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How to Make Past Squares in Infinite Craft

Past Squares is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Squares. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSquaresPast Squares

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 772 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 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. 31EarthPlantTree
  32. 32TreeWaterRiver
  33. 33RiverTreePaper
  34. 34PaperPlantBook
  35. 35EarthRiverDelta
  36. 36BookDeltaAlphabet
  37. 37AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  38. 38PlantSmokeIncense
  39. 39IncenseSandSnake
  40. 40Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  41. 41EarthFireLava
  42. 42LavaWaterStone
  43. 43LavaStoneObsidian
  44. 44ObsidianStoneBlade
  45. 45WindWindTornado
  46. 46BladeTornadoNinja
  47. 47EarthObsidianDiamond
  48. 48DiamondSteamPressure
  49. 49NinjaPressureSqueeze
  50. 50AnagramSqueezeSquares
  51. 51Past TenseSquaresPast Squares
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 Tense31Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree32Tree + Waterโ†’ River33River + Treeโ†’ Paper34Paper + Plantโ†’ Book35Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta36Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet37Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup38Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense39Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake40Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram41Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava42Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone43Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian44Obsidian + Stoneโ†’ Blade45Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado46Blade + Tornadoโ†’ Ninja47Earth + Obsidianโ†’ Diamond48Diamond + Steamโ†’ Pressure49Ninja + Pressureโ†’ Squeeze50Anagram + Squeezeโ†’ Squares51Past Tense + Squaresโ†’ Past Squares

Other ways to make Past Squares

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Squares
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSquaresPast Squares
Past tenseSquaresPast Squares

Past Squares at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Squares in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Squares. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Squares?

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

Is Past Squares hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Squares?

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