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How to Make Past Efficiency in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

EfficiencyPast TensePast Efficiency

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 722 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWindAllergy
  5. 5AllergyPlantHay Fever
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7Hay FeverMountainHeidi
  8. 8DustEarthPlanet
  9. 9EarthPlanetMoon
  10. 10MoonWindWerewolf
  11. 11EarthWerewolfWolf
  12. 12EarthWolfDog
  13. 13DogFireHot Dog
  14. 14FireHot DogSausage
  15. 15HeidiSausageGerman
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20SandWaterBeach
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22BeachSteamSauna
  23. 23SaunaWaterSweat
  24. 24HourglassSweatWork
  25. 25GermanWorkEfficiency
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27FireHourglassTime
  28. 28AshTimeHistory
  29. 29GlassSteamMirror
  30. 30HistoryMirrorPast
  31. 31FireWindSmoke
  32. 32SmokeWaterFog
  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. 49EfficiencyPast TensePast Efficiency
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen4Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy5Allergy + Plantโ†’ Hay Fever6Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain7Hay Fever + Mountainโ†’ Heidi8Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet9Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon10Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf11Earth + Werewolfโ†’ Wolf12Earth + Wolfโ†’ Dog13Dog + Fireโ†’ Hot Dog14Fire + Hot Dogโ†’ Sausage15Heidi + Sausageโ†’ German16Water + Windโ†’ Wave17Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand18Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass19Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass20Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach21Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam22Beach + Steamโ†’ Sauna23Sauna + Waterโ†’ Sweat24Hourglass + Sweatโ†’ Work25German + Workโ†’ Efficiency26Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash27Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time28Ash + Timeโ†’ History29Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror30History + Mirrorโ†’ Past31Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke32Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog33Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom34Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool35Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion36Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed37Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom38Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm39Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis40Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date41Date + Waterโ†’ Dating42Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage43Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce44Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish45Water + Wishโ†’ Genie46Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single47Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple48Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense49Efficiency + Past Tenseโ†’ Past Efficiency

Other ways to make Past Efficiency

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Efficiency
FirstSecondResult
EfficiencyPast TensePast Efficiency
EfficiencyPast tensePast Efficiency

Past Efficiency at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
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 Efficiency, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Efficiency in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Past Efficiency?

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

Is Past Efficiency 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 Efficiency?

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