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How to Make Past Base in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

BasePast TensePast Base

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 565 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3SmokeWaterFog
  4. 4DustFogSmog
  5. 5FireSmogPollution
  6. 6PollutionWaterAcid
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoWaterTsunami
  11. 11SteamTsunamiTitanic
  12. 12MountainTitanicEverest
  13. 13AcidEverestBase
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18GlassSandHourglass
  19. 19FireHourglassTime
  20. 20AshTimeHistory
  21. 21GlassSteamMirror
  22. 22HistoryMirrorPast
  23. 23EarthWaterPlant
  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. 40BasePast TensePast Base
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Smoke + Water→ Fog4Dust + Fog→ Smog5Fire + Smog→ Pollution6Pollution + Water→ Acid7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Fire + Water→ Steam9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Tornado + Water→ Tsunami11Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic12Mountain + Titanic→ Everest13Acid + Everest→ Base14Dust + Fire→ Ash15Water + Wind→ Wave16Earth + Wave→ Sand17Fire + Sand→ Glass18Glass + Sand→ Hourglass19Fire + Hourglass→ Time20Ash + Time→ History21Glass + Steam→ Mirror22History + Mirror→ Past23Earth + Water→ Plant24Fog + 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 Tense40Base + Past Tense→ Past Base

Other ways to make Past Base

5 combinations are known to produce Past Base. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Base
FirstSecondResult
BasePast TensePast Base
BasePast tensePast Base
BasestPast TensePast Base
BaSePast TensePast Base
BaSePast tensePast Base

What you can make with Past Base

Past Base at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Base in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Past Base?

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

Is Past Base 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 Past Base?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Past Base, 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.