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How to Make Past Wives in Infinite Craft

Past Wives is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Wives. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseWivesPast Wives

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 802 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 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. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33EarthTsunamiIsland
  34. 34EarthIslandContinent
  35. 35SteamWaveSurf
  36. 36ContinentSurfAustralia
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42LakeWaterOcean
  43. 43NoOceanNot
  44. 44FireSteamEngine
  45. 45DustEngineVacuum
  46. 46FireVacuumBlack Hole
  47. 47Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  48. 48NotSingularityPlural
  49. 49OceanWaterFish
  50. 50EarthFishWhale
  51. 51DustWhaleSperm
  52. 52NoSpermMen
  53. 53MenNotWomen
  54. 54PluralWomenWives
  55. 55Past TenseWivesPast Wives
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 Tense31Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado32Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami33Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island34Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent35Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf36Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia37Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain38Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche39Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow40Australia + Snowโ†’ No41Water + Waterโ†’ Lake42Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean43No + Oceanโ†’ Not44Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine45Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum46Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole47Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity48Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural49Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish50Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale51Dust + Whaleโ†’ Sperm52No + Spermโ†’ Men53Men + Notโ†’ Women54Plural + Womenโ†’ Wives55Past Tense + Wivesโ†’ Past Wives

Other ways to make Past Wives

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Wives
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseWivesPast Wives
Past tenseWivesPast Wives

Past Wives at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Wives in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Wives. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Wives?

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

Is Past Wives hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Wives?

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