Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make Therefore I Was in Infinite Craft

Therefore I Was is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Therefore I am. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseTherefore I amTherefore I Was

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 853 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 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. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32EarthPlantTree
  33. 33TreeWaterRiver
  34. 34MountainRiverCanyon
  35. 35CanyonEarthGrand Canyon
  36. 36DateGrand CanyonOld
  37. 37WaterWaterLake
  38. 38LakeWaterOcean
  39. 39OceanWaterFish
  40. 40FishWindFlying Fish
  41. 41EarthFlying FishBird
  42. 42BirdEarthChicken
  43. 43FireSteamEngine
  44. 44EarthEngineTractor
  45. 45MountainTractorBulldozer
  46. 46BulldozerMountainRoad
  47. 47ChickenRoadWhy
  48. 48DustWhyBecause
  49. 49DustOasisMummy
  50. 50DateMummyDaddy
  51. 51DaddyLakeFather
  52. 52BecauseFatherTherefore
  53. 53OldThereforeTherefore I am
  54. 54Past TenseTherefore I amTherefore I Was
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain32Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree33Tree + Waterโ†’ River34Mountain + Riverโ†’ Canyon35Canyon + Earthโ†’ Grand Canyon36Date + Grand Canyonโ†’ Old37Water + Waterโ†’ Lake38Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean39Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish40Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish41Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird42Bird + Earthโ†’ Chicken43Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine44Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor45Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer46Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road47Chicken + Roadโ†’ Why48Dust + Whyโ†’ Because49Dust + Oasisโ†’ Mummy50Date + Mummyโ†’ Daddy51Daddy + Lakeโ†’ Father52Because + Fatherโ†’ Therefore53Old + Thereforeโ†’ Therefore I am54Past Tense + Therefore I amโ†’ Therefore I Was

Other ways to make Therefore I Was

3 combinations are known to produce Therefore I Was. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Therefore I Was
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseTherefore I amTherefore I Was
Past TenseTherefore I AmTherefore I Was
Past tenseTherefore I AmTherefore I Was

Therefore I Was at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

Similar effort to Therefore I Was, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Therefore I Was in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Therefore I am. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Therefore I Was?

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

Is Therefore I Was hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Therefore I Was?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Therefore I 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.