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How to Make Past Substitutes in Infinite Craft

Past Substitutes 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 Substitutes. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSubstitutesPast Substitutes

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 752 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. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32PlanetSteamSteampunk
  33. 33EarthSteampunkRobot
  34. 34PlanetRobotCyborg
  35. 35CyborgPlanetCybertron
  36. 36CybertronSteampunkTransformers
  37. 37TransformersWindAutobots
  38. 38WaterWaterLake
  39. 39LakeWaterOcean
  40. 40AutobotsOceanSubmarines
  41. 41EarthFireLava
  42. 42LavaWaterStone
  43. 43PlantStoneFossil
  44. 44FireFossilDinosaur
  45. 45EarthPlantTree
  46. 46DustTreeWood
  47. 47SandstormWoodSandal
  48. 48DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  49. 49LakeThesaurusSynonym
  50. 50SubmarinesSynonymSubstitutes
  51. 51Past TenseSubstitutesPast Substitutes
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 Tense31Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet32Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk33Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot34Planet + Robotโ†’ Cyborg35Cyborg + Planetโ†’ Cybertron36Cybertron + Steampunkโ†’ Transformers37Transformers + Windโ†’ Autobots38Water + Waterโ†’ Lake39Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean40Autobots + Oceanโ†’ Submarines41Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava42Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone43Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil44Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur45Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree46Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood47Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal48Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus49Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym50Submarines + Synonymโ†’ Substitutes51Past Tense + Substitutesโ†’ Past Substitutes

Other ways to make Past Substitutes

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Substitutes
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSubstitutesPast Substitutes
Past tenseSubstitutesPast Substitutes

Past Substitutes at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
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 Substitutes, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Substitutes in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Past Substitutes?

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

Is Past Substitutes 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 Substitutes?

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