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How to Make Was a Man in Infinite Craft

Was a Man is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Beefman plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BeefmanPast TenseWas a Man

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 622 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWaterHoney
  5. 5FireHoneyBee
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8OceanWaterFish
  9. 9BeeFishBeefish
  10. 10DustFishStarfish
  11. 11StarfishWindFlying Starfish
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13Flying StarfishPlanetSuperman
  14. 14BeefishSupermanBeefman
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20FireHourglassTime
  21. 21AshTimeHistory
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23GlassSteamMirror
  24. 24HistoryMirrorPast
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26SmokeWaterFog
  27. 27FogPlantMushroom
  28. 28EarthMushroomToadstool
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30DandelionPlantWeed
  31. 31ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  32. 32DustWindSandstorm
  33. 33SandstormWaterOasis
  34. 34OasisPlantDate
  35. 35DateWaterDating
  36. 36DatingEarthMarriage
  37. 37EarthMarriageDivorce
  38. 38DandelionDustWish
  39. 39WaterWishGenie
  40. 40DivorceGenieSingle
  41. 41Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  42. 42PastTriplePast Tense
  43. 43BeefmanPast TenseWas a Man
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen4Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey5Fire + Honeyโ†’ Bee6Water + Waterโ†’ Lake7Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean8Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish9Bee + Fishโ†’ Beefish10Dust + Fishโ†’ Starfish11Starfish + Windโ†’ Flying Starfish12Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet13Flying Starfish + Planetโ†’ Superman14Beefish + Supermanโ†’ Beefman15Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash16Water + Windโ†’ Wave17Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand18Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass19Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass20Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time21Ash + Timeโ†’ History22Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam23Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror24History + Mirrorโ†’ Past25Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke26Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog27Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom28Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool29Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion30Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed31Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom32Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm33Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis34Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date35Date + Waterโ†’ Dating36Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage37Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce38Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish39Water + Wishโ†’ Genie40Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single41Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple42Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense43Beefman + Past Tenseโ†’ Was a Man

Other ways to make Was a Man

2 combinations are known to produce Was a Man. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Was a Man
FirstSecondResult
BeefmanPast TenseWas a Man
BeefmanPast tenseWas a Man

Was a Man at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Was a Man, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Was a Man in Infinite Craft?

Combine Beefman with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Was a Man?

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

Is Was a Man hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Was a Man?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Was a Man, 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.