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How to Make Sour Paste in Infinite Craft

Sour Paste is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Sour Buddha. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSour BuddhaSour Paste

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 593 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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. 31PlantSmokeIncense
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33IncenseMountainBuddha
  34. 34SandstormWindDust Storm
  35. 35Dust StormSandstormDust Bowl
  36. 36BuddhaDust BowlDust Buddha
  37. 37DandelionWaterWine
  38. 38DustWineVinegar
  39. 39Dust BuddhaVinegarSour Buddha
  40. 40Past TenseSour BuddhaSour Paste
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Plant + Smoke→ Incense32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Incense + Mountain→ Buddha34Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm35Dust Storm + Sandstorm→ Dust Bowl36Buddha + Dust Bowl→ Dust Buddha37Dandelion + Water→ Wine38Dust + Wine→ Vinegar39Dust Buddha + Vinegar→ Sour Buddha40Past Tense + Sour Buddha→ Sour Paste

Other ways to make Sour Paste

3 combinations are known to produce Sour Paste. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Sour Paste
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSour FrogSour Paste
Past TenseSour BuddhaSour Paste
Past tenseSour BuddhaSour Paste

Sour Paste at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Sour Paste, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sour Paste in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Sour Buddha. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sour Paste?

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

Is Sour Paste hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Sour Paste?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Sour Paste, 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.