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How to Make Idle Past in Infinite Craft

Idle Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Idiom plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IdiomPast TenseIdle Past

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 642 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4SteamStoneGeysir
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8PlanetSandstormMars
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10MarsPlantPotato
  11. 11GeysirPotatoIdaho
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EngineSteamTrain
  15. 15TornadoTrainWreck
  16. 16DustWreckMess
  17. 17IdahoMessIdiom
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19WaterWindWave
  20. 20EarthWaveSand
  21. 21FireSandGlass
  22. 22GlassSandHourglass
  23. 23FireHourglassTime
  24. 24AshTimeHistory
  25. 25GlassSteamMirror
  26. 26HistoryMirrorPast
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28SmokeWaterFog
  29. 29FogPlantMushroom
  30. 30EarthMushroomToadstool
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32DandelionPlantWeed
  33. 33ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  34. 34SandstormWaterOasis
  35. 35OasisPlantDate
  36. 36DateWaterDating
  37. 37DatingEarthMarriage
  38. 38EarthMarriageDivorce
  39. 39DandelionDustWish
  40. 40WaterWishGenie
  41. 41DivorceGenieSingle
  42. 42Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  43. 43PastTriplePast Tense
  44. 44IdiomPast TenseIdle Past
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Steam + Stone→ Geysir5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars9Earth + Water→ Plant10Mars + Plant→ Potato11Geysir + Potato→ Idaho12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Engine + Steam→ Train15Tornado + Train→ Wreck16Dust + Wreck→ Mess17Idaho + Mess→ Idiom18Dust + Fire→ Ash19Water + Wind→ Wave20Earth + Wave→ Sand21Fire + Sand→ Glass22Glass + Sand→ Hourglass23Fire + Hourglass→ Time24Ash + Time→ History25Glass + Steam→ Mirror26History + Mirror→ Past27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Smoke + Water→ Fog29Fog + Plant→ Mushroom30Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool31Plant + Wind→ Dandelion32Dandelion + Plant→ Weed33Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom34Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis35Oasis + Plant→ Date36Date + Water→ Dating37Dating + Earth→ Marriage38Earth + Marriage→ Divorce39Dandelion + Dust→ Wish40Water + Wish→ Genie41Divorce + Genie→ Single42Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple43Past + Triple→ Past Tense44Idiom + Past Tense→ Idle Past

Other ways to make Idle Past

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

Alternative combinations that produce Idle Past
FirstSecondResult
IdiomPast TenseIdle Past
IdiomPast tenseIdle Past

Idle Past at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Idle Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Idiom with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Idle Past?

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

Is Idle Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Idle Past?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Idle 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.