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How to Make What Was The Pen in Infinite Craft

What Was The Pen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 76 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus What Is The Pen. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseWhat Is The PenWhat Was The Pen

Marathon76 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1172 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 76 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. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32LakeWaterOcean
  33. 33OceanWaterFish
  34. 34FishWindFlying Fish
  35. 35EarthFlying FishBird
  36. 36BirdDustFeather
  37. 37FeatherWaterPen
  38. 38SandWaterBeach
  39. 39EarthGlassBottle
  40. 40BeachBottleMessage
  41. 41EarthMessageLetter
  42. 42DustEarthPlanet
  43. 43FirePlanetSun
  44. 44SunWindSunflower
  45. 45LetterSunflowerA
  46. 46EarthFireLava
  47. 47LavaWaterStone
  48. 48StoneWaterRock
  49. 49PlanetSteamSteampunk
  50. 50FireSteamEngine
  51. 51EarthEngineTractor
  52. 52SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  53. 53RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  54. 54EngineSteamTrain
  55. 55TrainTrainTrain Station
  56. 56TrainWindZephyr
  57. 57Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  58. 58Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  59. 59WindWindTornado
  60. 60TornadoWaterTsunami
  61. 61TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  62. 62EarthTsunamiIsland
  63. 63EarthIslandContinent
  64. 64SteamWaveSurf
  65. 65ContinentSurfAustralia
  66. 66EarthEarthMountain
  67. 67MountainWindAvalanche
  68. 68AvalancheWindSnow
  69. 69AustraliaSnowNo
  70. 70NoOceanNot
  71. 71AshNotIs
  72. 72DestructionIsWas
  73. 73The WhoWasWho Was
  74. 74AWho WasWhat Is
  75. 75PenWhat IsWhat Is The Pen
  76. 76Past TenseWhat Is The PenWhat Was The Pen
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 Tense31Water + Waterโ†’ Lake32Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean33Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish34Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish35Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird36Bird + Dustโ†’ Feather37Feather + Waterโ†’ Pen38Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach39Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle40Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message41Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter42Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet43Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun44Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower45Letter + Sunflowerโ†’ A46Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava47Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone48Stone + Waterโ†’ Rock49Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk50Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine51Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor52Steampunk + Tractorโ†’ Steam Tractor53Rock + Steam Tractorโ†’ Rock n Roll54Engine + Steamโ†’ Train55Train + Trainโ†’ Train Station56Train + Windโ†’ Zephyr57Train Station + Zephyrโ†’ Zephyr Train58Rock n Roll + Zephyr Trainโ†’ The Who59Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado60Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami61Tornado + Tsunamiโ†’ Destruction62Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island63Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent64Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf65Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia66Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain67Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche68Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow69Australia + Snowโ†’ No70No + Oceanโ†’ Not71Ash + Notโ†’ Is72Destruction + Isโ†’ Was73The Who + Wasโ†’ Who Was74A + Who Wasโ†’ What Is75Pen + What Isโ†’ What Is The Pen76Past Tense + What Is The Penโ†’ What Was The Pen

Other ways to make What Was The Pen

2 combinations are known to produce What Was The Pen. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce What Was The Pen
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseWhat Is The PenWhat Was The Pen
Past tenseWhat Is The PenWhat Was The Pen

What Was The Pen at a glance

Steps to craft
76
Marathon
Crafting depth
117
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make What Was The Pen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with What Is The Pen. The full path from the base elements takes 76 steps.

How many steps does it take to make What Was The Pen?

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

Is What Was The Pen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 76 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make What Was The Pen?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce What Was The Pen, and the shortest route is shown above.

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