Home / Recipes / Past Encouragement ๐ How to Make Past Encouragement in Infinite CraftPast Encouragement is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Encouragement plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ช Encouragement+ ๐ค Past Tense= ๐ Past Encouragement
Marathon 52 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 83 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce Past Encouragement, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 83 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.
1 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave2 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Wave= ๐๏ธ Sand3 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ฅ Glass4 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust5 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet6 ๐ Earth+ ๐ช Planet= ๐ Moon7 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant8 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion9 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ Earth= ๐ธ Flower10 ๐ธ Flower+ ๐ Moon= ๐ Night11 ๐ Moon+ ๐ Night= ๐ Dark12 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฅ Glass= ๐ Lens13 ๐ Lens+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ท Camera14 ๐ท Camera+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ท Photograph15 ๐ Dark+ ๐ท Photograph= ๐ Negative16 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐ Negative= ๐ Positive17 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree18 ๐ณ Tree+ ๐ง Water= ๐ River19 ๐ River+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ Paper20 ๐ Paper+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Book21 ๐ Earth+ ๐ River= โฌ๏ธ Delta22 ๐ Book+ โฌ๏ธ Delta= ๐ Alphabet23 ๐ Alphabet+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ฒ Alphabet Soup24 ๐ฒ Alphabet Soup+ ๐ Paper= ๐ Dictionary25 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam26 ๐จ Steam+ ๐ Wave= ๐ Surf27 ๐ Dictionary+ ๐ Surf= ๐ Words28 ๐ Positive+ ๐ Words= ๐ช Encouragement29 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Ash30 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐๏ธ Sand= โ Hourglass31 ๐ฅ Fire+ โ Hourglass= โฐ Time32 ๐ Ash+ โฐ Time= ๐ History33 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ช Mirror34 ๐ History+ ๐ช Mirror= ๐ Past35 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke36 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog37 ๐ซ๏ธ Fog+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Mushroom38 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Mushroom= ๐ Toadstool39 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฟ Weed40 ๐ Toadstool+ ๐ฟ Weed= ๐ Magic Mushroom41 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm42 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ง Water= ๐๏ธ Oasis43 ๐๏ธ Oasis+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Date44 ๐ Date+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Dating45 ๐ Dating+ ๐ Earth= ๐ Marriage46 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Marriage= ๐ Divorce47 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐ Wish48 ๐ง Water+ ๐ Wish= ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie49 ๐ Divorce+ ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie= ๐ Single50 ๐ Magic Mushroom+ ๐ Single= ๐ธ Triple51 ๐ Past+ ๐ธ Triple= ๐ค Past Tense52 ๐ช Encouragement+ ๐ค Past Tense= ๐ Past EncouragementCrafting tree 1 Water + Wind โ Wave 2 Earth + Wave โ Sand 3 Fire + Sand โ Glass 4 Earth + Wind โ Dust 5 Dust + Earth โ Planet 6 Earth + Planet โ Moon 7 Earth + Water โ Plant 8 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 9 Dandelion + Earth โ Flower 10 Flower + Moon โ Night 11 Moon + Night โ Dark 12 Fire + Glass โ Lens 13 Lens + Plant โ Camera 14 Camera + Plant โ Photograph 15 Dark + Photograph โ Negative 16 Glass + Negative โ Positive 17 Earth + Plant โ Tree 18 Tree + Water โ River 19 River + Tree โ Paper 20 Paper + Plant โ Book 21 Earth + River โ Delta 22 Book + Delta โ Alphabet 23 Alphabet + Fire โ Alphabet Soup 24 Alphabet Soup + Paper โ Dictionary 25 Fire + Water โ Steam 26 Steam + Wave โ Surf 27 Dictionary + Surf โ Words 28 Positive + Words โ Encouragement 29 Dust + Fire โ Ash 30 Glass + Sand โ Hourglass 31 Fire + Hourglass โ Time 32 Ash + Time โ History 33 Glass + Steam โ Mirror 34 History + Mirror โ Past 35 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 36 Smoke + Water โ Fog 37 Fog + Plant โ Mushroom 38 Earth + Mushroom โ Toadstool 39 Dandelion + Plant โ Weed 40 Toadstool + Weed โ Magic Mushroom 41 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 42 Sandstorm + Water โ Oasis 43 Oasis + Plant โ Date 44 Date + Water โ Dating 45 Dating + Earth โ Marriage 46 Earth + Marriage โ Divorce 47 Dandelion + Dust โ Wish 48 Water + Wish โ Genie 49 Divorce + Genie โ Single 50 Magic Mushroom + Single โ Triple 51 Past + Triple โ Past Tense 52 Encouragement + Past Tense โ Past Encouragement
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Other ways to make Past Encouragement 2 combinations are known to produce Past Encouragement. Here are 2 of them.
Past Encouragement at a glance
Steps to craft 52 Marathon
Crafting depth 83 longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 52 steps Similar effort to Past Encouragement, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Past Encouragement in Infinite Craft? Combine Encouragement with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Past Encouragement? 52 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Past Encouragement hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Past Encouragement? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Past Encouragement, and the shortest route is shown above.
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