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How to Make The Past Base in Infinite Craft

The Past Base is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 65 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Base. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe BaseThe Past Base

Marathon65 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1042 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 65 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. 31DustFogSmog
  32. 32FireSmogPollution
  33. 33PollutionWaterAcid
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36TornadoWaterTsunami
  37. 37SteamTsunamiTitanic
  38. 38MountainTitanicEverest
  39. 39AcidEverestBase
  40. 40DustWeedClean
  41. 41EarthFireLava
  42. 42LavaWaterStone
  43. 43CleanStoneSlate
  44. 44CleanSlateFresh Start
  45. 45CleanFresh StartNew
  46. 46DandelionWaterWine
  47. 47WindWineBalloon
  48. 48BalloonWineParty
  49. 49PlantWaterSwamp
  50. 50FireSwampDragon
  51. 51DragonSwampLizard
  52. 52DandelionLizardChameleon
  53. 53ChameleonWaterCamouflage
  54. 54AshFirePhoenix
  55. 55DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  56. 56WindYin YangFeng Shui
  57. 57CamouflageFeng ShuiHide and Seek
  58. 58DragonHide and SeekWhere
  59. 59PartyWhereHere
  60. 60FireHereThere
  61. 61FireThereTheir
  62. 62FireTheirThey’re
  63. 63NewThey’reThe New
  64. 64BaseThe NewThe Base
  65. 65Past TenseThe BaseThe Past Base
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windβ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireβ†’ Ash3Water + Windβ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveβ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandβ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandβ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassβ†’ Time8Ash + Timeβ†’ History9Fire + Waterβ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamβ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorβ†’ Past12Fire + Windβ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterβ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterβ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantβ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomβ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windβ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantβ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedβ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windβ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterβ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantβ†’ Date23Date + Waterβ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthβ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageβ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustβ†’ Wish27Water + Wishβ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieβ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleβ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleβ†’ Past Tense31Dust + Fogβ†’ Smog32Fire + Smogβ†’ Pollution33Pollution + Waterβ†’ Acid34Earth + Earthβ†’ Mountain35Wind + Windβ†’ Tornado36Tornado + Waterβ†’ Tsunami37Steam + Tsunamiβ†’ Titanic38Mountain + Titanicβ†’ Everest39Acid + Everestβ†’ Base40Dust + Weedβ†’ Clean41Earth + Fireβ†’ Lava42Lava + Waterβ†’ Stone43Clean + Stoneβ†’ Slate44Clean + Slateβ†’ Fresh Start45Clean + Fresh Startβ†’ New46Dandelion + Waterβ†’ Wine47Wind + Wineβ†’ Balloon48Balloon + Wineβ†’ Party49Plant + Waterβ†’ Swamp50Fire + Swampβ†’ Dragon51Dragon + Swampβ†’ Lizard52Dandelion + Lizardβ†’ Chameleon53Chameleon + Waterβ†’ Camouflage54Ash + Fireβ†’ Phoenix55Dragon + Phoenixβ†’ Yin Yang56Wind + Yin Yangβ†’ Feng Shui57Camouflage + Feng Shuiβ†’ Hide and Seek58Dragon + Hide and Seekβ†’ Where59Party + Whereβ†’ Here60Fire + Hereβ†’ There61Fire + Thereβ†’ Their62Fire + Theirβ†’ They’re63New + They’reβ†’ The New64Base + The Newβ†’ The Base65Past Tense + The Baseβ†’ The Past Base

Other ways to make The Past Base

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Base
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe BaseThe Past Base
Past tenseThe BaseThe Past Base

The Past Base at a glance

Steps to craft
65
Marathon
Crafting depth
104
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 65 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Base in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Base. The full path from the base elements takes 65 steps.

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

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

Is The Past Base hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 65 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

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