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How to Make Dark Past in Infinite Craft

Dark Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dark Forest plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dark ForestPast TenseDark Past

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 5219 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8EarthTreeForest
  9. 9Black HoleForestDark Forest
  10. 10DustFireAsh
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13FireSandGlass
  14. 14GlassSandHourglass
  15. 15FireHourglassTime
  16. 16AshTimeHistory
  17. 17GlassSteamMirror
  18. 18HistoryMirrorPast
  19. 19FireWindSmoke
  20. 20SmokeWaterFog
  21. 21FogPlantMushroom
  22. 22EarthMushroomToadstool
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionPlantWeed
  25. 25ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  26. 26DustWindSandstorm
  27. 27SandstormWaterOasis
  28. 28OasisPlantDate
  29. 29DateWaterDating
  30. 30DatingEarthMarriage
  31. 31EarthMarriageDivorce
  32. 32DandelionDustWish
  33. 33WaterWishGenie
  34. 34DivorceGenieSingle
  35. 35Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  36. 36PastTriplePast Tense
  37. 37Dark ForestPast TenseDark Past
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree8Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest9Black Hole + Forestโ†’ Dark Forest10Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass14Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass15Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time16Ash + Timeโ†’ History17Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror18History + Mirrorโ†’ Past19Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke20Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog21Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom22Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool23Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion24Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed25Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom26Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm27Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis28Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date29Date + Waterโ†’ Dating30Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage31Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce32Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish33Water + Wishโ†’ Genie34Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single35Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple36Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense37Dark Forest + Past Tenseโ†’ Dark Past

Other ways to make Dark Past

19 combinations are known to produce Dark Past. Here are 19 of them.

Dark Past at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
19
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dark Forest with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Past?

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

Is Dark Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Past?

Yes. 19 combinations are known to produce Dark 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.