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How to Make Past Subtract in Infinite Craft

Past Subtract is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Subtract. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSubtractPast Subtract

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 652 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EngineSteamTrain
  33. 33TrainWaterSubmarine
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36LakeOceanSea
  37. 37PlantSteamTea
  38. 38SeaTeaTease
  39. 39SubmarineTeaseSubtle
  40. 40EarthFireLava
  41. 41LavaWaterStone
  42. 42StoneTrainRailroad
  43. 43RailroadStoneTrack
  44. 44SubtleTrackSubtract
  45. 45Past TenseSubtractPast Subtract
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 Tense31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Engine + Steam→ Train33Train + Water→ Submarine34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Lake + Ocean→ Sea37Plant + Steam→ Tea38Sea + Tea→ Tease39Submarine + Tease→ Subtle40Earth + Fire→ Lava41Lava + Water→ Stone42Stone + Train→ Railroad43Railroad + Stone→ Track44Subtle + Track→ Subtract45Past Tense + Subtract→ Past Subtract

Other ways to make Past Subtract

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Subtract
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSubtractPast Subtract
Past tenseSubtractPast Subtract

Past Subtract at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Subtract in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Subtract. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Subtract?

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

Is Past Subtract hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Subtract?

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