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How to Make Past Lava in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Past TenseSpace LavaPast Lava

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 572 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EngineEngineRocket
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanWaterFish
  37. 37EarthFishWhale
  38. 38RocketWhaleSpace Whale
  39. 39FireFireVolcano
  40. 40Space WhaleVolcanoSpace Volcano
  41. 41LavaSpace VolcanoSpace Lava
  42. 42Past TenseSpace LavaPast Lava
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava32Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine33Engine + Engineโ†’ Rocket34Water + Waterโ†’ Lake35Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean36Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish37Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale38Rocket + Whaleโ†’ Space Whale39Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano40Space Whale + Volcanoโ†’ Space Volcano41Lava + Space Volcanoโ†’ Space Lava42Past Tense + Space Lavaโ†’ Past Lava

Other ways to make Past Lava

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Lava
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSpace LavaPast Lava
Past tenseSpace LavaPast Lava

Past Lava at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
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 Lava, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Lava in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Space Lava. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Lava?

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

Is Past Lava 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 Lava?

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