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How to Make Past Substances in Infinite Craft

Past Substances is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 57 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Substances. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSubstancesPast Substances

Marathon57 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 832 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 57 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. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33EarthTsunamiIsland
  34. 34EarthIslandContinent
  35. 35SteamWaveSurf
  36. 36ContinentSurfAustralia
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42LakeWaterOcean
  43. 43NoOceanNot
  44. 44FireSteamEngine
  45. 45DustEngineVacuum
  46. 46FireVacuumBlack Hole
  47. 47Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  48. 48NotSingularityPlural
  49. 49EarthSteamMud
  50. 50EngineSteamTrain
  51. 51MountainTrainTunnel
  52. 52MudTunnelMole
  53. 53MoleSteamMolecule
  54. 54TrainWaterSubmarine
  55. 55MoleculeSubmarineSubstance
  56. 56PluralSubstanceSubstances
  57. 57Past TenseSubstancesPast Substances
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 Tense31Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado32Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami33Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island34Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent35Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf36Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia37Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain38Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche39Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow40Australia + Snowโ†’ No41Water + Waterโ†’ Lake42Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean43No + Oceanโ†’ Not44Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine45Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum46Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole47Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity48Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural49Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud50Engine + Steamโ†’ Train51Mountain + Trainโ†’ Tunnel52Mud + Tunnelโ†’ Mole53Mole + Steamโ†’ Molecule54Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine55Molecule + Submarineโ†’ Substance56Plural + Substanceโ†’ Substances57Past Tense + Substancesโ†’ Past Substances

Other ways to make Past Substances

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Substances
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSubstancesPast Substances
Past tenseSubstancesPast Substances

Past Substances at a glance

Steps to craft
57
Marathon
Crafting depth
83
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 57 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Substances in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Substances. The full path from the base elements takes 57 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Substances?

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

Is Past Substances hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 57 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Substances?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Past Substances, and the shortest route is shown above.

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