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How to Make Past Hints in Infinite Craft

Past Hints is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 62 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hints plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HintsPast TensePast Hints

Marathon62 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 872 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 62 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FirePlanetSun
  4. 4FireSunSolar
  5. 5PlanetSolarSystem
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8OceanWaterFish
  9. 9FishWindFlying Fish
  10. 10EarthFlying FishBird
  11. 11BirdWaterPenguin
  12. 12OceanPenguinTuxedo
  13. 13FishTuxedoWaiter
  14. 14EarthWaiterTip
  15. 15SystemTipHint
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17TornadoWaterTsunami
  18. 18EarthTsunamiIsland
  19. 19EarthIslandContinent
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22SteamWaveSurf
  23. 23ContinentSurfAustralia
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25MountainWindAvalanche
  26. 26AvalancheWindSnow
  27. 27AustraliaSnowNo
  28. 28NoOceanNot
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30DustEngineVacuum
  31. 31FireVacuumBlack Hole
  32. 32Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  33. 33NotSingularityPlural
  34. 34HintPluralHints
  35. 35DustFireAsh
  36. 36EarthWaveSand
  37. 37FireSandGlass
  38. 38GlassSandHourglass
  39. 39FireHourglassTime
  40. 40AshTimeHistory
  41. 41GlassSteamMirror
  42. 42HistoryMirrorPast
  43. 43FireWindSmoke
  44. 44SmokeWaterFog
  45. 45EarthWaterPlant
  46. 46FogPlantMushroom
  47. 47EarthMushroomToadstool
  48. 48PlantWindDandelion
  49. 49DandelionPlantWeed
  50. 50ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  51. 51DustWindSandstorm
  52. 52SandstormWaterOasis
  53. 53OasisPlantDate
  54. 54DateWaterDating
  55. 55DatingEarthMarriage
  56. 56EarthMarriageDivorce
  57. 57DandelionDustWish
  58. 58WaterWishGenie
  59. 59DivorceGenieSingle
  60. 60Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  61. 61PastTriplePast Tense
  62. 62HintsPast TensePast Hints
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun4Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar5Planet + Solarโ†’ System6Water + Waterโ†’ Lake7Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean8Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish9Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish10Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird11Bird + Waterโ†’ Penguin12Ocean + Penguinโ†’ Tuxedo13Fish + Tuxedoโ†’ Waiter14Earth + Waiterโ†’ Tip15System + Tipโ†’ Hint16Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado17Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami18Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island19Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent20Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam21Water + Windโ†’ Wave22Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf23Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia24Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain25Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche26Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow27Australia + Snowโ†’ No28No + Oceanโ†’ Not29Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine30Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum31Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole32Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity33Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural34Hint + Pluralโ†’ Hints35Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash36Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand37Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass38Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass39Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time40Ash + Timeโ†’ History41Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror42History + Mirrorโ†’ Past43Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke44Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog45Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant46Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom47Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool48Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion49Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed50Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom51Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm52Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis53Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date54Date + Waterโ†’ Dating55Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage56Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce57Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish58Water + Wishโ†’ Genie59Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single60Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple61Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense62Hints + Past Tenseโ†’ Past Hints

Other ways to make Past Hints

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Hints
FirstSecondResult
HintsPast TensePast Hints
HintsPast tensePast Hints

Past Hints at a glance

Steps to craft
62
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 62 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Hints in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hints with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 62 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Hints?

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

Is Past Hints hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 62 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Hints?

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