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How to Make Thorny Past in Infinite Craft

Thorny Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Prickly Bush. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TensePrickly BushThorny Past

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 543 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 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. 31PlantSandCactus
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33MountainSandPyramid
  34. 34PyramidWaterTomb
  35. 35TombWaterMoses
  36. 36CactusMosesPrickly Bush
  37. 37Past TensePrickly BushThorny 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 Tense31Plant + Sand→ Cactus32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid34Pyramid + Water→ Tomb35Tomb + Water→ Moses36Cactus + Moses→ Prickly Bush37Past Tense + Prickly Bush→ Thorny Past

Other ways to make Thorny Past

3 combinations are known to produce Thorny Past. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Thorny Past
FirstSecondResult
Past TensePrickly BushThorny Past
Past TensePrickly HumorThorny Past
Past tensePrickly BushThorny Past

Thorny Past at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thorny Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Prickly Bush. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thorny Past?

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

Is Thorny Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Thorny Past?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Thorny 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.