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How to Make The Past Unknown in Infinite Craft

The Past Unknown is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Unknown. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe UnknownThe Past Unknown

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 812 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 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. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33EarthTsunamiIsland
  34. 34EarthIslandContinent
  35. 35SteamWaveSurf
  36. 36ContinentSurfAustralia
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42LakeWaterOcean
  43. 43NoOceanNot
  44. 44ContinentLakeAmerica
  45. 45OceanPlantCoral
  46. 46AmericaCoralCoral Gables
  47. 47AmericaCoral GablesUniversity of Miami
  48. 48IslandUniversity of MiamiThe U
  49. 49NotThe UThe Unknown
  50. 50Past TenseThe UnknownThe Past Unknown
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 Tense31Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado32Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami33Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island34Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent35Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf36Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia37Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain38Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche39Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow40Australia + Snowโ†’ No41Water + Waterโ†’ Lake42Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean43No + Oceanโ†’ Not44Continent + Lakeโ†’ America45Ocean + Plantโ†’ Coral46America + Coralโ†’ Coral Gables47America + Coral Gablesโ†’ University of Miami48Island + University of Miamiโ†’ The U49Not + The Uโ†’ The Unknown50Past Tense + The Unknownโ†’ The Past Unknown

Other ways to make The Past Unknown

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Unknown
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe UnknownThe Past Unknown
Past tenseThe UnknownThe Past Unknown

The Past Unknown at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
81
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Unknown in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Unknown. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

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

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

Is The Past Unknown hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

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