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How to Make Back in the day in Infinite Craft

Back in the day is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 58 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bacubacoughria plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BacubacoughriaPast TenseBack in the day

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 94

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 58 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15TreeWindLeaf
  16. 16LeafSmokeCigarette
  17. 17WindWindTornado
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20CigaretteIslandCuba
  21. 21AnagramCubaBacuba
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24DustPlantPollen
  25. 25AshPollenCough
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27CoughDandelionCough Syrup
  28. 28DandelionWaterWine
  29. 29DustWineVinegar
  30. 30FireVinegarKetchup
  31. 31FireKetchupHot Sauce
  32. 32Hot SauceWineSangria
  33. 33Cough SyrupSangriaCoughria
  34. 34BacubaCoughriaBacubacoughria
  35. 35FireSandGlass
  36. 36GlassSandHourglass
  37. 37FireHourglassTime
  38. 38AshTimeHistory
  39. 39FireWaterSteam
  40. 40GlassSteamMirror
  41. 41HistoryMirrorPast
  42. 42SmokeWaterFog
  43. 43FogPlantMushroom
  44. 44EarthMushroomToadstool
  45. 45DandelionPlantWeed
  46. 46ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  47. 47DustWindSandstorm
  48. 48SandstormWaterOasis
  49. 49OasisPlantDate
  50. 50DateWaterDating
  51. 51DatingEarthMarriage
  52. 52EarthMarriageDivorce
  53. 53DandelionDustWish
  54. 54WaterWishGenie
  55. 55DivorceGenieSingle
  56. 56Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  57. 57PastTriplePast Tense
  58. 58BacubacoughriaPast TenseBack in the day
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Tree + Wind→ Leaf16Leaf + Smoke→ Cigarette17Wind + Wind→ Tornado18Tornado + Water→ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunami→ Island20Cigarette + Island→ Cuba21Anagram + Cuba→ Bacuba22Earth + Wind→ Dust23Dust + Fire→ Ash24Dust + Plant→ Pollen25Ash + Pollen→ Cough26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Cough + Dandelion→ Cough Syrup28Dandelion + Water→ Wine29Dust + Wine→ Vinegar30Fire + Vinegar→ Ketchup31Fire + Ketchup→ Hot Sauce32Hot Sauce + Wine→ Sangria33Cough Syrup + Sangria→ Coughria34Bacuba + Coughria→ Bacubacoughria35Fire + Sand→ Glass36Glass + Sand→ Hourglass37Fire + Hourglass→ Time38Ash + Time→ History39Fire + Water→ Steam40Glass + Steam→ Mirror41History + Mirror→ Past42Smoke + Water→ Fog43Fog + Plant→ Mushroom44Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool45Dandelion + Plant→ Weed46Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom47Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm48Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis49Oasis + Plant→ Date50Date + Water→ Dating51Dating + Earth→ Marriage52Earth + Marriage→ Divorce53Dandelion + Dust→ Wish54Water + Wish→ Genie55Divorce + Genie→ Single56Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple57Past + Triple→ Past Tense58Bacubacoughria + Past Tense→ Back in the day

Back in the day at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
94
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 Back in the day in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bacubacoughria with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Back in the day?

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

Is Back in the day 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 Back in the day?

Only one known combination produces Back in the day.

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