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How to Make Must Have Been in Infinite Craft

Must Have Been is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Muspelheim plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MuspelheimPast TenseMust Have Been

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 544 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4EarthTreeForest
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6EarthFireLava
  7. 7LavaWaterStone
  8. 8SteamStoneGeysir
  9. 9ForestGeysirYggdrasil
  10. 10LakeYggdrasilNiflheim
  11. 11FireNiflheimMuspelheim
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17GlassSandHourglass
  18. 18FireHourglassTime
  19. 19AshTimeHistory
  20. 20GlassSteamMirror
  21. 21HistoryMirrorPast
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24FogPlantMushroom
  25. 25EarthMushroomToadstool
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionPlantWeed
  28. 28ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  29. 29DustWindSandstorm
  30. 30SandstormWaterOasis
  31. 31OasisPlantDate
  32. 32DateWaterDating
  33. 33DatingEarthMarriage
  34. 34EarthMarriageDivorce
  35. 35DandelionDustWish
  36. 36WaterWishGenie
  37. 37DivorceGenieSingle
  38. 38Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  39. 39PastTriplePast Tense
  40. 40MuspelheimPast TenseMust Have Been
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Plant→ Tree4Earth + Tree→ Forest5Fire + Water→ Steam6Earth + Fire→ Lava7Lava + Water→ Stone8Steam + Stone→ Geysir9Forest + Geysir→ Yggdrasil10Lake + Yggdrasil→ Niflheim11Fire + Niflheim→ Muspelheim12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Water + Wind→ Wave15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Glass + Sand→ Hourglass18Fire + Hourglass→ Time19Ash + Time→ History20Glass + Steam→ Mirror21History + Mirror→ Past22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Fog + Plant→ Mushroom25Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Dandelion + Plant→ Weed28Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom29Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm30Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis31Oasis + Plant→ Date32Date + Water→ Dating33Dating + Earth→ Marriage34Earth + Marriage→ Divorce35Dandelion + Dust→ Wish36Water + Wish→ Genie37Divorce + Genie→ Single38Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple39Past + Triple→ Past Tense40Muspelheim + Past Tense→ Must Have Been

Other ways to make Must Have Been

4 combinations are known to produce Must Have Been. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Must Have Been
FirstSecondResult
MuspelheimPast TenseMust Have Been
Mesut OzilPast TenseMust Have Been
MuspelheimPast tenseMust Have Been
Mesut ÖzilPast TenseMust Have Been

Must Have Been at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Must Have Been in Infinite Craft?

Combine Muspelheim with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Must Have Been?

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

Is Must Have Been hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Must Have Been?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Must Have Been, 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.