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How to Make What Happened in Infinite Craft

What Happened is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Hole plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black HolePast TenseWhat Happened

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 483 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6DustFireAsh
  7. 7WaterWindWave
  8. 8EarthWaveSand
  9. 9FireSandGlass
  10. 10GlassSandHourglass
  11. 11FireHourglassTime
  12. 12AshTimeHistory
  13. 13GlassSteamMirror
  14. 14HistoryMirrorPast
  15. 15FireWindSmoke
  16. 16SmokeWaterFog
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18FogPlantMushroom
  19. 19EarthMushroomToadstool
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionPlantWeed
  22. 22ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  23. 23DustWindSandstorm
  24. 24SandstormWaterOasis
  25. 25OasisPlantDate
  26. 26DateWaterDating
  27. 27DatingEarthMarriage
  28. 28EarthMarriageDivorce
  29. 29DandelionDustWish
  30. 30WaterWishGenie
  31. 31DivorceGenieSingle
  32. 32Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  33. 33PastTriplePast Tense
  34. 34Black HolePast TenseWhat Happened
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Dust + Engine→ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole6Dust + Fire→ Ash7Water + Wind→ Wave8Earth + Wave→ Sand9Fire + Sand→ Glass10Glass + Sand→ Hourglass11Fire + Hourglass→ Time12Ash + Time→ History13Glass + Steam→ Mirror14History + Mirror→ Past15Fire + Wind→ Smoke16Smoke + Water→ Fog17Earth + Water→ Plant18Fog + Plant→ Mushroom19Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Dandelion + Plant→ Weed22Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom23Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm24Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis25Oasis + Plant→ Date26Date + Water→ Dating27Dating + Earth→ Marriage28Earth + Marriage→ Divorce29Dandelion + Dust→ Wish30Water + Wish→ Genie31Divorce + Genie→ Single32Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple33Past + Triple→ Past Tense34Black Hole + Past Tense→ What Happened

Other ways to make What Happened

3 combinations are known to produce What Happened. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce What Happened
FirstSecondResult
Black HolePast TenseWhat Happened
CdCl2Past TenseWhat Happened
Black holePast TenseWhat Happened

What Happened at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make What Happened in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Hole with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make What Happened?

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

Is What Happened hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make What Happened?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce What Happened, 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.