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How to Make Past Parents in Infinite Craft

Past Parents is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Parenthesis plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ParenthesisPast TensePast Parents

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 762 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4AshFirePhoenix
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6LakeWaterOcean
  7. 7AshOceanSalt
  8. 8PhoenixSaltTears
  9. 9PlantTearsOnion
  10. 10OnionPlantShallot
  11. 11OnionShallotLayer
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14PlantStoneFossil
  15. 15FireFossilDinosaur
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18DustTreeWood
  19. 19SandstormWoodSandal
  20. 20DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  21. 21LayerThesaurusParenthesis
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23EarthWaveSand
  24. 24FireSandGlass
  25. 25GlassSandHourglass
  26. 26FireHourglassTime
  27. 27AshTimeHistory
  28. 28FireWaterSteam
  29. 29GlassSteamMirror
  30. 30HistoryMirrorPast
  31. 31FireWindSmoke
  32. 32SmokeWaterFog
  33. 33FogPlantMushroom
  34. 34EarthMushroomToadstool
  35. 35PlantWindDandelion
  36. 36DandelionPlantWeed
  37. 37ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  38. 38SandstormWaterOasis
  39. 39OasisPlantDate
  40. 40DateWaterDating
  41. 41DatingEarthMarriage
  42. 42EarthMarriageDivorce
  43. 43DandelionDustWish
  44. 44WaterWishGenie
  45. 45DivorceGenieSingle
  46. 46Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  47. 47PastTriplePast Tense
  48. 48ParenthesisPast TensePast Parents
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Windโ†’ Dust3Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash4Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix5Water + Waterโ†’ Lake6Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean7Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt8Phoenix + Saltโ†’ Tears9Plant + Tearsโ†’ Onion10Onion + Plantโ†’ Shallot11Onion + Shallotโ†’ Layer12Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava13Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone14Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil15Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur16Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm17Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree18Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood19Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal20Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus21Layer + Thesaurusโ†’ Parenthesis22Water + Windโ†’ Wave23Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand24Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass25Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass26Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time27Ash + Timeโ†’ History28Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam29Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror30History + Mirrorโ†’ Past31Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke32Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog33Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom34Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool35Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion36Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed37Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom38Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis39Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date40Date + Waterโ†’ Dating41Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage42Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce43Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish44Water + Wishโ†’ Genie45Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single46Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple47Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense48Parenthesis + Past Tenseโ†’ Past Parents

Other ways to make Past Parents

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Parents
FirstSecondResult
ParenthesisPast TensePast Parents
ParenthesisPast tensePast Parents

Past Parents at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Parents in Infinite Craft?

Combine Parenthesis with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Parents?

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

Is Past Parents hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Parents?

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