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How to Make Formerly Dead in Infinite Craft

Formerly Dead is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Formaldehyde plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FormaldehydePast TenseFormerly Dead

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 572 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4TreeWindLeaf
  5. 5DustLeafCompost
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8OceanWaterFish
  9. 9FishWindFlying Fish
  10. 10EarthFlying FishBird
  11. 11BirdWaterPenguin
  12. 12LakePenguinTux
  13. 13CompostTuxFormaldehyde
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18GlassSandHourglass
  19. 19FireHourglassTime
  20. 20AshTimeHistory
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22GlassSteamMirror
  23. 23HistoryMirrorPast
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25SmokeWaterFog
  26. 26FogPlantMushroom
  27. 27EarthMushroomToadstool
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionPlantWeed
  30. 30ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32SandstormWaterOasis
  33. 33OasisPlantDate
  34. 34DateWaterDating
  35. 35DatingEarthMarriage
  36. 36EarthMarriageDivorce
  37. 37DandelionDustWish
  38. 38WaterWishGenie
  39. 39DivorceGenieSingle
  40. 40Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  41. 41PastTriplePast Tense
  42. 42FormaldehydePast TenseFormerly Dead
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Plant→ Tree4Tree + Wind→ Leaf5Dust + Leaf→ Compost6Water + Water→ Lake7Lake + Water→ Ocean8Ocean + Water→ Fish9Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish10Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird11Bird + Water→ Penguin12Lake + Penguin→ Tux13Compost + Tux→ Formaldehyde14Dust + Fire→ Ash15Water + Wind→ Wave16Earth + Wave→ Sand17Fire + Sand→ Glass18Glass + Sand→ Hourglass19Fire + Hourglass→ Time20Ash + Time→ History21Fire + Water→ Steam22Glass + Steam→ Mirror23History + Mirror→ Past24Fire + Wind→ Smoke25Smoke + Water→ Fog26Fog + Plant→ Mushroom27Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dandelion + Plant→ Weed30Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom31Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm32Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis33Oasis + Plant→ Date34Date + Water→ Dating35Dating + Earth→ Marriage36Earth + Marriage→ Divorce37Dandelion + Dust→ Wish38Water + Wish→ Genie39Divorce + Genie→ Single40Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple41Past + Triple→ Past Tense42Formaldehyde + Past Tense→ Formerly Dead

Other ways to make Formerly Dead

2 combinations are known to produce Formerly Dead. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Formerly Dead
FirstSecondResult
FormaldehydePast TenseFormerly Dead
FormaldehydePast tenseFormerly Dead

Formerly Dead at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

Similar effort to Formerly Dead, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Formerly Dead in Infinite Craft?

Combine Formaldehyde with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Formerly Dead?

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

Is Formerly Dead hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Formerly Dead?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Formerly Dead, 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.