Home / Recipes / Except in the Past ๐ฐ๏ธ How to Make Except in the Past in Infinite CraftExcept in the Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Exceptaurus plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ฆ Exceptaurus+ ๐ค Past Tense= ๐ฐ๏ธ Except in the Past
Marathon 53 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 83 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce Except in the Past, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 83 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust2 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Ash3 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant4 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree5 ๐ Ash+ ๐ณ Tree= โ๏ธ Pencil6 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ โ๏ธ Pencil= ๐๏ธ Eraser7 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke8 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ฏ๏ธ Incense9 ๐ฏ๏ธ Incense+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ Prayer10 ๐๏ธ Eraser+ ๐ Prayer= ๐ซ Error11 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion12 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฟ Weed13 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฟ Weed= ๐งผ Clean14 ๐งผ Clean+ ๐ง Water= ๐น Drink15 ๐น Drink+ ๐ Earth= โ๏ธ Coffee16 ๐จ Wind+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Tornado17 ๐ช๏ธ Tornado+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Tsunami18 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Tsunami= ๐๏ธ Island19 โ๏ธ Coffee+ ๐๏ธ Island= โ๏ธ Java20 ๐ซ Error+ โ๏ธ Java= ๐ซ Exception21 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava22 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone23 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฆด Fossil24 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฆด Fossil= ๐ฆ Dinosaur25 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm26 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ฒ Wood27 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ฒ Wood= ๐ก Sandal28 ๐ฆ Dinosaur+ ๐ก Sandal= ๐ Thesaurus29 ๐ซ Exception+ ๐ Thesaurus= ๐ฆ Exceptaurus30 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave31 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Wave= ๐๏ธ Sand32 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ฅ Glass33 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐๏ธ Sand= โ Hourglass34 ๐ฅ Fire+ โ Hourglass= โฐ Time35 ๐ Ash+ โฐ Time= ๐ History36 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam37 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ช Mirror38 ๐ History+ ๐ช Mirror= ๐ Past39 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog40 ๐ซ๏ธ Fog+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Mushroom41 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Mushroom= ๐ Toadstool42 ๐ Toadstool+ ๐ฟ Weed= ๐ Magic Mushroom43 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ง Water= ๐๏ธ Oasis44 ๐๏ธ Oasis+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Date45 ๐ Date+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Dating46 ๐ Dating+ ๐ Earth= ๐ Marriage47 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Marriage= ๐ Divorce48 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐ Wish49 ๐ง Water+ ๐ Wish= ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie50 ๐ Divorce+ ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie= ๐ Single51 ๐ Magic Mushroom+ ๐ Single= ๐ธ Triple52 ๐ Past+ ๐ธ Triple= ๐ค Past Tense53 ๐ฆ Exceptaurus+ ๐ค Past Tense= ๐ฐ๏ธ Except in the PastCrafting tree 1 Earth + Wind โ Dust 2 Dust + Fire โ Ash 3 Earth + Water โ Plant 4 Earth + Plant โ Tree 5 Ash + Tree โ Pencil 6 Dust + Pencil โ Eraser 7 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 8 Plant + Smoke โ Incense 9 Incense + Smoke โ Prayer 10 Eraser + Prayer โ Error 11 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 12 Dandelion + Plant โ Weed 13 Dust + Weed โ Clean 14 Clean + Water โ Drink 15 Drink + Earth โ Coffee 16 Wind + Wind โ Tornado 17 Tornado + Water โ Tsunami 18 Earth + Tsunami โ Island 19 Coffee + Island โ Java 20 Error + Java โ Exception 21 Earth + Fire โ Lava 22 Lava + Water โ Stone 23 Plant + Stone โ Fossil 24 Fire + Fossil โ Dinosaur 25 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 26 Dust + Tree โ Wood 27 Sandstorm + Wood โ Sandal 28 Dinosaur + Sandal โ Thesaurus 29 Exception + Thesaurus โ Exceptaurus 30 Water + Wind โ Wave 31 Earth + Wave โ Sand 32 Fire + Sand โ Glass 33 Glass + Sand โ Hourglass 34 Fire + Hourglass โ Time 35 Ash + Time โ History 36 Fire + Water โ Steam 37 Glass + Steam โ Mirror 38 History + Mirror โ Past 39 Smoke + Water โ Fog 40 Fog + Plant โ Mushroom 41 Earth + Mushroom โ Toadstool 42 Toadstool + Weed โ Magic Mushroom 43 Sandstorm + Water โ Oasis 44 Oasis + Plant โ Date 45 Date + Water โ Dating 46 Dating + Earth โ Marriage 47 Earth + Marriage โ Divorce 48 Dandelion + Dust โ Wish 49 Water + Wish โ Genie 50 Divorce + Genie โ Single 51 Magic Mushroom + Single โ Triple 52 Past + Triple โ Past Tense 53 Exceptaurus + Past Tense โ Except in the Past
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Other ways to make Except in the Past 2 combinations are known to produce Except in the Past. Here are 2 of them.
Except in the Past at a glance
Steps to craft 53 Marathon
Crafting depth 83 longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 53 steps Similar effort to Except in the Past, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Except in the Past in Infinite Craft? Combine Exceptaurus with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Except in the Past? 53 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Except in the Past hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Except in the Past? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Except in the Past, and the shortest route is shown above.
Path verified against the open recipe graph on 2026-10-23 . Method described in our methodology , data credited on data sources .