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How to Make What Was I? in Infinite Craft

What Was I? is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus What Am I?. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseWhat Am I?What Was I?

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 613 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 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. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32SteamWineStew
  33. 33StewWineBeef Bourguignon
  34. 34EarthFireLava
  35. 35LavaWaterStone
  36. 36SandstormStoneSphinx
  37. 37FogSphinxRiddle
  38. 38Beef BourguignonRiddleWhat Am I?
  39. 39Past TenseWhat Am I?What Was I?
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 Tense31Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine32Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew33Stew + Wineโ†’ Beef Bourguignon34Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava35Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone36Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx37Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle38Beef Bourguignon + Riddleโ†’ What Am I?39Past Tense + What Am I?โ†’ What Was I?

Other ways to make What Was I?

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

Alternative combinations that produce What Was I?
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseWhat Am I?What Was I?
Past TenseWho Am I?What Was I?
Past tenseWhat Am I?What Was I?

What Was I? at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make What Was I? in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with What Am I?. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

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

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

Is What Was I? hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce What Was I?, and the shortest route is shown above.

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