampMosquito
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  36. 36Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  37. 37FireSeedsPopcorn
  38. 38MountainPopcornMovie
  39. 39MosquitoMovieIt
  40. 40WindWindTornado
  41. 41TornadoTornadoHurricane
  42. 42DustWeedClean
  43. 43CleanWeedHemp
  44. 44EarthHempRope
  45. 45HurricaneRopeKnot
  46. 46ItKnotTight
  47. 47Past TenseTightTighten
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense32Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp33Incense + Swampโ†’ Mosquito34Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain35Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch36Dandelion Patch + Windโ†’ Seeds37Fire + Seedsโ†’ Popcorn38Mountain + Popcornโ†’ Movie39Mosquito + Movieโ†’ It40Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado41Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane42Dust + Weedโ†’ Clean43Clean + Weedโ†’ Hemp44Earth + Hempโ†’ Rope45Hurricane + Ropeโ†’ Knot46It + Knotโ†’ Tight47Past Tense + Tightโ†’ Tighten

Other ways to make Tighten

3 combinations are known to produce Tighten. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Tighten
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseTightTighten
FastenNotTighten
Past tenseTightTighten

Tighten at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

Similar effort to Tighten, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tighten in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Tight. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tighten?

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

Is Tighten hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tighten?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Tighten, and the shortest route is shown above.

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