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How to Make The Past Is Not in Infinite Craft

The Past Is Not is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 78 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Is Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe Is NotThe Past Is Not

Marathon78 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1462 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 78 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. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32MountainWindAvalanche
  33. 33AvalancheWindSnow
  34. 34SnowWindBlizzard
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36TornadoWaterTsunami
  37. 37EarthTsunamiIsland
  38. 38EarthIslandContinent
  39. 39DandelionWaterWine
  40. 40ContinentWineEurope
  41. 41BlizzardEuropeNo Game
  42. 42No GameSingleNo One
  43. 43TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  44. 44FireSteamEngine
  45. 45DustEngineVacuum
  46. 46FireVacuumBlack Hole
  47. 47Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  48. 48SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  49. 49DestructionTime TravelParadox
  50. 50DustEarthPlanet
  51. 51AshFirePhoenix
  52. 52AshPhoenixRebirth
  53. 53PlantSteamTea
  54. 54RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  55. 55PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  56. 56FirePlanetSun
  57. 57FireSunSolar
  58. 58PlantSolarOxygen
  59. 59OxygenWaterHydrogen
  60. 60DandelionHydrogenHelium
  61. 61EnginePlantCar
  62. 62DandelionEarthFlower
  63. 63CarFlowerCarnation
  64. 64CarnationTeaT
  65. 65HeliumTThe
  66. 66RepeatTheThe The
  67. 67SteamWaveSurf
  68. 68ContinentSurfAustralia
  69. 69AustraliaSnowNo
  70. 70WaterWaterLake
  71. 71LakeWaterOcean
  72. 72NoOceanNot
  73. 73AshNotIs
  74. 74DestructionIsWas
  75. 75The TheWasThe Was
  76. 76ParadoxThe WasThe Is
  77. 77No OneThe IsThe Is Not
  78. 78Past TenseThe Is NotThe Past Is Not
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 + Earth→ Mountain32Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche33Avalanche + Wind→ Snow34Snow + Wind→ Blizzard35Wind + Wind→ Tornado36Tornado + Water→ Tsunami37Earth + Tsunami→ Island38Earth + Island→ Continent39Dandelion + Water→ Wine40Continent + Wine→ Europe41Blizzard + Europe→ No Game42No Game + Single→ No One43Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction44Fire + Steam→ Engine45Dust + Engine→ Vacuum46Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole47Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine48Steam + Time Machine→ Time Travel49Destruction + Time Travel→ Paradox50Dust + Earth→ Planet51Ash + Fire→ Phoenix52Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth53Plant + Steam→ Tea54Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea55Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat56Fire + Planet→ Sun57Fire + Sun→ Solar58Plant + Solar→ Oxygen59Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen60Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium61Engine + Plant→ Car62Dandelion + Earth→ Flower63Car + Flower→ Carnation64Carnation + Tea→ T65Helium + T→ The66Repeat + The→ The The67Steam + Wave→ Surf68Continent + Surf→ Australia69Australia + Snow→ No70Water + Water→ Lake71Lake + Water→ Ocean72No + Ocean→ Not73Ash + Not→ Is74Destruction + Is→ Was75The The + Was→ The Was76Paradox + The Was→ The Is77No One + The Is→ The Is Not78Past Tense + The Is Not→ The Past Is Not

Other ways to make The Past Is Not

2 combinations are known to produce The Past Is Not. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Is Not
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe Is NotThe Past Is Not
Past tenseThe Is NotThe Past Is Not

The Past Is Not at a glance

Steps to craft
78
Marathon
Crafting depth
146
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Is Not in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Is Not. The full path from the base elements takes 78 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Past Is Not?

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

Is The Past Is Not hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 78 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Past Is Not?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Past Is Not, 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.