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How to Make Shady Past in Infinite Craft

Shady Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Shady Future plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Shady FutureThesaurusShady Past

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 782 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25EarthFogMist
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28LakeMountainFjord
  29. 29EarthFjordLand
  30. 30EarthPlanetMoon
  31. 31LandMoonMoon Landing
  32. 32MistMoon LandingFake
  33. 33DustWindSandstorm
  34. 34EarthSandstormDune
  35. 35DunePlanetTatooine
  36. 36SmokeTatooineJabba
  37. 37FireJabbaJabba the Hutt
  38. 38Jabba the HuttWaterSlim
  39. 39FakeSlimShady
  40. 40Future TenseShadyShady Future
  41. 41EarthFireLava
  42. 42LavaWaterStone
  43. 43PlantStoneFossil
  44. 44FireFossilDinosaur
  45. 45EarthPlantTree
  46. 46DustTreeWood
  47. 47SandstormWoodSandal
  48. 48DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  49. 49Shady FutureThesaurusShady Past
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke24Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog25Earth + Fogโ†’ Mist26Water + Waterโ†’ Lake27Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain28Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord29Earth + Fjordโ†’ Land30Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon31Land + Moonโ†’ Moon Landing32Mist + Moon Landingโ†’ Fake33Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm34Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune35Dune + Planetโ†’ Tatooine36Smoke + Tatooineโ†’ Jabba37Fire + Jabbaโ†’ Jabba the Hutt38Jabba the Hutt + Waterโ†’ Slim39Fake + Slimโ†’ Shady40Future Tense + Shadyโ†’ Shady Future41Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava42Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone43Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil44Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur45Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree46Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood47Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal48Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus49Shady Future + Thesaurusโ†’ Shady Past

Other ways to make Shady Past

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

Alternative combinations that produce Shady Past
FirstSecondResult
Shady FutureThesaurusShady Past
Glass MossShady FutureShady Past

Shady Past at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shady Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Shady Future with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shady Past?

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

Is Shady Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shady Past?

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