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How to Make The Cold Was in Infinite Craft

The Cold Was is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Cold War. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe Cold WarThe Cold Was

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 662 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 31FogWaterIce
  32. 32EarthGlassBottle
  33. 33GlassWindWindow
  34. 34BottleWindowSpy
  35. 35IceSpyCold War
  36. 36EarthPlantTree
  37. 37TreeWaterRiver
  38. 38EarthRiverDelta
  39. 39PlantWaterSwamp
  40. 40PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  41. 41DeltaVenus FlytrapDelta Venus
  42. 42Cold WarDelta VenusThe Cold War
  43. 43Past TenseThe Cold WarThe Cold Was
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 Tense31Fog + Waterโ†’ Ice32Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle33Glass + Windโ†’ Window34Bottle + Windowโ†’ Spy35Ice + Spyโ†’ Cold War36Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree37Tree + Waterโ†’ River38Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta39Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp40Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap41Delta + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Delta Venus42Cold War + Delta Venusโ†’ The Cold War43Past Tense + The Cold Warโ†’ The Cold Was

Other ways to make The Cold Was

2 combinations are known to produce The Cold Was. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Cold Was
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe Cold WarThe Cold Was
Past tenseThe Cold WarThe Cold Was

What you can make with The Cold Was

The Cold Was at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to The Cold Was, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Cold Was in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Cold War. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Cold Was?

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

Is The Cold Was hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Cold Was?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Cold Was, 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.