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How to Make Past Foundations in Infinite Craft

Past Foundations is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 61 combinations to get there, and the final one is Foundations plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FoundationsPast TensePast Foundations

Marathon61 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 852 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 61 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6OceanPlantCoral
  7. 7CoralWindCoral Reef
  8. 8AshCoral ReefCement
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10FishWindFlying Fish
  11. 11EarthFlying FishBird
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13EarthPlanetMoon
  14. 14BirdMoonOwl
  15. 15OwlWaterWisdom
  16. 16CementWisdomFoundation
  17. 17WindWindTornado
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20EarthIslandContinent
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23SteamWaveSurf
  24. 24ContinentSurfAustralia
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26MountainWindAvalanche
  27. 27AvalancheWindSnow
  28. 28AustraliaSnowNo
  29. 29NoOceanNot
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  31. 31DustEngineVacuum
  32. 32FireVacuumBlack Hole
  33. 33Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  34. 34NotSingularityPlural
  35. 35FoundationPluralFoundations
  36. 36EarthWaveSand
  37. 37FireSandGlass
  38. 38GlassSandHourglass
  39. 39FireHourglassTime
  40. 40AshTimeHistory
  41. 41GlassSteamMirror
  42. 42HistoryMirrorPast
  43. 43FireWindSmoke
  44. 44SmokeWaterFog
  45. 45FogPlantMushroom
  46. 46EarthMushroomToadstool
  47. 47PlantWindDandelion
  48. 48DandelionPlantWeed
  49. 49ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  50. 50DustWindSandstorm
  51. 51SandstormWaterOasis
  52. 52OasisPlantDate
  53. 53DateWaterDating
  54. 54DatingEarthMarriage
  55. 55EarthMarriageDivorce
  56. 56DandelionDustWish
  57. 57WaterWishGenie
  58. 58DivorceGenieSingle
  59. 59Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  60. 60PastTriplePast Tense
  61. 61FoundationsPast TensePast Foundations
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Water→ Lake4Lake + Water→ Ocean5Earth + Water→ Plant6Ocean + Plant→ Coral7Coral + Wind→ Coral Reef8Ash + Coral Reef→ Cement9Ocean + Water→ Fish10Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish11Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Earth + Planet→ Moon14Bird + Moon→ Owl15Owl + Water→ Wisdom16Cement + Wisdom→ Foundation17Wind + Wind→ Tornado18Tornado + Water→ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunami→ Island20Earth + Island→ Continent21Fire + Water→ Steam22Water + Wind→ Wave23Steam + Wave→ Surf24Continent + Surf→ Australia25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche27Avalanche + Wind→ Snow28Australia + Snow→ No29No + Ocean→ Not30Fire + Steam→ Engine31Dust + Engine→ Vacuum32Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole33Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity34Not + Singularity→ Plural35Foundation + Plural→ Foundations36Earth + Wave→ Sand37Fire + Sand→ Glass38Glass + Sand→ Hourglass39Fire + Hourglass→ Time40Ash + Time→ History41Glass + Steam→ Mirror42History + Mirror→ Past43Fire + Wind→ Smoke44Smoke + Water→ Fog45Fog + Plant→ Mushroom46Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool47Plant + Wind→ Dandelion48Dandelion + Plant→ Weed49Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom50Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm51Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis52Oasis + Plant→ Date53Date + Water→ Dating54Dating + Earth→ Marriage55Earth + Marriage→ Divorce56Dandelion + Dust→ Wish57Water + Wish→ Genie58Divorce + Genie→ Single59Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple60Past + Triple→ Past Tense61Foundations + Past Tense→ Past Foundations

Other ways to make Past Foundations

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Foundations
FirstSecondResult
FoundationsPast TensePast Foundations
Past FoundationPluralPast Foundations

Past Foundations at a glance

Steps to craft
61
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 61 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Foundations in Infinite Craft?

Combine Foundations with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 61 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Foundations?

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

Is Past Foundations hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 61 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Foundations?

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