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How to Make Past Distance in Infinite Craft

Past Distance is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Distancing plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DistancingPast TensePast Distance

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 762 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5LensWaterMicroscope
  6. 6EarthMicroscopeBacteria
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8BacteriaTornadoInfection
  9. 9InfectionTornadoPandemic
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustEarthPlanet
  12. 12FirePlanetSun
  13. 13FireSunSolar
  14. 14PlanetSolarSystem
  15. 15FireSystemComputer
  16. 16TornadoWaterTsunami
  17. 17ComputerTsunamiInternet
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19ComputerLakeServer
  20. 20ServerSystemNetwork
  21. 21InternetNetworkSocial
  22. 22PandemicSocialDistancing
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24GlassSandHourglass
  25. 25FireHourglassTime
  26. 26AshTimeHistory
  27. 27FireWaterSteam
  28. 28GlassSteamMirror
  29. 29HistoryMirrorPast
  30. 30FireWindSmoke
  31. 31SmokeWaterFog
  32. 32EarthWaterPlant
  33. 33FogPlantMushroom
  34. 34EarthMushroomToadstool
  35. 35PlantWindDandelion
  36. 36DandelionPlantWeed
  37. 37ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  38. 38DustWindSandstorm
  39. 39SandstormWaterOasis
  40. 40OasisPlantDate
  41. 41DateWaterDating
  42. 42DatingEarthMarriage
  43. 43EarthMarriageDivorce
  44. 44DandelionDustWish
  45. 45WaterWishGenie
  46. 46DivorceGenieSingle
  47. 47Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  48. 48PastTriplePast Tense
  49. 49DistancingPast TensePast Distance
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Glass→ Lens5Lens + Water→ Microscope6Earth + Microscope→ Bacteria7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Bacteria + Tornado→ Infection9Infection + Tornado→ Pandemic10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Earth→ Planet12Fire + Planet→ Sun13Fire + Sun→ Solar14Planet + Solar→ System15Fire + System→ Computer16Tornado + Water→ Tsunami17Computer + Tsunami→ Internet18Water + Water→ Lake19Computer + Lake→ Server20Server + System→ Network21Internet + Network→ Social22Pandemic + Social→ Distancing23Dust + Fire→ Ash24Glass + Sand→ Hourglass25Fire + Hourglass→ Time26Ash + Time→ History27Fire + Water→ Steam28Glass + Steam→ Mirror29History + Mirror→ Past30Fire + Wind→ Smoke31Smoke + Water→ Fog32Earth + Water→ Plant33Fog + Plant→ Mushroom34Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool35Plant + Wind→ Dandelion36Dandelion + Plant→ Weed37Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom38Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm39Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis40Oasis + Plant→ Date41Date + Water→ Dating42Dating + Earth→ Marriage43Earth + Marriage→ Divorce44Dandelion + Dust→ Wish45Water + Wish→ Genie46Divorce + Genie→ Single47Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple48Past + Triple→ Past Tense49Distancing + Past Tense→ Past Distance

Other ways to make Past Distance

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Distance
FirstSecondResult
DistancingPast TensePast Distance
DistancingPast tensePast Distance

Past Distance at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Distance in Infinite Craft?

Combine Distancing with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Distance?

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

Is Past Distance hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Distance?

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