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How to Make The Ugly Past in Infinite Craft

The Ugly Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 78 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Ugly Pirate. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe Ugly PirateThe Ugly Past

Marathon78 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1262 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 78 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. 31DustPlantPollen
  32. 32PollenWaterHoney
  33. 33FireHoneyBee
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35FirePlanetSun
  36. 36FireSunSolar
  37. 37PlantSolarOxygen
  38. 38PlantSteamTea
  39. 39EarthPlantTree
  40. 40DustTreeWood
  41. 41TeaWoodTable
  42. 42OxygenTablePeriodic
  43. 43BeePeriodicBeryllium
  44. 44BerylliumFireBe
  45. 45FireSteamEngine
  46. 46EarthEngineTractor
  47. 47EarthTractorFarm
  48. 48EarthFarmField
  49. 49EarthEarthMountain
  50. 50MountainTractorBulldozer
  51. 51BulldozerMountainRoad
  52. 52FieldRoadCrossroad
  53. 53FogTreeGhost
  54. 54CrossroadGhostDecision
  55. 55BeDecisionDecide
  56. 56OxygenWaterHydrogen
  57. 57DandelionHydrogenHelium
  58. 58EnginePlantCar
  59. 59DandelionEarthFlower
  60. 60CarFlowerCarnation
  61. 61CarnationTeaT
  62. 62HeliumTThe
  63. 63DecideTheThedecide
  64. 64WaterWaterLake
  65. 65LakePlantLily
  66. 66LakeWaterOcean
  67. 67LakeOceanSea
  68. 68SeaWindSail
  69. 69FireSailPirate
  70. 70LilyPirateJack Sparrow
  71. 71OceanWaterFish
  72. 72FishWindFlying Fish
  73. 73EarthFlying FishBird
  74. 74BirdLakeSwan
  75. 75EarthSwanUgly Duckling
  76. 76Jack SparrowUgly DucklingUgly Pirate
  77. 77ThedecideUgly PirateThe Ugly Pirate
  78. 78Past TenseThe Ugly PirateThe Ugly 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 + Plant→ Pollen32Pollen + Water→ Honey33Fire + Honey→ Bee34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Fire + Planet→ Sun36Fire + Sun→ Solar37Plant + Solar→ Oxygen38Plant + Steam→ Tea39Earth + Plant→ Tree40Dust + Tree→ Wood41Tea + Wood→ Table42Oxygen + Table→ Periodic43Bee + Periodic→ Beryllium44Beryllium + Fire→ Be45Fire + Steam→ Engine46Earth + Engine→ Tractor47Earth + Tractor→ Farm48Earth + Farm→ Field49Earth + Earth→ Mountain50Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer51Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road52Field + Road→ Crossroad53Fog + Tree→ Ghost54Crossroad + Ghost→ Decision55Be + Decision→ Decide56Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen57Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium58Engine + Plant→ Car59Dandelion + Earth→ Flower60Car + Flower→ Carnation61Carnation + Tea→ T62Helium + T→ The63Decide + The→ Thedecide64Water + Water→ Lake65Lake + Plant→ Lily66Lake + Water→ Ocean67Lake + Ocean→ Sea68Sea + Wind→ Sail69Fire + Sail→ Pirate70Lily + Pirate→ Jack Sparrow71Ocean + Water→ Fish72Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish73Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird74Bird + Lake→ Swan75Earth + Swan→ Ugly Duckling76Jack Sparrow + Ugly Duckling→ Ugly Pirate77Thedecide + Ugly Pirate→ The Ugly Pirate78Past Tense + The Ugly Pirate→ The Ugly Past

Other ways to make The Ugly Past

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Ugly Past
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe Ugly PirateThe Ugly Past
Past tenseThe Ugly PirateThe Ugly Past

The Ugly Past at a glance

Steps to craft
78
Marathon
Crafting depth
126
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Ugly Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Ugly Pirate. The full path from the base elements takes 78 steps.

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

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

Is The Ugly Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 78 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Ugly Past, and the shortest route is shown above.

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