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How to Make Past Man in Infinite Craft

Past Man is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus Present Man. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositePresent ManPast Man

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 534 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14TreeWaterRiver
  15. 15RiverTreePaper
  16. 16PaperPlantBook
  17. 17EarthRiverDelta
  18. 18BookDeltaAlphabet
  19. 19AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  20. 20FireWindSmoke
  21. 21PlantSmokeIncense
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23EarthWaveSand
  24. 24IncenseSandSnake
  25. 25Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28OceanWaterFish
  29. 29EarthFishWhale
  30. 30DustWhaleSperm
  31. 31FireWaterSteam
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EngineEngineRocket
  34. 34EngineSteamTrain
  35. 35RocketTrainBullet Train
  36. 36Bullet TrainSteamSteam Train
  37. 37SpermSteam TrainSperm Train
  38. 38AnagramSperm TrainPresent Man
  39. 39OppositePresent ManPast Man
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Earth + Plant→ Tree14Tree + Water→ River15River + Tree→ Paper16Paper + Plant→ Book17Earth + River→ Delta18Book + Delta→ Alphabet19Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup20Fire + Wind→ Smoke21Plant + Smoke→ Incense22Water + Wind→ Wave23Earth + Wave→ Sand24Incense + Sand→ Snake25Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram26Water + Water→ Lake27Lake + Water→ Ocean28Ocean + Water→ Fish29Earth + Fish→ Whale30Dust + Whale→ Sperm31Fire + Water→ Steam32Fire + Steam→ Engine33Engine + Engine→ Rocket34Engine + Steam→ Train35Rocket + Train→ Bullet Train36Bullet Train + Steam→ Steam Train37Sperm + Steam Train→ Sperm Train38Anagram + Sperm Train→ Present Man39Opposite + Present Man→ Past Man

Other ways to make Past Man

4 combinations are known to produce Past Man. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Man
FirstSecondResult
OppositePresent ManPast Man
NotPresent ManPast Man
AntonymPresent ManPast Man
Past TensePresent ManPast Man

Past Man at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Man in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with Present Man. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Man?

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

Is Past Man hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Man?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Past Man, 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.