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How to Make Because I Can't in Infinite Craft

Because I Can't is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Because I Can plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Because I CanOppositeBecause I Can't

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 463 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 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
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28DandelionWaterWine
  29. 29WindWineBalloon
  30. 30BalloonDustDust Bunny
  31. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32FireSwampDragon
  33. 33DustFireAsh
  34. 34AshFirePhoenix
  35. 35DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  36. 36Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  37. 37Because I CanOppositeBecause I Can't
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 Can27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Dandelion + Water→ Wine29Wind + Wine→ Balloon30Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny31Plant + Water→ Swamp32Fire + Swamp→ Dragon33Dust + Fire→ Ash34Ash + Fire→ Phoenix35Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang36Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite37Because I Can + Opposite→ Because I Can't

Other ways to make Because I Can't

3 combinations are known to produce Because I Can't. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Because I Can't
FirstSecondResult
Because I CanOppositeBecause I Can't
Because I CanLessBecause I Can't
Because I CanMoreBecause I Can't

Because I Can't at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

Similar effort to Because I Can't, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Because I Can't in Infinite Craft?

Combine Because I Can with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Because I Can't?

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

Is Because I Can't hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Because I Can't?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Because I Can't, 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.