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How to Make Uptense in Infinite Craft

Uptense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Upward. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseUpwardUptense

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 26EngineSteamTrain
  27. 27TrainWaterSubmarine
  28. 28SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  29. 29Captain NemoDustNemo
  30. 30NemoWindFinding Nemo
  31. 31EarthFinding NemoPixar
  32. 32PixarWindUp
  33. 33DustWindSandstorm
  34. 34SandstormWaterOasis
  35. 35OasisPlantDate
  36. 36DateFireRomance
  37. 37EarthPlantTree
  38. 38TreeWindLeaf
  39. 39LeafTornadoTumbleweed
  40. 40RomanceTumbleweedWestern
  41. 41UpWesternUpward
  42. 42Present TenseUpwardUptense
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 Tense26Engine + Steam→ Train27Train + Water→ Submarine28Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo29Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo30Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo31Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar32Pixar + Wind→ Up33Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm34Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis35Oasis + Plant→ Date36Date + Fire→ Romance37Earth + Plant→ Tree38Tree + Wind→ Leaf39Leaf + Tornado→ Tumbleweed40Romance + Tumbleweed→ Western41Up + Western→ Upward42Present Tense + Upward→ Uptense

Uptense at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Uptense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Upward. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Uptense?

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

Is Uptense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Uptense?

Only one known combination produces Uptense.

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