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How to Make Past Substitute in Infinite Craft

Past Substitute is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Substitute. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSubstitutePast Substitute

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 622 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 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. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32SandWineSandwich
  33. 33DandelionWindSeed
  34. 34EarthPlantTree
  35. 35SeedTreeApple
  36. 36AshTreePencil
  37. 37ApplePencilTeacher
  38. 38SandwichTeacherSubstitute
  39. 39Past TenseSubstitutePast Substitute
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 + Water→ Wine32Sand + Wine→ Sandwich33Dandelion + Wind→ Seed34Earth + Plant→ Tree35Seed + Tree→ Apple36Ash + Tree→ Pencil37Apple + Pencil→ Teacher38Sandwich + Teacher→ Substitute39Past Tense + Substitute→ Past Substitute

Other ways to make Past Substitute

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Substitute
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSubstitutePast Substitute
Past tenseSubstitutePast Substitute

Past Substitute at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Substitute in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Substitute. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Substitute?

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

Is Past Substitute hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Substitute?

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