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How to Make Past Writers in Infinite Craft

Past Writers is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Writers. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseWritersPast Writers

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 792 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 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. 49DandelionWaterWine
  50. 50SmokeWineSmoker
  51. 51PlantWaterSwamp
  52. 52SwampWineMoonshine
  53. 53MoonshineWaterWhiskey
  54. 54SmokerWhiskeyWriter
  55. 55PluralWriterWriters
  56. 56Past TenseWritersPast Writers
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†’ Plural49Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine50Smoke + Wineโ†’ Smoker51Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp52Swamp + Wineโ†’ Moonshine53Moonshine + Waterโ†’ Whiskey54Smoker + Whiskeyโ†’ Writer55Plural + Writerโ†’ Writers56Past Tense + Writersโ†’ Past Writers

Other ways to make Past Writers

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Writers
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseWritersPast Writers
Past tenseWritersPast Writers

Past Writers at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
79
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Writers in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Writers. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Writers?

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

Is Past Writers hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Writers?

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