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How to Make Because I Can in Infinite Craft

Because I Can is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Because plus Can. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BecauseCanBecause I Can

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 312 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5FishWindFlying Fish
  6. 6EarthFlying FishBird
  7. 7BirdEarthChicken
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthEngineTractor
  12. 12MountainTractorBulldozer
  13. 13BulldozerMountainRoad
  14. 14ChickenRoadWhy
  15. 15DustWhyBecause
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19DustEarthPlanet
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21PlanetSandstormMars
  22. 22EarthWaterPlant
  23. 23MarsPlantPotato
  24. 24PotatoSandstormPringles
  25. 25GlassPringlesCan
  26. 26BecauseCanBecause I Can
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Lake + Water→ Ocean4Ocean + Water→ Fish5Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish6Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird7Bird + Earth→ Chicken8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Earth + Engine→ Tractor12Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer13Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road14Chicken + Road→ Why15Dust + Why→ Because16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Dust + Earth→ Planet20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars22Earth + Water→ Plant23Mars + Plant→ Potato24Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles25Glass + Pringles→ Can26Because + Can→ Because I Can

Other ways to make Because I Can

2 combinations are known to produce Because I Can. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Because I Can
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BecauseCanBecause I Can
BecauseCANBecause I Can

What you can make with Because I Can

Because I Can at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
14
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

Similar effort to Because I Can, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Because I Can in Infinite Craft?

Combine Because with Can. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Because I Can?

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

Is Because I Can hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Because I Can?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Because I Can, 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.