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How to Make The Real Past in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Past TenseThe RealThe Real Past

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. 32FirePlanetSun
  33. 33FireSunSolar
  34. 34PlanetSolarSystem
  35. 35FireSystemComputer
  36. 36ComputerFireHack
  37. 37PlanetSunSolar System
  38. 38DustSolar SystemUniverse
  39. 39Solar SystemUniverseMultiverse
  40. 40HackMultiverseHack the Multiverse
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42LakeWaterOcean
  43. 43OceanWaterFish
  44. 44EarthPlantTree
  45. 45TreeWaterRiver
  46. 46RiverTreePaper
  47. 47FishPaperNewspaper
  48. 48WindWindTornado
  49. 49NewspaperTornadoFake News
  50. 50TornadoWaterTsunami
  51. 51EarthTsunamiIsland
  52. 52EarthIslandContinent
  53. 53ContinentLakeAmerica
  54. 54AmericaTornadoTrump
  55. 55Fake NewsTrumpTrue
  56. 56EarthTrueReal
  57. 57Hack the MultiverseRealHack The Real
  58. 58SteamWaveSurf
  59. 59ContinentSurfAustralia
  60. 60EarthEarthMountain
  61. 61MountainWindAvalanche
  62. 62AvalancheWindSnow
  63. 63AustraliaSnowNo
  64. 64NoOceanNot
  65. 65Hack The RealNotThe Real
  66. 66Past TenseThe RealThe Real Past
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→ Planet32Fire + Planet→ Sun33Fire + Sun→ Solar34Planet + Solar→ System35Fire + System→ Computer36Computer + Fire→ Hack37Planet + Sun→ Solar System38Dust + Solar System→ Universe39Solar System + Universe→ Multiverse40Hack + Multiverse→ Hack the Multiverse41Water + Water→ Lake42Lake + Water→ Ocean43Ocean + Water→ Fish44Earth + Plant→ Tree45Tree + Water→ River46River + Tree→ Paper47Fish + Paper→ Newspaper48Wind + Wind→ Tornado49Newspaper + Tornado→ Fake News50Tornado + Water→ Tsunami51Earth + Tsunami→ Island52Earth + Island→ Continent53Continent + Lake→ America54America + Tornado→ Trump55Fake News + Trump→ True56Earth + True→ Real57Hack the Multiverse + Real→ Hack The Real58Steam + Wave→ Surf59Continent + Surf→ Australia60Earth + Earth→ Mountain61Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche62Avalanche + Wind→ Snow63Australia + Snow→ No64No + Ocean→ Not65Hack The Real + Not→ The Real66Past Tense + The Real→ The Real Past

Other ways to make The Real Past

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Real Past
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe RealThe Real Past
Past tenseThe RealThe Real Past

The Real Past 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 Real Past, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Real Past in Infinite Craft?

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

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

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

Is The Real Past 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 Real Past?

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