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How to Make Can Be in Infinite Craft

Can Be is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 59 combinations to get there, and the final one is Be plus Can Was. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BeCan WasCan Be

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 99

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 59 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWaterHoney
  5. 5FireHoneyBee
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8FireSunSolar
  9. 9PlantSolarOxygen
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11PlantSteamTea
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13DustTreeWood
  14. 14TeaWoodTable
  15. 15OxygenTablePeriodic
  16. 16BeePeriodicBeryllium
  17. 17BerylliumFireBe
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21DustWindSandstorm
  22. 22PlanetSandstormMars
  23. 23MarsPlantPotato
  24. 24PotatoSandstormPringles
  25. 25GlassPringlesCan
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27AshFirePhoenix
  28. 28AshPhoenixRebirth
  29. 29RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  30. 30PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32OxygenWaterHydrogen
  33. 33DandelionHydrogenHelium
  34. 34FireSteamEngine
  35. 35EnginePlantCar
  36. 36DandelionEarthFlower
  37. 37CarFlowerCarnation
  38. 38CarnationTeaT
  39. 39HeliumTThe
  40. 40RepeatTheThe The
  41. 41CanThe TheThe Can
  42. 42WindWindTornado
  43. 43TornadoWaterTsunami
  44. 44TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  45. 45EarthTsunamiIsland
  46. 46EarthIslandContinent
  47. 47SteamWaveSurf
  48. 48ContinentSurfAustralia
  49. 49EarthEarthMountain
  50. 50MountainWindAvalanche
  51. 51AvalancheWindSnow
  52. 52AustraliaSnowNo
  53. 53WaterWaterLake
  54. 54LakeWaterOcean
  55. 55NoOceanNot
  56. 56AshNotIs
  57. 57DestructionIsWas
  58. 58The CanWasCan Was
  59. 59BeCan WasCan Be
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Pollen + Water→ Honey5Fire + Honey→ Bee6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Fire + Planet→ Sun8Fire + Sun→ Solar9Plant + Solar→ Oxygen10Fire + Water→ Steam11Plant + Steam→ Tea12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Dust + Tree→ Wood14Tea + Wood→ Table15Oxygen + Table→ Periodic16Bee + Periodic→ Beryllium17Beryllium + Fire→ Be18Water + Wind→ Wave19Earth + Wave→ Sand20Fire + Sand→ Glass21Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm22Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars23Mars + Plant→ Potato24Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles25Glass + Pringles→ Can26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Ash + Fire→ Phoenix28Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth29Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea30Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat31Plant + Wind→ Dandelion32Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen33Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium34Fire + Steam→ Engine35Engine + Plant→ Car36Dandelion + Earth→ Flower37Car + Flower→ Carnation38Carnation + Tea→ T39Helium + T→ The40Repeat + The→ The The41Can + The The→ The Can42Wind + Wind→ Tornado43Tornado + Water→ Tsunami44Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction45Earth + Tsunami→ Island46Earth + Island→ Continent47Steam + Wave→ Surf48Continent + Surf→ Australia49Earth + Earth→ Mountain50Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche51Avalanche + Wind→ Snow52Australia + Snow→ No53Water + Water→ Lake54Lake + Water→ Ocean55No + Ocean→ Not56Ash + Not→ Is57Destruction + Is→ Was58The Can + Was→ Can Was59Be + Can Was→ Can Be

What you can make with Can Be

Can Be at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
99
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
11
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Can Be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Be with Can Was. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Can Be?

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

Is Can Be hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 59 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Can Be?

Only one known combination produces Can Be.

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