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How to Make The Past Arrival in Infinite Craft

The Past Arrival is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 81 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Arrival. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe ArrivalThe Past Arrival

Marathon81 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1352 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 81 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. 32EngineEngineRocket
  33. 33PlantRocketSpace Plant
  34. 34EarthSpace PlantAlien
  35. 35PlantWaterSwamp
  36. 36PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  37. 37SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  38. 38WindWindTornado
  39. 39Smoke DetectorTornadoTornado Siren
  40. 40AlienTornado SirenAlien Invasion
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42LakePlantLily
  43. 43EnginePlantCar
  44. 44EarthSteamMud
  45. 45CarMudRally
  46. 46EarthRallyMarch
  47. 47LilyMarchMay
  48. 48DustEarthPlanet
  49. 49AshFirePhoenix
  50. 50AshPhoenixRebirth
  51. 51PlantSteamTea
  52. 52RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  53. 53PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  54. 54FirePlanetSun
  55. 55FireSunSolar
  56. 56PlantSolarOxygen
  57. 57OxygenWaterHydrogen
  58. 58DandelionHydrogenHelium
  59. 59DandelionEarthFlower
  60. 60CarFlowerCarnation
  61. 61CarnationTeaT
  62. 62HeliumTThe
  63. 63RepeatTheThe The
  64. 64DandelionWaterWine
  65. 65SteamWineStew
  66. 66FireStewChili
  67. 67ChiliFireHot
  68. 68HotWishDesire
  69. 69PlantSmokeIncense
  70. 70IncenseSwampMosquito
  71. 71EarthEarthMountain
  72. 72DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  73. 73Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  74. 74FireSeedsPopcorn
  75. 75MountainPopcornMovie
  76. 76MosquitoMovieIt
  77. 77DesireItWant
  78. 78The TheWantThe Want
  79. 79MayThe WantThe Need
  80. 80Alien InvasionThe NeedThe Arrival
  81. 81Past TenseThe ArrivalThe Past Arrival
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 Tense31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Engine + Engine→ Rocket33Plant + Rocket→ Space Plant34Earth + Space Plant→ Alien35Plant + Water→ Swamp36Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap37Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector38Wind + Wind→ Tornado39Smoke Detector + Tornado→ Tornado Siren40Alien + Tornado Siren→ Alien Invasion41Water + Water→ Lake42Lake + Plant→ Lily43Engine + Plant→ Car44Earth + Steam→ Mud45Car + Mud→ Rally46Earth + Rally→ March47Lily + March→ May48Dust + Earth→ Planet49Ash + Fire→ Phoenix50Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth51Plant + Steam→ Tea52Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea53Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat54Fire + Planet→ Sun55Fire + Sun→ Solar56Plant + Solar→ Oxygen57Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen58Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium59Dandelion + Earth→ Flower60Car + Flower→ Carnation61Carnation + Tea→ T62Helium + T→ The63Repeat + The→ The The64Dandelion + Water→ Wine65Steam + Wine→ Stew66Fire + Stew→ Chili67Chili + Fire→ Hot68Hot + Wish→ Desire69Plant + Smoke→ Incense70Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito71Earth + Earth→ Mountain72Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch73Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds74Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn75Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie76Mosquito + Movie→ It77Desire + It→ Want78The The + Want→ The Want79May + The Want→ The Need80Alien Invasion + The Need→ The Arrival81Past Tense + The Arrival→ The Past Arrival

Other ways to make The Past Arrival

2 combinations are known to produce The Past Arrival. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Arrival
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe ArrivalThe Past Arrival
Past tenseThe ArrivalThe Past Arrival

The Past Arrival at a glance

Steps to craft
81
Marathon
Crafting depth
135
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 81 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Arrival in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Arrival. The full path from the base elements takes 81 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Past Arrival?

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

Is The Past Arrival hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 81 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Past Arrival?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Past Arrival, 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.