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How to Make The Past Atom in Infinite Craft

The Past Atom is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 98 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Atom. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe AtomThe Past Atom

Marathon98 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1792 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 98 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. 31EarthPlantTree
  32. 32TreeWaterRiver
  33. 33RiverTreePaper
  34. 34PaperPlantBook
  35. 35EarthRiverDelta
  36. 36BookDeltaAlphabet
  37. 37FireFireVolcano
  38. 38DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  39. 39AlphabetFireworksLetters
  40. 40FireSteamEngine
  41. 41EarthEngineTractor
  42. 42EngineTractorTank
  43. 43EarthSandstormDune
  44. 44DustEarthPlanet
  45. 45DunePlanetTatooine
  46. 46TankTatooineAT-AT
  47. 47PlantWaterSwamp
  48. 48SwampWaterMarsh
  49. 49MarshSandstormQuicksand
  50. 50QuicksandSteamSlow
  51. 51AT-ATSlowAt
  52. 52SandWaterBeach
  53. 53EarthGlassBottle
  54. 54BeachBottleMessage
  55. 55EarthMessageLetter
  56. 56FirePlanetSun
  57. 57SunWindSunflower
  58. 58LetterSunflowerA
  59. 59EarthFireLava
  60. 60LavaWaterStone
  61. 61PlantStoneFossil
  62. 62FossilWaterOil
  63. 63OilSwampTar
  64. 64TarWaterPitch
  65. 65EarthPitchBaseball
  66. 66EnginePlantCar
  67. 67EarthSteamMud
  68. 68CarMudRally
  69. 69PlantRallyProtest
  70. 70EngineProtestStrike
  71. 71BaseballStrikeOut
  72. 72BeachOutIn
  73. 73AshFirePhoenix
  74. 74AshPhoenixRebirth
  75. 75PlantSteamTea
  76. 76RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  77. 77PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  78. 78FireSunSolar
  79. 79PlantSolarOxygen
  80. 80OxygenWaterHydrogen
  81. 81DandelionHydrogenHelium
  82. 82DandelionEarthFlower
  83. 83CarFlowerCarnation
  84. 84CarnationTeaT
  85. 85HeliumTThe
  86. 86RepeatTheThe The
  87. 87SandstormStoneSphinx
  88. 88FogSphinxRiddle
  89. 89DandelionWaterWine
  90. 90SteamWineStew
  91. 91StewTreeStewpid
  92. 92RiddleStewpidYou
  93. 93The TheYouThe You
  94. 94InThe YouThe In You
  95. 95AThe In YouThe In A
  96. 96AtThe In AThe At In A
  97. 97LettersThe At In AThe Atom
  98. 98Past TenseThe AtomThe Past Atom
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 Tense31Earth + Plant→ Tree32Tree + Water→ River33River + Tree→ Paper34Paper + Plant→ Book35Earth + River→ Delta36Book + Delta→ Alphabet37Fire + Fire→ Volcano38Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks39Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters40Fire + Steam→ Engine41Earth + Engine→ Tractor42Engine + Tractor→ Tank43Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune44Dust + Earth→ Planet45Dune + Planet→ Tatooine46Tank + Tatooine→ AT-AT47Plant + Water→ Swamp48Swamp + Water→ Marsh49Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand50Quicksand + Steam→ Slow51AT-AT + Slow→ At52Sand + Water→ Beach53Earth + Glass→ Bottle54Beach + Bottle→ Message55Earth + Message→ Letter56Fire + Planet→ Sun57Sun + Wind→ Sunflower58Letter + Sunflower→ A59Earth + Fire→ Lava60Lava + Water→ Stone61Plant + Stone→ Fossil62Fossil + Water→ Oil63Oil + Swamp→ Tar64Tar + Water→ Pitch65Earth + Pitch→ Baseball66Engine + Plant→ Car67Earth + Steam→ Mud68Car + Mud→ Rally69Plant + Rally→ Protest70Engine + Protest→ Strike71Baseball + Strike→ Out72Beach + Out→ In73Ash + Fire→ Phoenix74Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth75Plant + Steam→ Tea76Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea77Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat78Fire + Sun→ Solar79Plant + Solar→ Oxygen80Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen81Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium82Dandelion + Earth→ Flower83Car + Flower→ Carnation84Carnation + Tea→ T85Helium + T→ The86Repeat + The→ The The87Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx88Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle89Dandelion + Water→ Wine90Steam + Wine→ Stew91Stew + Tree→ Stewpid92Riddle + Stewpid→ You93The The + You→ The You94In + The You→ The In You95A + The In You→ The In A96At + The In A→ The At In A97Letters + The At In A→ The Atom98Past Tense + The Atom→ The Past Atom

Other ways to make The Past Atom

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Atom
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe AtomThe Past Atom
Past tenseThe AtomThe Past Atom

The Past Atom at a glance

Steps to craft
98
Marathon
Crafting depth
179
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 98 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Atom in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Atom. The full path from the base elements takes 98 steps.

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

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

Is The Past Atom hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 98 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

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