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How to Make Past Detour in Infinite Craft

Past Detour is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Detour plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DetourPast TensePast Detour

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 582 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4EarthRiverDelta
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustFireAsh
  7. 7AshFirePhoenix
  8. 8AshPhoenixRebirth
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10PlantSteamTea
  11. 11RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  12. 12DeltaRe-TeaDetour
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassSandHourglass
  17. 17FireHourglassTime
  18. 18AshTimeHistory
  19. 19GlassSteamMirror
  20. 20HistoryMirrorPast
  21. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22SmokeWaterFog
  23. 23FogPlantMushroom
  24. 24EarthMushroomToadstool
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionPlantWeed
  27. 27ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  28. 28DustWindSandstorm
  29. 29SandstormWaterOasis
  30. 30OasisPlantDate
  31. 31DateWaterDating
  32. 32DatingEarthMarriage
  33. 33EarthMarriageDivorce
  34. 34DandelionDustWish
  35. 35WaterWishGenie
  36. 36DivorceGenieSingle
  37. 37Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  38. 38PastTriplePast Tense
  39. 39DetourPast TensePast Detour
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4Earth + River→ Delta5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Fire→ Ash7Ash + Fire→ Phoenix8Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth9Fire + Water→ Steam10Plant + Steam→ Tea11Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea12Delta + Re-Tea→ Detour13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Glass + Sand→ Hourglass17Fire + Hourglass→ Time18Ash + Time→ History19Glass + Steam→ Mirror20History + Mirror→ Past21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Smoke + Water→ Fog23Fog + Plant→ Mushroom24Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool25Plant + Wind→ Dandelion26Dandelion + Plant→ Weed27Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom28Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm29Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis30Oasis + Plant→ Date31Date + Water→ Dating32Dating + Earth→ Marriage33Earth + Marriage→ Divorce34Dandelion + Dust→ Wish35Water + Wish→ Genie36Divorce + Genie→ Single37Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple38Past + Triple→ Past Tense39Detour + Past Tense→ Past Detour

Other ways to make Past Detour

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Detour
FirstSecondResult
DetourPast TensePast Detour
DetourPast tensePast Detour

Past Detour at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Detour in Infinite Craft?

Combine Detour with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Detour?

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

Is Past Detour hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Detour?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Past Detour, 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.