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How to Make Cactus Past in Infinite Craft

Cactus Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cactus Beast plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cactus BeastPast TenseCactus Past

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 652 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5PlantWaterSwamp
  6. 6FireSwampDragon
  7. 7DragonWaterSea Serpent
  8. 8Sea SerpentWaterLeviathan
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13AvalancheEngineSnowmobile
  14. 14LeviathanSnowmobileSnow Beast
  15. 15Snow BeastWaterIce Beast
  16. 16EngineSteamTrain
  17. 17FireTrainSteam Engine
  18. 18Ice BeastSteam EngineSteam Beast
  19. 19CactusSteam BeastCactus Beast
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22FireSandGlass
  23. 23GlassSandHourglass
  24. 24FireHourglassTime
  25. 25AshTimeHistory
  26. 26GlassSteamMirror
  27. 27HistoryMirrorPast
  28. 28FireWindSmoke
  29. 29SmokeWaterFog
  30. 30FogPlantMushroom
  31. 31EarthMushroomToadstool
  32. 32PlantWindDandelion
  33. 33DandelionPlantWeed
  34. 34ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36SandstormWaterOasis
  37. 37OasisPlantDate
  38. 38DateWaterDating
  39. 39DatingEarthMarriage
  40. 40EarthMarriageDivorce
  41. 41DandelionDustWish
  42. 42WaterWishGenie
  43. 43DivorceGenieSingle
  44. 44Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  45. 45PastTriplePast Tense
  46. 46Cactus BeastPast TenseCactus Past
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Plant + Sand→ Cactus5Plant + Water→ Swamp6Fire + Swamp→ Dragon7Dragon + Water→ Sea Serpent8Sea Serpent + Water→ Leviathan9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Fire + Water→ Steam12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Avalanche + Engine→ Snowmobile14Leviathan + Snowmobile→ Snow Beast15Snow Beast + Water→ Ice Beast16Engine + Steam→ Train17Fire + Train→ Steam Engine18Ice Beast + Steam Engine→ Steam Beast19Cactus + Steam Beast→ Cactus Beast20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Fire + Sand→ Glass23Glass + Sand→ Hourglass24Fire + Hourglass→ Time25Ash + Time→ History26Glass + Steam→ Mirror27History + Mirror→ Past28Fire + Wind→ Smoke29Smoke + Water→ Fog30Fog + Plant→ Mushroom31Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool32Plant + Wind→ Dandelion33Dandelion + Plant→ Weed34Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis37Oasis + Plant→ Date38Date + Water→ Dating39Dating + Earth→ Marriage40Earth + Marriage→ Divorce41Dandelion + Dust→ Wish42Water + Wish→ Genie43Divorce + Genie→ Single44Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple45Past + Triple→ Past Tense46Cactus Beast + Past Tense→ Cactus Past

Other ways to make Cactus Past

2 combinations are known to produce Cactus Past. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cactus Past
FirstSecondResult
Cactus BeastPast TenseCactus Past
Cactus BeastPast tenseCactus Past

Cactus Past at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

Similar effort to Cactus Past, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cactus Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cactus Beast with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cactus Past?

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

Is Cactus Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cactus Past?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Cactus 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.