How to Make The Thing That Was in Infinite Craft
The Thing That Was is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Thing. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
Past TenseThe ThingThe Thing That Was
Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 592 known recipes
Full crafting path from the base elements
Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.
- 1EarthWindDust
- 2DustFireAsh
- 3WaterWindWave
- 4EarthWaveSand
- 5FireSandGlass
- 6GlassSandHourglass
- 7FireHourglassTime
- 8AshTimeHistory
- 9FireWaterSteam
- 10GlassSteamMirror
- 11HistoryMirrorPast
- 12FireWindSmoke
- 13SmokeWaterFog
- 14EarthWaterPlant
- 15FogPlantMushroom
- 16EarthMushroomToadstool
- 17PlantWindDandelion
- 18DandelionPlantWeed
- 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
- 20DustWindSandstorm
- 21SandstormWaterOasis
- 22OasisPlantDate
- 23DateWaterDating
- 24DatingEarthMarriage
- 25EarthMarriageDivorce
- 26DandelionDustWish
- 27WaterWishGenie
- 28DivorceGenieSingle
- 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
- 30PastTriplePast Tense
- 31EarthEarthMountain
- 32MountainWindAvalanche
- 33WaterWaterLake
- 34AvalancheLakeIceberg
- 35EarthSteamMud
- 36FireSteamEngine
- 37EngineWindWindmill
- 38MudWindmillPig
- 39EngineSteamTrain
- 40PigTrainPork Chop Express
- 41IcebergPork Chop ExpressThe Thing
- 42Past TenseThe ThingThe Thing That Was
Other ways to make The Thing That Was
2 combinations are known to produce The Thing That Was. Here are 2 of them.
| First | Second | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Past Tense | The Thing | The Thing That Was |
| Past tense | The Thing | The Thing That Was |
The Thing That Was at a glance
- Steps to craft
- 42
- Marathon
- Crafting depth
- 59
- longer than 98% of solved elements
- Known recipes
- 2
- ways to make it
- Used in
- 0
- other combinations
Other elements that take 42 steps
Similar effort to The Thing That Was, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions
How do you make The Thing That Was in Infinite Craft?
Combine Past Tense with The Thing. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.
How many steps does it take to make The Thing That Was?
42 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is The Thing That Was hard to make in Infinite Craft?
It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make The Thing That Was?
Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Thing That Was, and the shortest route is shown above.