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How to Make The Past You in Infinite Craft

The Past You is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 73 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The You 2. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe You 2The Past You

Marathon73 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1242 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 73 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. 31DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  32. 32Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35LakeMountainFjord
  36. 36DustFjordTroll
  37. 37SeedsTrollGrowth
  38. 38DandelionWaterWine
  39. 39FireWineAlcohol
  40. 40AlcoholWindHangover
  41. 41EarthFireLava
  42. 42LavaWaterStone
  43. 43HangoverStoneHeadache
  44. 44PlantSmokeIncense
  45. 45HeadacheIncenseRelief
  46. 46GrowthReliefDevelopment
  47. 47DustEarthPlanet
  48. 48AshFirePhoenix
  49. 49AshPhoenixRebirth
  50. 50PlantSteamTea
  51. 51RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  52. 52PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  53. 53FirePlanetSun
  54. 54FireSunSolar
  55. 55PlantSolarOxygen
  56. 56OxygenWaterHydrogen
  57. 57DandelionHydrogenHelium
  58. 58FireSteamEngine
  59. 59EnginePlantCar
  60. 60DandelionEarthFlower
  61. 61CarFlowerCarnation
  62. 62CarnationTeaT
  63. 63HeliumTThe
  64. 64RepeatTheThe The
  65. 65SandstormStoneSphinx
  66. 66FogSphinxRiddle
  67. 67SteamWineStew
  68. 68EarthPlantTree
  69. 69StewTreeStewpid
  70. 70RiddleStewpidYou
  71. 71The TheYouThe You
  72. 72DevelopmentThe YouThe You 2
  73. 73Past TenseThe You 2The Past You
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 Tense31Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch32Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds33Water + Water→ Lake34Earth + Earth→ Mountain35Lake + Mountain→ Fjord36Dust + Fjord→ Troll37Seeds + Troll→ Growth38Dandelion + Water→ Wine39Fire + Wine→ Alcohol40Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover41Earth + Fire→ Lava42Lava + Water→ Stone43Hangover + Stone→ Headache44Plant + Smoke→ Incense45Headache + Incense→ Relief46Growth + Relief→ Development47Dust + Earth→ Planet48Ash + Fire→ Phoenix49Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth50Plant + Steam→ Tea51Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea52Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat53Fire + Planet→ Sun54Fire + Sun→ Solar55Plant + Solar→ Oxygen56Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen57Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium58Fire + Steam→ Engine59Engine + Plant→ Car60Dandelion + Earth→ Flower61Car + Flower→ Carnation62Carnation + Tea→ T63Helium + T→ The64Repeat + The→ The The65Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx66Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle67Steam + Wine→ Stew68Earth + Plant→ Tree69Stew + Tree→ Stewpid70Riddle + Stewpid→ You71The The + You→ The You72Development + The You→ The You 273Past Tense + The You 2→ The Past You

Other ways to make The Past You

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Past You
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe You 2The Past You
Past tenseThe You 2The Past You

The Past You at a glance

Steps to craft
73
Marathon
Crafting depth
124
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 73 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past You in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The You 2. The full path from the base elements takes 73 steps.

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

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

Is The Past You hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 73 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

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