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How to Make A Footnote in the Past in Infinite Craft

A Footnote in the Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is A Footnote plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A FootnotePast TenseA Footnote in the Past

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 952 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6DateWaterDating
  7. 7DatingEarthMarriage
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9LakeWaterOcean
  10. 10OceanWaterFish
  11. 11DustFishStarfish
  12. 12MarriageStarfishAsterisk
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14SteamWindCloud
  15. 15CloudFireLightning
  16. 16LightningOceanSquid
  17. 17SquidWaterInk
  18. 18AsteriskInkFootnote
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20WaterWindWave
  21. 21EarthWaveSand
  22. 22EngineSandSandbox
  23. 23EngineEngineRocket
  24. 24CloudRocketUFO
  25. 25SandboxUFOArea 51
  26. 26EngineSteamTrain
  27. 27RocketTrainBullet Train
  28. 28SandWaterBeach
  29. 29BeachPlantPalm
  30. 30BeachPalmParadise
  31. 31Bullet TrainParadiseBullet Train to Paradise
  32. 32Area 51Bullet Train to ParadiseThe Truth
  33. 33FootnoteThe TruthA Footnote
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35FireSandGlass
  36. 36GlassSandHourglass
  37. 37FireHourglassTime
  38. 38AshTimeHistory
  39. 39GlassSteamMirror
  40. 40HistoryMirrorPast
  41. 41FireWindSmoke
  42. 42SmokeWaterFog
  43. 43FogPlantMushroom
  44. 44EarthMushroomToadstool
  45. 45PlantWindDandelion
  46. 46DandelionPlantWeed
  47. 47ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  48. 48EarthMarriageDivorce
  49. 49DandelionDustWish
  50. 50WaterWishGenie
  51. 51DivorceGenieSingle
  52. 52Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  53. 53PastTriplePast Tense
  54. 54A FootnotePast TenseA Footnote in the Past
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Date + Water→ Dating7Dating + Earth→ Marriage8Water + Water→ Lake9Lake + Water→ Ocean10Ocean + Water→ Fish11Dust + Fish→ Starfish12Marriage + Starfish→ Asterisk13Fire + Water→ Steam14Steam + Wind→ Cloud15Cloud + Fire→ Lightning16Lightning + Ocean→ Squid17Squid + Water→ Ink18Asterisk + Ink→ Footnote19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Water + Wind→ Wave21Earth + Wave→ Sand22Engine + Sand→ Sandbox23Engine + Engine→ Rocket24Cloud + Rocket→ UFO25Sandbox + UFO→ Area 5126Engine + Steam→ Train27Rocket + Train→ Bullet Train28Sand + Water→ Beach29Beach + Plant→ Palm30Beach + Palm→ Paradise31Bullet Train + Paradise→ Bullet Train to Paradise32Area 51 + Bullet Train to Paradise→ The Truth33Footnote + The Truth→ A Footnote34Dust + Fire→ Ash35Fire + Sand→ Glass36Glass + Sand→ Hourglass37Fire + Hourglass→ Time38Ash + Time→ History39Glass + Steam→ Mirror40History + Mirror→ Past41Fire + Wind→ Smoke42Smoke + Water→ Fog43Fog + Plant→ Mushroom44Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool45Plant + Wind→ Dandelion46Dandelion + Plant→ Weed47Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom48Earth + Marriage→ Divorce49Dandelion + Dust→ Wish50Water + Wish→ Genie51Divorce + Genie→ Single52Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple53Past + Triple→ Past Tense54A Footnote + Past Tense→ A Footnote in the Past

Other ways to make A Footnote in the Past

2 combinations are known to produce A Footnote in the Past. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce A Footnote in the Past
FirstSecondResult
A FootnotePast TenseA Footnote in the Past
A FootnotePast tenseA Footnote in the Past

A Footnote in the Past at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
95
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Footnote in the Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine A Footnote with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Footnote in the Past?

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

Is A Footnote in the Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Footnote in the Past?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce A Footnote in the Past, 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.