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How to Make The History Channel in Infinite Craft

The History Channel is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 62 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The News. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe NewsThe History Channel

Marathon62 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1002 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 62 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. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EarthEngineTractor
  33. 33EarthTractorFarm
  34. 34FarmFireBarbecue
  35. 35AshBarbecueBurger
  36. 36BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  40. 40Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  41. 41PlantSteamTea
  42. 42EngineWindWindmill
  43. 43TeaWindmillDutch
  44. 44DustEarthPlanet
  45. 45FirePlanetSun
  46. 46SunTime MachineFuture
  47. 47DutchFutureTense
  48. 48Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  49. 49PlanetSteamSteampunk
  50. 50SteampunkWindAirship
  51. 51EarthPlantTree
  52. 52TreeWaveSurfboard
  53. 53AirshipSurfboardHoverboard
  54. 54DustHoverboardMarty McFly
  55. 55FireMarty McFlyBack to the Future
  56. 56FogPlanetVenus
  57. 57VenusWaterAphrodite
  58. 58EngineSteamTrain
  59. 59AphroditeTrainLove Train
  60. 60Back to the FutureLove TrainHuey Lewis
  61. 61Future TenseHuey LewisThe News
  62. 62Past TenseThe NewsThe History Channel
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 Tense31Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine32Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor33Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm34Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue35Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger36Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger37Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole39Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine40Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger41Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea42Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill43Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch44Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet45Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun46Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future47Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense48Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense49Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk50Steampunk + Windโ†’ Airship51Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree52Tree + Waveโ†’ Surfboard53Airship + Surfboardโ†’ Hoverboard54Dust + Hoverboardโ†’ Marty McFly55Fire + Marty McFlyโ†’ Back to the Future56Fog + Planetโ†’ Venus57Venus + Waterโ†’ Aphrodite58Engine + Steamโ†’ Train59Aphrodite + Trainโ†’ Love Train60Back to the Future + Love Trainโ†’ Huey Lewis61Future Tense + Huey Lewisโ†’ The News62Past Tense + The Newsโ†’ The History Channel

Other ways to make The History Channel

2 combinations are known to produce The History Channel. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The History Channel
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe NewsThe History Channel
Past tenseThe NewsThe History Channel

The History Channel at a glance

Steps to craft
62
Marathon
Crafting depth
100
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 62 steps

Similar effort to The History Channel, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The History Channel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The News. The full path from the base elements takes 62 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The History Channel?

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

Is The History Channel hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 62 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The History Channel?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The History Channel, 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.