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How to Make Past Journals in Infinite Craft

Past Journals is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 59 combinations to get there, and the final one is Journals plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

JournalsPast TensePast Journals

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 842 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 59 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9AshFirePhoenix
  10. 10MessagePhoenixNews
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13TreeWaterRiver
  14. 14RiverTreePaper
  15. 15NewsPaperJournal
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17TornadoWaterTsunami
  18. 18EarthTsunamiIsland
  19. 19EarthIslandContinent
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21SteamWaveSurf
  22. 22ContinentSurfAustralia
  23. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24MountainWindAvalanche
  25. 25AvalancheWindSnow
  26. 26AustraliaSnowNo
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29NoOceanNot
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  31. 31DustEngineVacuum
  32. 32FireVacuumBlack Hole
  33. 33Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  34. 34NotSingularityPlural
  35. 35JournalPluralJournals
  36. 36GlassSandHourglass
  37. 37FireHourglassTime
  38. 38AshTimeHistory
  39. 39GlassSteamMirror
  40. 40HistoryMirrorPast
  41. 41FireWindSmoke
  42. 42SmokeWaterFog
  43. 43FogPlantMushroom
  44. 44EarthMushroomToadstool
  45. 45PlantWindDandelion
  46. 46DandelionPlantWeed
  47. 47ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  48. 48DustWindSandstorm
  49. 49SandstormWaterOasis
  50. 50OasisPlantDate
  51. 51DateWaterDating
  52. 52DatingEarthMarriage
  53. 53EarthMarriageDivorce
  54. 54DandelionDustWish
  55. 55WaterWishGenie
  56. 56DivorceGenieSingle
  57. 57Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  58. 58PastTriplePast Tense
  59. 59JournalsPast TensePast Journals
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach4Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass5Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle6Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash9Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix10Message + Phoenixโ†’ News11Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant12Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree13Tree + Waterโ†’ River14River + Treeโ†’ Paper15News + Paperโ†’ Journal16Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado17Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami18Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island19Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent20Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam21Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf22Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia23Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain24Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche25Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow26Australia + Snowโ†’ No27Water + Waterโ†’ Lake28Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean29No + Oceanโ†’ Not30Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine31Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum32Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole33Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity34Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural35Journal + Pluralโ†’ Journals36Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass37Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time38Ash + Timeโ†’ History39Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror40History + Mirrorโ†’ Past41Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke42Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog43Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom44Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool45Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion46Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed47Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom48Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm49Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis50Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date51Date + Waterโ†’ Dating52Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage53Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce54Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish55Water + Wishโ†’ Genie56Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single57Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple58Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense59Journals + Past Tenseโ†’ Past Journals

Other ways to make Past Journals

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Journals
FirstSecondResult
JournalsPast TensePast Journals
JournalsPast tensePast Journals

Past Journals at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 59 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Journals in Infinite Craft?

Combine Journals with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Journals?

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

Is Past Journals hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 59 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Journals?

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