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How to Make Past Unstable in Infinite Craft

Past Unstable is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Unstable. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseUnstablePast Unstable

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 702 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 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. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32FireSwampDragon
  33. 33DragonDustDragonfly
  34. 34DragonflyEarthAnt
  35. 35FireSteamEngine
  36. 36DustEngineVacuum
  37. 37FireVacuumBlack Hole
  38. 38Black HoleDragonDragon Ball
  39. 39WaterWaterLake
  40. 40LakeWaterOcean
  41. 41AshOceanSalt
  42. 42FireSaltSodium
  43. 43Dragon BallSodiumSodium Borate
  44. 44Sodium BorateWindBoron
  45. 45BoronOceanBarium
  46. 46AntBariumUnstable
  47. 47Past TenseUnstablePast Unstable
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 Tense31Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp32Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon33Dragon + Dustโ†’ Dragonfly34Dragonfly + Earthโ†’ Ant35Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine36Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum37Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole38Black Hole + Dragonโ†’ Dragon Ball39Water + Waterโ†’ Lake40Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean41Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt42Fire + Saltโ†’ Sodium43Dragon Ball + Sodiumโ†’ Sodium Borate44Sodium Borate + Windโ†’ Boron45Boron + Oceanโ†’ Barium46Ant + Bariumโ†’ Unstable47Past Tense + Unstableโ†’ Past Unstable

Other ways to make Past Unstable

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Unstable
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseUnstablePast Unstable
Past tenseUnstablePast Unstable

Past Unstable at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Unstable in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Unstable. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Unstable?

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

Is Past Unstable hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Unstable?

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