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How to Make Past Substance in Infinite Craft

Past Substance is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Substance. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSubstancePast Substance

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 592 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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. 31EarthSteamMud
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33FireSteamEngine
  34. 34EngineSteamTrain
  35. 35MountainTrainTunnel
  36. 36MudTunnelMole
  37. 37MoleSteamMolecule
  38. 38TrainWaterSubmarine
  39. 39MoleculeSubmarineSubstance
  40. 40Past TenseSubstancePast Substance
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 Tense31Earth + Steam→ Mud32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Fire + Steam→ Engine34Engine + Steam→ Train35Mountain + Train→ Tunnel36Mud + Tunnel→ Mole37Mole + Steam→ Molecule38Train + Water→ Submarine39Molecule + Submarine→ Substance40Past Tense + Substance→ Past Substance

Other ways to make Past Substance

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Substance
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSubstancePast Substance
Past tenseSubstancePast Substance

Past Substance at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Substance in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Substance. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Substance?

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

Is Past Substance hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Substance?

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