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How to Make Yesteryear in Infinite Craft

Yesteryear is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nowadays plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NowadaysOppositeYesteryear

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 41

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4GlassSandHourglass
  5. 5FireHourglassTime
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionWaterWine
  9. 9WindWineBalloon
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11BalloonTreeBonsai
  12. 12EarthEarthMountain
  13. 13BonsaiMountainZen
  14. 14TimeZenNow
  15. 15FireGlassLens
  16. 16EarthLensTelescope
  17. 17TelescopeWaveRadio
  18. 18NowRadioNowadays
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20BalloonDustDust Bunny
  21. 21PlantWaterSwamp
  22. 22FireSwampDragon
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  26. 26Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  27. 27NowadaysOppositeYesteryear
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass5Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion8Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine9Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon10Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree11Balloon + Treeโ†’ Bonsai12Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain13Bonsai + Mountainโ†’ Zen14Time + Zenโ†’ Now15Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens16Earth + Lensโ†’ Telescope17Telescope + Waveโ†’ Radio18Now + Radioโ†’ Nowadays19Earth + Windโ†’ Dust20Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny21Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp22Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon23Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash24Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix25Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang26Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite27Nowadays + Oppositeโ†’ Yesteryear

Yesteryear at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Yesteryear in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nowadays with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Yesteryear?

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

Is Yesteryear hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Yesteryear?

Only one known combination produces Yesteryear.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.