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How to Make The Past Dead in Infinite Craft

The Past Dead is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Deadhead. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe DeadheadThe Past Dead

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 732 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 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. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EarthEngineTractor
  34. 34SwampTractorMonster Truck
  35. 35DustMonster TruckDust Truck
  36. 36DandelionWaterWine
  37. 37Dust TruckWineDusty Rhodes
  38. 38FireSwampDragon
  39. 39WaterWaterLake
  40. 40DragonLakeLoch Ness Monster
  41. 41EarthLoch Ness MonsterNessie
  42. 42Dusty RhodesNessieThe Undertaker
  43. 43EarthPlantTree
  44. 44EarthTreeForest
  45. 45DustWineVinegar
  46. 46FireVinegarKetchup
  47. 47ForestKetchupWoodstock
  48. 48The UndertakerWoodstockThe Deadhead
  49. 49Past TenseThe DeadheadThe Past Dead
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 + Waterโ†’ Swamp32Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine33Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor34Swamp + Tractorโ†’ Monster Truck35Dust + Monster Truckโ†’ Dust Truck36Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine37Dust Truck + Wineโ†’ Dusty Rhodes38Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon39Water + Waterโ†’ Lake40Dragon + Lakeโ†’ Loch Ness Monster41Earth + Loch Ness Monsterโ†’ Nessie42Dusty Rhodes + Nessieโ†’ The Undertaker43Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree44Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest45Dust + Wineโ†’ Vinegar46Fire + Vinegarโ†’ Ketchup47Forest + Ketchupโ†’ Woodstock48The Undertaker + Woodstockโ†’ The Deadhead49Past Tense + The Deadheadโ†’ The Past Dead

Other ways to make The Past Dead

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Dead
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe DeadheadThe Past Dead
Past tenseThe DeadheadThe Past Dead

The Past Dead at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Dead in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Deadhead. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

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

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

Is The Past Dead hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

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