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How to Make Past Observatories in Infinite Craft

Past Observatories is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Observatory plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past ObservatoryPluralPast Observatories

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 74

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthLensTelescope
  7. 7MountainTelescopeObservatory
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10GlassSandHourglass
  11. 11FireHourglassTime
  12. 12AshTimeHistory
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14GlassSteamMirror
  15. 15HistoryMirrorPast
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17SmokeWaterFog
  18. 18EarthWaterPlant
  19. 19FogPlantMushroom
  20. 20EarthMushroomToadstool
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionPlantWeed
  23. 23ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  24. 24DustWindSandstorm
  25. 25SandstormWaterOasis
  26. 26OasisPlantDate
  27. 27DateWaterDating
  28. 28DatingEarthMarriage
  29. 29EarthMarriageDivorce
  30. 30DandelionDustWish
  31. 31WaterWishGenie
  32. 32DivorceGenieSingle
  33. 33Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  34. 34PastTriplePast Tense
  35. 35ObservatoryPast TensePast Observatory
  36. 36WindWindTornado
  37. 37TornadoWaterTsunami
  38. 38EarthTsunamiIsland
  39. 39EarthIslandContinent
  40. 40SteamWaveSurf
  41. 41ContinentSurfAustralia
  42. 42MountainWindAvalanche
  43. 43AvalancheWindSnow
  44. 44AustraliaSnowNo
  45. 45WaterWaterLake
  46. 46LakeWaterOcean
  47. 47NoOceanNot
  48. 48FireSteamEngine
  49. 49DustEngineVacuum
  50. 50FireVacuumBlack Hole
  51. 51Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  52. 52NotSingularityPlural
  53. 53Past ObservatoryPluralPast Observatories
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Lens→ Telescope7Mountain + Telescope→ Observatory8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Glass + Sand→ Hourglass11Fire + Hourglass→ Time12Ash + Time→ History13Fire + Water→ Steam14Glass + Steam→ Mirror15History + Mirror→ Past16Fire + Wind→ Smoke17Smoke + Water→ Fog18Earth + Water→ Plant19Fog + Plant→ Mushroom20Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Plant→ Weed23Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom24Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm25Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis26Oasis + Plant→ Date27Date + Water→ Dating28Dating + Earth→ Marriage29Earth + Marriage→ Divorce30Dandelion + Dust→ Wish31Water + Wish→ Genie32Divorce + Genie→ Single33Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple34Past + Triple→ Past Tense35Observatory + Past Tense→ Past Observatory36Wind + Wind→ Tornado37Tornado + Water→ Tsunami38Earth + Tsunami→ Island39Earth + Island→ Continent40Steam + Wave→ Surf41Continent + Surf→ Australia42Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche43Avalanche + Wind→ Snow44Australia + Snow→ No45Water + Water→ Lake46Lake + Water→ Ocean47No + Ocean→ Not48Fire + Steam→ Engine49Dust + Engine→ Vacuum50Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole51Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity52Not + Singularity→ Plural53Past Observatory + Plural→ Past Observatories

Past Observatories at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Observatories in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Observatory with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Observatories?

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

Is Past Observatories hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Observatories?

Only one known combination produces Past Observatories.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.