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How to Make Short Past in Infinite Craft

Short Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is D.c. Shorts plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

D.c. ShortsPast TenseShort Past

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 712 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3WindWindTornado
  4. 4TornadoWaterTsunami
  5. 5EarthTsunamiIsland
  6. 6EarthIslandContinent
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8ContinentLakeAmerica
  9. 9AmericaEarthUSA
  10. 10FogUSAWashington
  11. 11EarthWashingtonD.C.
  12. 12EarthEarthMountain
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14LakeMountainFjord
  15. 15DustFjordTroll
  16. 16MountainTrollDwarf
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18DustPlantPollen
  19. 19PollenWaterHoney
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21EarthPlanetMoon
  22. 22HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  23. 23DwarfHoneymoonShort
  24. 24D.C.ShortD.c. Shorts
  25. 25DustFireAsh
  26. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28FireSandGlass
  29. 29GlassSandHourglass
  30. 30FireHourglassTime
  31. 31AshTimeHistory
  32. 32FireWaterSteam
  33. 33GlassSteamMirror
  34. 34HistoryMirrorPast
  35. 35FogPlantMushroom
  36. 36EarthMushroomToadstool
  37. 37PlantWindDandelion
  38. 38DandelionPlantWeed
  39. 39ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  40. 40DustWindSandstorm
  41. 41SandstormWaterOasis
  42. 42OasisPlantDate
  43. 43DateWaterDating
  44. 44DatingEarthMarriage
  45. 45EarthMarriageDivorce
  46. 46DandelionDustWish
  47. 47WaterWishGenie
  48. 48DivorceGenieSingle
  49. 49Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  50. 50PastTriplePast Tense
  51. 51D.c. ShortsPast TenseShort Past
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Smoke + Water→ Fog3Wind + Wind→ Tornado4Tornado + Water→ Tsunami5Earth + Tsunami→ Island6Earth + Island→ Continent7Water + Water→ Lake8Continent + Lake→ America9America + Earth→ USA10Fog + USA→ Washington11Earth + Washington→ D.C.12Earth + Earth→ Mountain13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Lake + Mountain→ Fjord15Dust + Fjord→ Troll16Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf17Earth + Water→ Plant18Dust + Plant→ Pollen19Pollen + Water→ Honey20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Earth + Planet→ Moon22Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon23Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short24D.C. + Short→ D.c. Shorts25Dust + Fire→ Ash26Water + Wind→ Wave27Earth + Wave→ Sand28Fire + Sand→ Glass29Glass + Sand→ Hourglass30Fire + Hourglass→ Time31Ash + Time→ History32Fire + Water→ Steam33Glass + Steam→ Mirror34History + Mirror→ Past35Fog + Plant→ Mushroom36Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool37Plant + Wind→ Dandelion38Dandelion + Plant→ Weed39Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom40Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm41Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis42Oasis + Plant→ Date43Date + Water→ Dating44Dating + Earth→ Marriage45Earth + Marriage→ Divorce46Dandelion + Dust→ Wish47Water + Wish→ Genie48Divorce + Genie→ Single49Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple50Past + Triple→ Past Tense51D.c. Shorts + Past Tense→ Short Past

Other ways to make Short Past

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

Alternative combinations that produce Short Past
FirstSecondResult
D.c. ShortsPast TenseShort Past
D.c. ShortsPast tenseShort Past

Short Past at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
71
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Short Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine D.c. Shorts with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Short Past?

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

Is Short Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Short Past?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Short 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.