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How to Make Past Impossible in Infinite Craft

Past Impossible is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Possible plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future PossibleOppositePast Impossible

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 702 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionPlantWeed
  25. 25DustWeedClean
  26. 26EarthPlantTree
  27. 27DandelionWaterWine
  28. 28TreeWineDrunk
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30DrunkTornadoFrat Party
  31. 31CleanFrat PartyImpossible
  32. 32FireImpossiblePossible
  33. 33Future TensePossibleFuture Possible
  34. 34WindWineBalloon
  35. 35BalloonDustDust Bunny
  36. 36PlantWaterSwamp
  37. 37FireSwampDragon
  38. 38AshFirePhoenix
  39. 39DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  40. 40Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  41. 41Future PossibleOppositePast Impossible
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Plant→ Weed25Dust + Weed→ Clean26Earth + Plant→ Tree27Dandelion + Water→ Wine28Tree + Wine→ Drunk29Wind + Wind→ Tornado30Drunk + Tornado→ Frat Party31Clean + Frat Party→ Impossible32Fire + Impossible→ Possible33Future Tense + Possible→ Future Possible34Wind + Wine→ Balloon35Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny36Plant + Water→ Swamp37Fire + Swamp→ Dragon38Ash + Fire→ Phoenix39Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang40Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite41Future Possible + Opposite→ Past Impossible

Other ways to make Past Impossible

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Impossible
FirstSecondResult
Future PossibleOppositePast Impossible
AntonymFuture PossiblePast Impossible

Past Impossible at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Impossible in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Possible with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Impossible?

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

Is Past Impossible hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Impossible?

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