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How to Make Past Employment in Infinite Craft

Past Employment is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 59 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Vemployment. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseVemploymentPast Employment

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 902 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 59 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. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoTornadoHurricane
  33. 33HurricanePlantPalm Tree
  34. 34Palm TreeWaterCoconut
  35. 35CoconutDandelionHair
  36. 36HairTornadoAfro
  37. 37AfroPlantBob
  38. 38PlantSmokeIncense
  39. 39IncenseSmokePrayer
  40. 40BobPrayerJob
  41. 41DandelionWaterWine
  42. 42FireWineAlcohol
  43. 43FireSteamEngine
  44. 44DandelionEngineHelicopter
  45. 45EarthEarthMountain
  46. 46HelicopterMountainRescue
  47. 47AlcoholRescueRecovery
  48. 48JobRecoveryEmployment
  49. 49EarthPlantTree
  50. 50TreeWaterRiver
  51. 51RiverTreePaper
  52. 52PaperPlantBook
  53. 53EarthRiverDelta
  54. 54BookDeltaAlphabet
  55. 55PlantWaterSwamp
  56. 56PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  57. 57AlphabetVenus FlytrapV
  58. 58EmploymentVVemployment
  59. 59Past TenseVemploymentPast Employment
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 Tense31Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado32Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane33Hurricane + Plantโ†’ Palm Tree34Palm Tree + Waterโ†’ Coconut35Coconut + Dandelionโ†’ Hair36Hair + Tornadoโ†’ Afro37Afro + Plantโ†’ Bob38Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense39Incense + Smokeโ†’ Prayer40Bob + Prayerโ†’ Job41Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine42Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol43Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine44Dandelion + Engineโ†’ Helicopter45Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain46Helicopter + Mountainโ†’ Rescue47Alcohol + Rescueโ†’ Recovery48Job + Recoveryโ†’ Employment49Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree50Tree + Waterโ†’ River51River + Treeโ†’ Paper52Paper + Plantโ†’ Book53Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta54Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet55Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp56Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap57Alphabet + Venus Flytrapโ†’ V58Employment + Vโ†’ Vemployment59Past Tense + Vemploymentโ†’ Past Employment

Other ways to make Past Employment

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Employment
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseVemploymentPast Employment
Past tenseVemploymentPast Employment

Past Employment at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
90
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 59 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Employment in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Vemployment. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Employment?

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

Is Past Employment hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 59 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Employment?

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