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How to Make The Past Descent in Infinite Craft

The Past Descent is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 90 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Descent. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe DescentThe Past Descent

Marathon90 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1802 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 90 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. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32WindWineBalloon
  33. 33BalloonDustDust Bunny
  34. 34PlantWaterSwamp
  35. 35FireSwampDragon
  36. 36AshFirePhoenix
  37. 37DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  38. 38Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  39. 39SandWaterBeach
  40. 40EarthGlassBottle
  41. 41BeachBottleMessage
  42. 42EarthMessageLetter
  43. 43DustEarthPlanet
  44. 44FirePlanetSun
  45. 45SunWindSunflower
  46. 46LetterSunflowerA
  47. 47FireSteamEngine
  48. 48EnginePlantCar
  49. 49PlantSteamTea
  50. 50CarTeaChariot
  51. 51EarthSteamMud
  52. 52MudSwampQuagmire
  53. 53ChariotQuagmireStuck
  54. 54AStuckAs
  55. 55EarthFireLava
  56. 56LavaWaterStone
  57. 57PlantStoneFossil
  58. 58FossilWaterOil
  59. 59OilSwampTar
  60. 60TarWaterPitch
  61. 61EarthPitchBaseball
  62. 62CarMudRally
  63. 63PlantRallyProtest
  64. 64EngineProtestStrike
  65. 65BaseballStrikeOut
  66. 66BeachOutIn
  67. 67AshPhoenixRebirth
  68. 68RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  69. 69PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  70. 70FireSunSolar
  71. 71PlantSolarOxygen
  72. 72OxygenWaterHydrogen
  73. 73DandelionHydrogenHelium
  74. 74DandelionEarthFlower
  75. 75CarFlowerCarnation
  76. 76CarnationTeaT
  77. 77HeliumTThe
  78. 78RepeatTheThe The
  79. 79SandstormStoneSphinx
  80. 80FogSphinxRiddle
  81. 81SteamWineStew
  82. 82EarthPlantTree
  83. 83StewTreeStewpid
  84. 84RiddleStewpidYou
  85. 85The TheYouThe You
  86. 86InThe YouThe In You
  87. 87AThe In YouThe In A
  88. 88AsThe In AThe Ascent
  89. 89OppositeThe AscentThe Descent
  90. 90Past TenseThe DescentThe Past Descent
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 Tense31Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine32Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon33Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny34Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp35Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon36Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix37Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang38Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite39Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach40Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle41Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message42Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter43Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet44Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun45Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower46Letter + Sunflowerโ†’ A47Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine48Engine + Plantโ†’ Car49Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea50Car + Teaโ†’ Chariot51Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud52Mud + Swampโ†’ Quagmire53Chariot + Quagmireโ†’ Stuck54A + Stuckโ†’ As55Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava56Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone57Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil58Fossil + Waterโ†’ Oil59Oil + Swampโ†’ Tar60Tar + Waterโ†’ Pitch61Earth + Pitchโ†’ Baseball62Car + Mudโ†’ Rally63Plant + Rallyโ†’ Protest64Engine + Protestโ†’ Strike65Baseball + Strikeโ†’ Out66Beach + Outโ†’ In67Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth68Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea69Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat70Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar71Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen72Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen73Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium74Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower75Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation76Carnation + Teaโ†’ T77Helium + Tโ†’ The78Repeat + Theโ†’ The The79Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx80Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle81Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew82Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree83Stew + Treeโ†’ Stewpid84Riddle + Stewpidโ†’ You85The The + Youโ†’ The You86In + The Youโ†’ The In You87A + The In Youโ†’ The In A88As + The In Aโ†’ The Ascent89Opposite + The Ascentโ†’ The Descent90Past Tense + The Descentโ†’ The Past Descent

Other ways to make The Past Descent

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Descent
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe DescentThe Past Descent
Past tenseThe DescentThe Past Descent

The Past Descent at a glance

Steps to craft
90
Marathon
Crafting depth
180
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 90 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Descent in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Descent. The full path from the base elements takes 90 steps.

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

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

Is The Past Descent hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 90 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

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