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How to Make Past Professor in Infinite Craft

Past Professor is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Professor Sand. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseProfessor SandPast Professor

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 852 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 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. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EngineSteamTrain
  33. 33TrainWaterSubmarine
  34. 34SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36GlassWindWindow
  37. 37TornadoWindowBroken Window
  38. 38EarthEarthMountain
  39. 39GlassMountainCrystal
  40. 40CrystalTornadoCrystal Ball
  41. 41Broken WindowCrystal BallPsychic
  42. 42Captain NemoPsychicProfessor X
  43. 43DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  44. 44Mountain DewSmokeVape
  45. 45Professor XVapeProfessor Vape
  46. 46EarthFireLava
  47. 47LavaWaterStone
  48. 48PlantStoneFossil
  49. 49FossilWaveAmmonite
  50. 50EngineEngineRocket
  51. 51AmmoniteRocketSpace Ammonite
  52. 52SandSpace AmmoniteSand Ammonite
  53. 53Professor VapeSand AmmoniteProfessor Sand
  54. 54Past TenseProfessor SandPast Professor
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 Tense31Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine32Engine + Steamโ†’ Train33Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine34Steam + Submarineโ†’ Captain Nemo35Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado36Glass + Windโ†’ Window37Tornado + Windowโ†’ Broken Window38Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain39Glass + Mountainโ†’ Crystal40Crystal + Tornadoโ†’ Crystal Ball41Broken Window + Crystal Ballโ†’ Psychic42Captain Nemo + Psychicโ†’ Professor X43Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew44Mountain Dew + Smokeโ†’ Vape45Professor X + Vapeโ†’ Professor Vape46Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava47Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone48Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil49Fossil + Waveโ†’ Ammonite50Engine + Engineโ†’ Rocket51Ammonite + Rocketโ†’ Space Ammonite52Sand + Space Ammoniteโ†’ Sand Ammonite53Professor Vape + Sand Ammoniteโ†’ Professor Sand54Past Tense + Professor Sandโ†’ Past Professor

Other ways to make Past Professor

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Professor
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseProfessor SandPast Professor
Past tenseProfessor SandPast Professor

Past Professor at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Professor in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Professor Sand. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Professor?

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

Is Past Professor hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Professor?

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