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How to Make Past Encyclopedias in Infinite Craft

Past Encyclopedias is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 57 combinations to get there, and the final one is Encyclopedias plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EncyclopediasPast TensePast Encyclopedias

Marathon57 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 812 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 57 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5TreeWaterRiver
  6. 6RiverTreePaper
  7. 7PaperPlantBook
  8. 8BookEarthLibrary
  9. 9Dandelion PatchLibraryEncyclopedia
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12EarthTsunamiIsland
  13. 13EarthIslandContinent
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16SteamWaveSurf
  17. 17ContinentSurfAustralia
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19MountainWindAvalanche
  20. 20AvalancheWindSnow
  21. 21AustraliaSnowNo
  22. 22WaterWaterLake
  23. 23LakeWaterOcean
  24. 24NoOceanNot
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  30. 30NotSingularityPlural
  31. 31EncyclopediaPluralEncyclopedias
  32. 32DustFireAsh
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34FireSandGlass
  35. 35GlassSandHourglass
  36. 36FireHourglassTime
  37. 37AshTimeHistory
  38. 38GlassSteamMirror
  39. 39HistoryMirrorPast
  40. 40FireWindSmoke
  41. 41SmokeWaterFog
  42. 42FogPlantMushroom
  43. 43EarthMushroomToadstool
  44. 44DandelionPlantWeed
  45. 45ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  46. 46DustWindSandstorm
  47. 47SandstormWaterOasis
  48. 48OasisPlantDate
  49. 49DateWaterDating
  50. 50DatingEarthMarriage
  51. 51EarthMarriageDivorce
  52. 52DandelionDustWish
  53. 53WaterWishGenie
  54. 54DivorceGenieSingle
  55. 55Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  56. 56PastTriplePast Tense
  57. 57EncyclopediasPast TensePast Encyclopedias
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Tree + Water→ River6River + Tree→ Paper7Paper + Plant→ Book8Book + Earth→ Library9Dandelion Patch + Library→ Encyclopedia10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Earth + Tsunami→ Island13Earth + Island→ Continent14Fire + Water→ Steam15Water + Wind→ Wave16Steam + Wave→ Surf17Continent + Surf→ Australia18Earth + Earth→ Mountain19Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche20Avalanche + Wind→ Snow21Australia + Snow→ No22Water + Water→ Lake23Lake + Water→ Ocean24No + Ocean→ Not25Earth + Wind→ Dust26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity30Not + Singularity→ Plural31Encyclopedia + Plural→ Encyclopedias32Dust + Fire→ Ash33Earth + Wave→ Sand34Fire + Sand→ Glass35Glass + Sand→ Hourglass36Fire + Hourglass→ Time37Ash + Time→ History38Glass + Steam→ Mirror39History + Mirror→ Past40Fire + Wind→ Smoke41Smoke + Water→ Fog42Fog + Plant→ Mushroom43Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool44Dandelion + Plant→ Weed45Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom46Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm47Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis48Oasis + Plant→ Date49Date + Water→ Dating50Dating + Earth→ Marriage51Earth + Marriage→ Divorce52Dandelion + Dust→ Wish53Water + Wish→ Genie54Divorce + Genie→ Single55Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple56Past + Triple→ Past Tense57Encyclopedias + Past Tense→ Past Encyclopedias

Other ways to make Past Encyclopedias

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Encyclopedias
FirstSecondResult
EncyclopediasPast TensePast Encyclopedias
EncyclopediasPast tensePast Encyclopedias

Past Encyclopedias at a glance

Steps to craft
57
Marathon
Crafting depth
81
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 57 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Encyclopedias in Infinite Craft?

Combine Encyclopedias with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 57 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Encyclopedias?

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

Is Past Encyclopedias hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 57 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Encyclopedias?

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