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How to Make Mars Retrograde in Infinite Craft

Mars Retrograde is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mars Picnic plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mars PicnicPast TenseMars Retrograde

Marathon41 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 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8PlanetSandstormMars
  9. 9FarmMarsMars Bar
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionWaterWine
  15. 15SandWineSandwich
  16. 16SandwichWinePicnic
  17. 17Mars BarPicnicMars Picnic
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19FireSandGlass
  20. 20GlassSandHourglass
  21. 21FireHourglassTime
  22. 22AshTimeHistory
  23. 23GlassSteamMirror
  24. 24HistoryMirrorPast
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26SmokeWaterFog
  27. 27FogPlantMushroom
  28. 28EarthMushroomToadstool
  29. 29DandelionPlantWeed
  30. 30ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  31. 31SandstormWaterOasis
  32. 32OasisPlantDate
  33. 33DateWaterDating
  34. 34DatingEarthMarriage
  35. 35EarthMarriageDivorce
  36. 36DandelionDustWish
  37. 37WaterWishGenie
  38. 38DivorceGenieSingle
  39. 39Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  40. 40PastTriplePast Tense
  41. 41Mars PicnicPast TenseMars Retrograde
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Engine→ Tractor4Earth + Tractor→ Farm5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars9Farm + Mars→ Mars Bar10Water + Wind→ Wave11Earth + Wave→ Sand12Earth + Water→ Plant13Plant + Wind→ Dandelion14Dandelion + Water→ Wine15Sand + Wine→ Sandwich16Sandwich + Wine→ Picnic17Mars Bar + Picnic→ Mars Picnic18Dust + Fire→ Ash19Fire + Sand→ Glass20Glass + Sand→ Hourglass21Fire + Hourglass→ Time22Ash + Time→ History23Glass + Steam→ Mirror24History + Mirror→ Past25Fire + Wind→ Smoke26Smoke + Water→ Fog27Fog + Plant→ Mushroom28Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool29Dandelion + Plant→ Weed30Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom31Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis32Oasis + Plant→ Date33Date + Water→ Dating34Dating + Earth→ Marriage35Earth + Marriage→ Divorce36Dandelion + Dust→ Wish37Water + Wish→ Genie38Divorce + Genie→ Single39Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple40Past + Triple→ Past Tense41Mars Picnic + Past Tense→ Mars Retrograde

Other ways to make Mars Retrograde

2 combinations are known to produce Mars Retrograde. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Mars Retrograde
FirstSecondResult
Mars PicnicPast TenseMars Retrograde
Mars PicnicPast tenseMars Retrograde

Mars Retrograde at a glance

Steps to craft
41
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 41 steps

Similar effort to Mars Retrograde, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mars Retrograde in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mars Picnic with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mars Retrograde?

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

Is Mars Retrograde hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mars Retrograde?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Mars Retrograde, 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.