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How to Make Yesterday’s Orphan in Infinite Craft

Yesterday’s Orphan is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 87 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Red Headed Step Child. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseRed Headed Step ChildYesterday’s Orphan

Marathon87 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1402 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 87 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. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32SwampWaterMarsh
  33. 33MarshSandstormQuicksand
  34. 34QuicksandSteamSlow
  35. 35FireSlowStop
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37EarthFireLava
  38. 38LavaWaterStone
  39. 39PlantStoneFossil
  40. 40FireFossilDinosaur
  41. 41EarthPlantTree
  42. 42DustTreeWood
  43. 43SandstormWoodSandal
  44. 44DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  45. 45LakeThesaurusSynonym
  46. 46StopSynonymAntonym
  47. 47EarthEarthMountain
  48. 48FireGlassLens
  49. 49LensPlantCamera
  50. 50CameraPlantPhotograph
  51. 51SandWaterBeach
  52. 52GlassWindWindow
  53. 53WindWindowCurtain
  54. 54BeachCurtainToga
  55. 55FireTogaRoman
  56. 56PhotographRomanRoman Numeral
  57. 57MountainRoman NumeralM
  58. 58TreeWaterRiver
  59. 59RiverTreePaper
  60. 60EarthPaperMap
  61. 61MapWaterTreasure
  62. 62MapTreasureX
  63. 63WindXY
  64. 64MYMy
  65. 65SandstormStoneSphinx
  66. 66FogSphinxRiddle
  67. 67RiddleWindAnswer
  68. 68SteamWindCloud
  69. 69CloudFireLightning
  70. 70DustEarthPlanet
  71. 71FirePlanetSun
  72. 72SunWindSunflower
  73. 73SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  74. 74LightningSmoke SignalMorse Code
  75. 75DustMorse CodeDot
  76. 76AnswerDotPoint
  77. 77MyPointProve
  78. 78AntonymProveDisprove
  79. 79FireSteamEngine
  80. 80DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  81. 81EngineMountain DewMountain Dew Code Red
  82. 82PlantSandCactus
  83. 83DandelionWaterWine
  84. 84CactusWineTequila
  85. 85Mountain Dew Code RedTequilaRed Headed Slut
  86. 86DisproveRed Headed SlutRed Headed Step Child
  87. 87Past TenseRed Headed Step ChildYesterday’s Orphan
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 + Water→ Swamp32Swamp + Water→ Marsh33Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand34Quicksand + Steam→ Slow35Fire + Slow→ Stop36Water + Water→ Lake37Earth + Fire→ Lava38Lava + Water→ Stone39Plant + Stone→ Fossil40Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur41Earth + Plant→ Tree42Dust + Tree→ Wood43Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal44Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus45Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym46Stop + Synonym→ Antonym47Earth + Earth→ Mountain48Fire + Glass→ Lens49Lens + Plant→ Camera50Camera + Plant→ Photograph51Sand + Water→ Beach52Glass + Wind→ Window53Wind + Window→ Curtain54Beach + Curtain→ Toga55Fire + Toga→ Roman56Photograph + Roman→ Roman Numeral57Mountain + Roman Numeral→ M58Tree + Water→ River59River + Tree→ Paper60Earth + Paper→ Map61Map + Water→ Treasure62Map + Treasure→ X63Wind + X→ Y64M + Y→ My65Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx66Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle67Riddle + Wind→ Answer68Steam + Wind→ Cloud69Cloud + Fire→ Lightning70Dust + Earth→ Planet71Fire + Planet→ Sun72Sun + Wind→ Sunflower73Smoke + Sunflower→ Smoke Signal74Lightning + Smoke Signal→ Morse Code75Dust + Morse Code→ Dot76Answer + Dot→ Point77My + Point→ Prove78Antonym + Prove→ Disprove79Fire + Steam→ Engine80Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew81Engine + Mountain Dew→ Mountain Dew Code Red82Plant + Sand→ Cactus83Dandelion + Water→ Wine84Cactus + Wine→ Tequila85Mountain Dew Code Red + Tequila→ Red Headed Slut86Disprove + Red Headed Slut→ Red Headed Step Child87Past Tense + Red Headed Step Child→ Yesterday’s Orphan

Other ways to make Yesterday’s Orphan

2 combinations are known to produce Yesterday’s Orphan. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Yesterday’s Orphan
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseRed Headed Step ChildYesterday’s Orphan
Past tenseRed Headed Step ChildYesterday’s Orphan

Yesterday’s Orphan at a glance

Steps to craft
87
Marathon
Crafting depth
140
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Yesterday’s Orphan in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Red Headed Step Child. The full path from the base elements takes 87 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Yesterday’s Orphan?

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

Is Yesterday’s Orphan hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 87 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Yesterday’s Orphan?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Yesterday’s Orphan, 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.