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How to Make Past Prime in Infinite Craft

Past Prime is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Subprime. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSubprimePast Prime

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 643 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 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. 31DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  32. 32DandelionWaterWine
  33. 33Dandelion PatchWineDandelion Wine
  34. 34SandstormWindDust Storm
  35. 35Dust StormSandstormDust Bowl
  36. 36Dandelion WineDust BowlGreat Depression
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38EngineSteamTrain
  39. 39TrainWaterSubmarine
  40. 40Great DepressionSubmarineSubprime
  41. 41Past TenseSubprimePast Prime
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch32Dandelion + Water→ Wine33Dandelion Patch + Wine→ Dandelion Wine34Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm35Dust Storm + Sandstorm→ Dust Bowl36Dandelion Wine + Dust Bowl→ Great Depression37Fire + Steam→ Engine38Engine + Steam→ Train39Train + Water→ Submarine40Great Depression + Submarine→ Subprime41Past Tense + Subprime→ Past Prime

Other ways to make Past Prime

3 combinations are known to produce Past Prime. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Prime
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSubprimePast Prime
Past TenseWhite PrimePast Prime
Past tenseWhite PrimePast Prime

Past Prime at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Prime in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Subprime. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Prime?

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

Is Past Prime hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Prime?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Past Prime, 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.