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How to Make Past Inspector in Infinite Craft

Past Inspector is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Inspector Clouseau plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Inspector ClouseauPast TensePast Inspector

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 582 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthEarthMountain
  3. 3MountainWindAvalanche
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5AvalancheWindSnow
  6. 6PlantSnowChristmas Tree
  7. 7Christmas TreeEarthPineapple
  8. 8LakePineapplePina Colada
  9. 9FirePina ColadaFlamingo
  10. 10EarthFlamingoPink
  11. 11AvalanchePinkPink Panther
  12. 12LakePink PantherInspector Clouseau
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18GlassSandHourglass
  19. 19FireHourglassTime
  20. 20AshTimeHistory
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22GlassSteamMirror
  23. 23HistoryMirrorPast
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25SmokeWaterFog
  26. 26FogPlantMushroom
  27. 27EarthMushroomToadstool
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionPlantWeed
  30. 30ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32SandstormWaterOasis
  33. 33OasisPlantDate
  34. 34DateWaterDating
  35. 35DatingEarthMarriage
  36. 36EarthMarriageDivorce
  37. 37DandelionDustWish
  38. 38WaterWishGenie
  39. 39DivorceGenieSingle
  40. 40Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  41. 41PastTriplePast Tense
  42. 42Inspector ClouseauPast TensePast Inspector
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Earth→ Mountain3Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche4Earth + Water→ Plant5Avalanche + Wind→ Snow6Plant + Snow→ Christmas Tree7Christmas Tree + Earth→ Pineapple8Lake + Pineapple→ Pina Colada9Fire + Pina Colada→ Flamingo10Earth + Flamingo→ Pink11Avalanche + Pink→ Pink Panther12Lake + Pink Panther→ Inspector Clouseau13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Fire→ Ash15Water + Wind→ Wave16Earth + Wave→ Sand17Fire + Sand→ Glass18Glass + Sand→ Hourglass19Fire + Hourglass→ Time20Ash + Time→ History21Fire + Water→ Steam22Glass + Steam→ Mirror23History + Mirror→ Past24Fire + Wind→ Smoke25Smoke + Water→ Fog26Fog + Plant→ Mushroom27Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dandelion + Plant→ Weed30Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom31Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm32Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis33Oasis + Plant→ Date34Date + Water→ Dating35Dating + Earth→ Marriage36Earth + Marriage→ Divorce37Dandelion + Dust→ Wish38Water + Wish→ Genie39Divorce + Genie→ Single40Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple41Past + Triple→ Past Tense42Inspector Clouseau + Past Tense→ Past Inspector

Other ways to make Past Inspector

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Inspector
FirstSecondResult
Inspector ClouseauPast TensePast Inspector
Inspector ClouseauPast tensePast Inspector

Past Inspector at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Inspector in Infinite Craft?

Combine Inspector Clouseau with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Inspector?

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

Is Past Inspector hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Inspector?

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