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How to Make Past Dust in Infinite Craft

Past Dust is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Solar Dust. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSolar DustPast Dust

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 503 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32FirePlanetSun
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34SunTornadoSolar Flare
  35. 35DustSolar FlareSolar Dust
  36. 36Past TenseSolar DustPast Dust
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Fire + Planet→ Sun33Wind + Wind→ Tornado34Sun + Tornado→ Solar Flare35Dust + Solar Flare→ Solar Dust36Past Tense + Solar Dust→ Past Dust

Other ways to make Past Dust

3 combinations are known to produce Past Dust. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Dust
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSolar DustPast Dust
Past TenseSake DustPast Dust
Anagram DustPast TensePast Dust

What you can make with Past Dust

Past Dust at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Dust in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Solar Dust. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Dust?

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

Is Past Dust hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Dust?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Past Dust, 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.