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How to Make Retrospective in Infinite Craft

Retrospective is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Retro plus Singular. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RetroSingularRetrospective

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 422 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4FireWindSmoke
  5. 5PlantSmokeIncense
  6. 6IncenseWaterPerfume
  7. 7PerfumeWindSmell
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9DandelionWaterWine
  10. 10SmellWineVintage
  11. 11PlanetVintageRetro
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13EarthSteamMud
  14. 14FireMudBrick
  15. 15WaterWineHoly Water
  16. 16BrickHoly WaterChurch
  17. 17FireWineAlcohol
  18. 18AlcoholWindHangover
  19. 19AlcoholHoly WaterHoly Spirit
  20. 20HangoverHoly SpiritPentecost
  21. 21PentecostWindTongues
  22. 22ChurchTonguesLatin
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24DustEngineVacuum
  25. 25FireVacuumBlack Hole
  26. 26WindWindTornado
  27. 27Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  28. 28LatinSingularitySingular
  29. 29RetroSingularRetrospective
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Earth + Water→ Plant4Fire + Wind→ Smoke5Plant + Smoke→ Incense6Incense + Water→ Perfume7Perfume + Wind→ Smell8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Dandelion + Water→ Wine10Smell + Wine→ Vintage11Planet + Vintage→ Retro12Fire + Water→ Steam13Earth + Steam→ Mud14Fire + Mud→ Brick15Water + Wine→ Holy Water16Brick + Holy Water→ Church17Fire + Wine→ Alcohol18Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover19Alcohol + Holy Water→ Holy Spirit20Hangover + Holy Spirit→ Pentecost21Pentecost + Wind→ Tongues22Church + Tongues→ Latin23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Dust + Engine→ Vacuum25Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole26Wind + Wind→ Tornado27Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity28Latin + Singularity→ Singular29Retro + Singular→ Retrospective

Other ways to make Retrospective

2 combinations are known to produce Retrospective. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Retrospective
FirstSecondResult
RetroSingularRetrospective
Past TenseRetroRetrospective

Retrospective at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 29 steps

Similar effort to Retrospective, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Retrospective in Infinite Craft?

Combine Retro with Singular. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Retrospective?

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

Is Retrospective hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Retrospective?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Retrospective, 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.