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How to Make Last Week’s News in Infinite Craft

Last Week’s News is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Reader’s Digest. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseReader’s DigestLast Week’s News

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 692 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32DatingMountainRelationship
  33. 33PlantRelationshipFamily
  34. 34EarthPlantTree
  35. 35TreeWaterRiver
  36. 36RiverTreePaper
  37. 37DandelionWindSeed
  38. 38SeedTreeApple
  39. 39WindWindTornado
  40. 40TornadoWaterTsunami
  41. 41AppleTsunamiiPad
  42. 42PaperiPadMagazine
  43. 43FamilyMagazineReader’s Digest
  44. 44Past TenseReader’s DigestLast Week’s News
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Dating + Mountain→ Relationship33Plant + Relationship→ Family34Earth + Plant→ Tree35Tree + Water→ River36River + Tree→ Paper37Dandelion + Wind→ Seed38Seed + Tree→ Apple39Wind + Wind→ Tornado40Tornado + Water→ Tsunami41Apple + Tsunami→ iPad42Paper + iPad→ Magazine43Family + Magazine→ Reader’s Digest44Past Tense + Reader’s Digest→ Last Week’s News

Other ways to make Last Week’s News

2 combinations are known to produce Last Week’s News. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Last Week’s News
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseReader’s DigestLast Week’s News
Past tenseReader’s DigestLast Week’s News

What you can make with Last Week’s News

Last Week’s News at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

Similar effort to Last Week’s News, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Last Week’s News in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Reader’s Digest. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Last Week’s News?

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

Is Last Week’s News 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 Last Week’s News?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Last Week’s News, 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.