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How to Make The Often Past Tense in Infinite Craft

The Often Past Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Often One. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe Often OneThe Often Past Tense

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 993 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 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. 32IncenseWaterPerfume
  33. 33GlassWindWindow
  34. 34PerfumeWindowOpen
  35. 35DustPlantPollen
  36. 36PollenWaterHoney
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38HoneyMountainBear
  39. 39DandelionWaterWine
  40. 40WindWineBalloon
  41. 41EarthPlantTree
  42. 42BalloonTreeBonsai
  43. 43BonsaiMountainZen
  44. 44TimeZenNow
  45. 45BearNowThen
  46. 46OpenThenOften
  47. 47EarthSandstormDune
  48. 48DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  49. 49PlantWaterSwamp
  50. 50DandelionSwampFrog
  51. 51Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  52. 52FireSteamEngine
  53. 53DustEarthPlanet
  54. 54EarthPlanetMoon
  55. 55MoonWindWerewolf
  56. 56EngineWerewolfTransformer
  57. 57FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  58. 58Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  59. 59OftenThe OneThe Often One
  60. 60Past TenseThe Often OneThe Often Past Tense
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 Tense31Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense32Incense + Waterโ†’ Perfume33Glass + Windโ†’ Window34Perfume + Windowโ†’ Open35Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen36Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey37Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain38Honey + Mountainโ†’ Bear39Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine40Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon41Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree42Balloon + Treeโ†’ Bonsai43Bonsai + Mountainโ†’ Zen44Time + Zenโ†’ Now45Bear + Nowโ†’ Then46Open + Thenโ†’ Often47Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune48Dune + Incenseโ†’ Frank Herbert49Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp50Dandelion + Swampโ†’ Frog51Frank Herbert + Frogโ†’ Kwisatz Haderach52Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine53Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet54Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon55Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf56Engine + Werewolfโ†’ Transformer57Fire + Transformerโ†’ Optimus Prime58Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Primeโ†’ The One59Often + The Oneโ†’ The Often One60Past Tense + The Often Oneโ†’ The Often Past Tense

Other ways to make The Often Past Tense

3 combinations are known to produce The Often Past Tense. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Often Past Tense
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe Often OneThe Often Past Tense
Past TenseThe Often TwoThe Often Past Tense
Past tenseThe Often OneThe Often Past Tense

The Often Past Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
99
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 60 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Often Past Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Often One. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Often Past Tense?

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

Is The Often Past Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Often Past Tense?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce The Often Past Tense, 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.