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How to Make Past Cave in Infinite Craft

Past Cave is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Surf Cave. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSurf CavePast Cave

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 602 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 31EarthSteamMud
  32. 32FireMudBrick
  33. 33BrickWindHouse
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35HouseMountainCave
  36. 36SteamWaveSurf
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38EngineSteamTrain
  39. 39TrainTrainTrain Station
  40. 40SurfTrain StationSurf Station
  41. 41CaveSurf StationSurf Cave
  42. 42Past TenseSurf CavePast Cave
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud32Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick33Brick + Windโ†’ House34Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain35House + Mountainโ†’ Cave36Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf37Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine38Engine + Steamโ†’ Train39Train + Trainโ†’ Train Station40Surf + Train Stationโ†’ Surf Station41Cave + Surf Stationโ†’ Surf Cave42Past Tense + Surf Caveโ†’ Past Cave

Other ways to make Past Cave

2 combinations are known to produce Past Cave. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Cave
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSurf CavePast Cave
Past tenseSurf CavePast Cave

Past Cave at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
60
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Cave in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Surf Cave. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Cave?

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

Is Past Cave hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Cave?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Past Cave, and the shortest route is shown above.

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