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How to Make The Past Was in Infinite Craft

The Past Was is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 66 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Was. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe WasThe Past Was

Marathon66 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1042 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 66 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. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32AshFirePhoenix
  33. 33AshPhoenixRebirth
  34. 34PlantSteamTea
  35. 35RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  36. 36PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  37. 37FirePlanetSun
  38. 38FireSunSolar
  39. 39PlantSolarOxygen
  40. 40OxygenWaterHydrogen
  41. 41DandelionHydrogenHelium
  42. 42FireSteamEngine
  43. 43EnginePlantCar
  44. 44DandelionEarthFlower
  45. 45CarFlowerCarnation
  46. 46CarnationTeaT
  47. 47HeliumTThe
  48. 48RepeatTheThe The
  49. 49WindWindTornado
  50. 50TornadoWaterTsunami
  51. 51TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  52. 52EarthTsunamiIsland
  53. 53EarthIslandContinent
  54. 54SteamWaveSurf
  55. 55ContinentSurfAustralia
  56. 56EarthEarthMountain
  57. 57MountainWindAvalanche
  58. 58AvalancheWindSnow
  59. 59AustraliaSnowNo
  60. 60WaterWaterLake
  61. 61LakeWaterOcean
  62. 62NoOceanNot
  63. 63AshNotIs
  64. 64DestructionIsWas
  65. 65The TheWasThe Was
  66. 66Past TenseThe WasThe Past Was
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 Tense31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Ash + Fire→ Phoenix33Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth34Plant + Steam→ Tea35Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea36Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat37Fire + Planet→ Sun38Fire + Sun→ Solar39Plant + Solar→ Oxygen40Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen41Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium42Fire + Steam→ Engine43Engine + Plant→ Car44Dandelion + Earth→ Flower45Car + Flower→ Carnation46Carnation + Tea→ T47Helium + T→ The48Repeat + The→ The The49Wind + Wind→ Tornado50Tornado + Water→ Tsunami51Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction52Earth + Tsunami→ Island53Earth + Island→ Continent54Steam + Wave→ Surf55Continent + Surf→ Australia56Earth + Earth→ Mountain57Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche58Avalanche + Wind→ Snow59Australia + Snow→ No60Water + Water→ Lake61Lake + Water→ Ocean62No + Ocean→ Not63Ash + Not→ Is64Destruction + Is→ Was65The The + Was→ The Was66Past Tense + The Was→ The Past Was

Other ways to make The Past Was

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Was
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe WasThe Past Was
Past tenseThe WasThe Past Was

The Past Was at a glance

Steps to craft
66
Marathon
Crafting depth
104
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 66 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Was in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Was. The full path from the base elements takes 66 steps.

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

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

Is The Past Was hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 66 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

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