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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 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Barium Cadmium plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Barium CadmiumPast TenseBack in the Day

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 852 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9Black HoleDragonDragon Ball
  10. 10DustFireAsh
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakeWaterOcean
  13. 13AshOceanSalt
  14. 14FireSaltSodium
  15. 15Dragon BallSodiumSodium Borate
  16. 16Sodium BorateWindBoron
  17. 17BoronOceanBarium
  18. 18WindWindTornado
  19. 19PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  20. 20TornadoVenus FlytrapFunnel Cake
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22Funnel CakeTreeMaple
  23. 23MapleTornadoMaple Leaf
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26Maple LeafPaperCanadian Dollar
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28Canadian DollarDeltaCAD
  29. 29BariumCADBarium Cadmium
  30. 30WaterWindWave
  31. 31EarthWaveSand
  32. 32FireSandGlass
  33. 33GlassSandHourglass
  34. 34FireHourglassTime
  35. 35AshTimeHistory
  36. 36GlassSteamMirror
  37. 37HistoryMirrorPast
  38. 38FireWindSmoke
  39. 39SmokeWaterFog
  40. 40FogPlantMushroom
  41. 41EarthMushroomToadstool
  42. 42PlantWindDandelion
  43. 43DandelionPlantWeed
  44. 44ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  45. 45DustWindSandstorm
  46. 46SandstormWaterOasis
  47. 47OasisPlantDate
  48. 48DateWaterDating
  49. 49DatingEarthMarriage
  50. 50EarthMarriageDivorce
  51. 51DandelionDustWish
  52. 52WaterWishGenie
  53. 53DivorceGenieSingle
  54. 54Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  55. 55PastTriplePast Tense
  56. 56Barium CadmiumPast TenseBack in the Day
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Dust + Engine→ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Black Hole + Dragon→ Dragon Ball10Dust + Fire→ Ash11Water + Water→ Lake12Lake + Water→ Ocean13Ash + Ocean→ Salt14Fire + Salt→ Sodium15Dragon Ball + Sodium→ Sodium Borate16Sodium Borate + Wind→ Boron17Boron + Ocean→ Barium18Wind + Wind→ Tornado19Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap20Tornado + Venus Flytrap→ Funnel Cake21Earth + Plant→ Tree22Funnel Cake + Tree→ Maple23Maple + Tornado→ Maple Leaf24Tree + Water→ River25River + Tree→ Paper26Maple Leaf + Paper→ Canadian Dollar27Earth + River→ Delta28Canadian Dollar + Delta→ CAD29Barium + CAD→ Barium Cadmium30Water + Wind→ Wave31Earth + Wave→ Sand32Fire + Sand→ Glass33Glass + Sand→ Hourglass34Fire + Hourglass→ Time35Ash + Time→ History36Glass + Steam→ Mirror37History + Mirror→ Past38Fire + Wind→ Smoke39Smoke + Water→ Fog40Fog + Plant→ Mushroom41Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool42Plant + Wind→ Dandelion43Dandelion + Plant→ Weed44Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom45Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm46Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis47Oasis + Plant→ Date48Date + Water→ Dating49Dating + Earth→ Marriage50Earth + Marriage→ Divorce51Dandelion + Dust→ Wish52Water + Wish→ Genie53Divorce + Genie→ Single54Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple55Past + Triple→ Past Tense56Barium Cadmium + Past Tense→ Back in the Day

Other ways to make Back in the Day

2 combinations are known to produce Back in the Day. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Back in the Day
FirstSecondResult
Barium CadmiumPast TenseBack in the Day
Barium CadmiumPast tenseBack in the Day

Back in the Day at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Back in the Day in Infinite Craft?

Combine Barium Cadmium with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

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

56 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 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Back in the Day?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Back in the Day, 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.