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How to Make Past Tense Bombadil in Infinite Craft

Past Tense Bombadil is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Tom Bombadil. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseTom BombadilPast Tense Bombadil

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 632 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 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. 31EarthPlantTree
  32. 32TreeWaterRiver
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34TornadoTornadoHurricane
  35. 35HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  36. 36RiverSteamboatMark Twain
  37. 37EarthTreeForest
  38. 38FireSteamEngine
  39. 39EngineSteamTrain
  40. 40TrainWaterSubmarine
  41. 41SubmarineTreeWooden Submarine
  42. 42ForestWooden SubmarineTreebeard
  43. 43Mark TwainTreebeardTom Bombadil
  44. 44Past TenseTom BombadilPast Tense Bombadil
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 Tense31Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree32Tree + Waterโ†’ River33Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado34Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane35Hurricane + Steamโ†’ Steamboat36River + Steamboatโ†’ Mark Twain37Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest38Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine39Engine + Steamโ†’ Train40Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine41Submarine + Treeโ†’ Wooden Submarine42Forest + Wooden Submarineโ†’ Treebeard43Mark Twain + Treebeardโ†’ Tom Bombadil44Past Tense + Tom Bombadilโ†’ Past Tense Bombadil

Other ways to make Past Tense Bombadil

2 combinations are known to produce Past Tense Bombadil. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Tense Bombadil
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseTom BombadilPast Tense Bombadil
Past tenseTom BombadilPast Tense Bombadil

Past Tense Bombadil at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Tense Bombadil in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Tom Bombadil. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Tense Bombadil?

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

Is Past Tense Bombadil hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Tense Bombadil?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Past Tense Bombadil, 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.