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How to Make P.a.st in Infinite Craft

P.a.st is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is P.A. plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

P.A.Present TenseP.a.st

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 972 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16RiverTreePaper
  17. 17PaperPlantBook
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19AshTreePencil
  20. 20BookPencilHomework
  21. 21WindWindTornado
  22. 22HomeworkTornadoF
  23. 23PencilTornadoPencil Sharpener
  24. 24FPencil SharpenerP
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionWaterWine
  27. 27WaterWineHoly Water
  28. 28FireHoly WaterVampire
  29. 29VampireWaterBlood
  30. 30EarthPlanetMoon
  31. 31GlassSandHourglass
  32. 32FireHourglassTime
  33. 33MoonTimeMonth
  34. 34BloodMonthPeriod
  35. 35PPeriodP.
  36. 36AP.P.A.
  37. 37FireWaterSteam
  38. 38FireSteamEngine
  39. 39EarthEngineTractor
  40. 40EarthTractorFarm
  41. 41FarmFireBarbecue
  42. 42AshBarbecueBurger
  43. 43BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  44. 44DustEngineVacuum
  45. 45FireVacuumBlack Hole
  46. 46Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  47. 47Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  48. 48PlantSteamTea
  49. 49EngineWindWindmill
  50. 50TeaWindmillDutch
  51. 51SunTime MachineFuture
  52. 52DutchFutureTense
  53. 53Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  54. 54Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  55. 55Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  56. 56P.A.Present TenseP.a.st
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Earth + Water→ Plant14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Water→ River16River + Tree→ Paper17Paper + Plant→ Book18Dust + Fire→ Ash19Ash + Tree→ Pencil20Book + Pencil→ Homework21Wind + Wind→ Tornado22Homework + Tornado→ F23Pencil + Tornado→ Pencil Sharpener24F + Pencil Sharpener→ P25Plant + Wind→ Dandelion26Dandelion + Water→ Wine27Water + Wine→ Holy Water28Fire + Holy Water→ Vampire29Vampire + Water→ Blood30Earth + Planet→ Moon31Glass + Sand→ Hourglass32Fire + Hourglass→ Time33Moon + Time→ Month34Blood + Month→ Period35P + Period→ P.36A + P.→ P.A.37Fire + Water→ Steam38Fire + Steam→ Engine39Earth + Engine→ Tractor40Earth + Tractor→ Farm41Farm + Fire→ Barbecue42Ash + Barbecue→ Burger43Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger44Dust + Engine→ Vacuum45Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole46Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine47Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger48Plant + Steam→ Tea49Engine + Wind→ Windmill50Tea + Windmill→ Dutch51Sun + Time Machine→ Future52Dutch + Future→ Tense53Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense54Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity55Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense56P.A. + Present Tense→ P.a.st

Other ways to make P.a.st

2 combinations are known to produce P.a.st. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce P.a.st
FirstSecondResult
P.A.Present TenseP.a.st
P.a.Present TenseP.a.st

P.a.st at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
97
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

Similar effort to P.a.st, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make P.a.st in Infinite Craft?

Combine P.A. with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make P.a.st?

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

Is P.a.st hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make P.a.st?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce P.a.st, 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.