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How to Make The Past Tense Alien in Infinite Craft

The Past Tense Alien 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 Alien. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe AlienThe Past Tense Alien

Marathon89 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1712 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. 32EngineEngineRocket
  33. 33PlantRocketSpace Plant
  34. 34EarthSpace PlantAlien
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36GlassWindWindow
  37. 37TornadoWindowBroken Window
  38. 38FireGlassLens
  39. 39FireLensMagnifying Glass
  40. 40Broken WindowMagnifying GlassEvidence
  41. 41Broken WindowEvidenceClue
  42. 42ClueEvidenceCase
  43. 43EarthFireLava
  44. 44LavaWaterStone
  45. 45SandstormStoneSphinx
  46. 46FogSphinxRiddle
  47. 47RiddleWindAnswer
  48. 48AnswerSteamQuestion
  49. 49QuestionTimeWhen
  50. 50CaseWhenIf
  51. 51SandWaterBeach
  52. 52EarthGlassBottle
  53. 53BeachBottleMessage
  54. 54EarthMessageLetter
  55. 55DustEarthPlanet
  56. 56FirePlanetSun
  57. 57SunWindSunflower
  58. 58LetterSunflowerA
  59. 59EnginePlantCar
  60. 60PlantSteamTea
  61. 61CarTeaChariot
  62. 62EarthSteamMud
  63. 63PlantWaterSwamp
  64. 64MudSwampQuagmire
  65. 65ChariotQuagmireStuck
  66. 66AStuckAs
  67. 67AshFirePhoenix
  68. 68AshPhoenixRebirth
  69. 69RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  70. 70PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  71. 71FireSunSolar
  72. 72PlantSolarOxygen
  73. 73OxygenWaterHydrogen
  74. 74DandelionHydrogenHelium
  75. 75DandelionEarthFlower
  76. 76CarFlowerCarnation
  77. 77CarnationTeaT
  78. 78HeliumTThe
  79. 79RepeatTheThe The
  80. 80DandelionWaterWine
  81. 81SteamWineStew
  82. 82EarthPlantTree
  83. 83StewTreeStewpid
  84. 84RiddleStewpidYou
  85. 85The TheYouThe You
  86. 86AsThe YouThe As You
  87. 87IfThe As YouThe If You
  88. 88AlienThe If YouThe Alien
  89. 89Past TenseThe AlienThe Past Tense Alien
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 Tense31Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine32Engine + Engineโ†’ Rocket33Plant + Rocketโ†’ Space Plant34Earth + Space Plantโ†’ Alien35Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado36Glass + Windโ†’ Window37Tornado + Windowโ†’ Broken Window38Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens39Fire + Lensโ†’ Magnifying Glass40Broken Window + Magnifying Glassโ†’ Evidence41Broken Window + Evidenceโ†’ Clue42Clue + Evidenceโ†’ Case43Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava44Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone45Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx46Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle47Riddle + Windโ†’ Answer48Answer + Steamโ†’ Question49Question + Timeโ†’ When50Case + Whenโ†’ If51Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach52Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle53Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message54Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter55Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet56Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun57Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower58Letter + Sunflowerโ†’ A59Engine + Plantโ†’ Car60Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea61Car + Teaโ†’ Chariot62Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud63Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp64Mud + Swampโ†’ Quagmire65Chariot + Quagmireโ†’ Stuck66A + Stuckโ†’ As67Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix68Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth69Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea70Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat71Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar72Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen73Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen74Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium75Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower76Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation77Carnation + Teaโ†’ T78Helium + Tโ†’ The79Repeat + Theโ†’ The The80Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine81Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew82Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree83Stew + Treeโ†’ Stewpid84Riddle + Stewpidโ†’ You85The The + Youโ†’ The You86As + The Youโ†’ The As You87If + The As Youโ†’ The If You88Alien + The If Youโ†’ The Alien89Past Tense + The Alienโ†’ The Past Tense Alien

Other ways to make The Past Tense Alien

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Tense Alien
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe AlienThe Past Tense Alien
Past tenseThe AlienThe Past Tense Alien

The Past Tense Alien at a glance

Steps to craft
89
Marathon
Crafting depth
171
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 Tense Alien in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make The Past Tense Alien?

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

Is The Past Tense Alien 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 Tense Alien?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Past Tense Alien, 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.