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How to Make The Past Press in Infinite Craft

The Past Press is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 89 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Press. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe PressThe Past Press

Marathon89 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1562 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 89 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. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EngineWindWindmill
  33. 33DustWindmillFlour
  34. 34DustFlourCake
  35. 35DustEngineVacuum
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleEarthHole
  38. 38EngineHolePiston
  39. 39PistonWaterHydraulic
  40. 40CakeHydraulicPress
  41. 41SandWaterBeach
  42. 42EarthGlassBottle
  43. 43BeachBottleMessage
  44. 44EarthMessageLetter
  45. 45DustEarthPlanet
  46. 46FirePlanetSun
  47. 47SunWindSunflower
  48. 48LetterSunflowerA
  49. 49EarthFireLava
  50. 50LavaWaterStone
  51. 51PlantStoneFossil
  52. 52FossilWaterOil
  53. 53PlantWaterSwamp
  54. 54OilSwampTar
  55. 55TarWaterPitch
  56. 56EarthPitchBaseball
  57. 57EnginePlantCar
  58. 58EarthSteamMud
  59. 59CarMudRally
  60. 60PlantRallyProtest
  61. 61EngineProtestStrike
  62. 62BaseballStrikeOut
  63. 63BeachOutIn
  64. 64AshFirePhoenix
  65. 65AshPhoenixRebirth
  66. 66PlantSteamTea
  67. 67RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  68. 68PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  69. 69FireSunSolar
  70. 70PlantSolarOxygen
  71. 71OxygenWaterHydrogen
  72. 72DandelionHydrogenHelium
  73. 73DandelionEarthFlower
  74. 74CarFlowerCarnation
  75. 75CarnationTeaT
  76. 76HeliumTThe
  77. 77RepeatTheThe The
  78. 78SandstormStoneSphinx
  79. 79FogSphinxRiddle
  80. 80DandelionWaterWine
  81. 81SteamWineStew
  82. 82EarthPlantTree
  83. 83StewTreeStewpid
  84. 84RiddleStewpidYou
  85. 85The TheYouThe You
  86. 86InThe YouThe In You
  87. 87AThe In YouThe In A
  88. 88PressThe In AThe Press
  89. 89Past TenseThe PressThe Past Press
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 Tense31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Engine + Wind→ Windmill33Dust + Windmill→ Flour34Dust + Flour→ Cake35Dust + Engine→ Vacuum36Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole37Black Hole + Earth→ Hole38Engine + Hole→ Piston39Piston + Water→ Hydraulic40Cake + Hydraulic→ Press41Sand + Water→ Beach42Earth + Glass→ Bottle43Beach + Bottle→ Message44Earth + Message→ Letter45Dust + Earth→ Planet46Fire + Planet→ Sun47Sun + Wind→ Sunflower48Letter + Sunflower→ A49Earth + Fire→ Lava50Lava + Water→ Stone51Plant + Stone→ Fossil52Fossil + Water→ Oil53Plant + Water→ Swamp54Oil + Swamp→ Tar55Tar + Water→ Pitch56Earth + Pitch→ Baseball57Engine + Plant→ Car58Earth + Steam→ Mud59Car + Mud→ Rally60Plant + Rally→ Protest61Engine + Protest→ Strike62Baseball + Strike→ Out63Beach + Out→ In64Ash + Fire→ Phoenix65Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth66Plant + Steam→ Tea67Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea68Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat69Fire + Sun→ Solar70Plant + Solar→ Oxygen71Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen72Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium73Dandelion + Earth→ Flower74Car + Flower→ Carnation75Carnation + Tea→ T76Helium + T→ The77Repeat + The→ The The78Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx79Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle80Dandelion + Water→ Wine81Steam + Wine→ Stew82Earth + Plant→ Tree83Stew + Tree→ Stewpid84Riddle + Stewpid→ You85The The + You→ The You86In + The You→ The In You87A + The In You→ The In A88Press + The In A→ The Press89Past Tense + The Press→ The Past Press

Other ways to make The Past Press

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Press
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe PressThe Past Press
Past tenseThe PressThe Past Press

The Past Press at a glance

Steps to craft
89
Marathon
Crafting depth
156
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Press in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Press. The full path from the base elements takes 89 steps.

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

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

Is The Past Press hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 89 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

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