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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 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Can-being plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Can-beingFuture TenseCan-be

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 972 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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. 18PeriodicTableElement
  19. 19BeElementBeing
  20. 20WaterWindWave
  21. 21EarthWaveSand
  22. 22FireSandGlass
  23. 23DustWindSandstorm
  24. 24PlanetSandstormMars
  25. 25MarsPlantPotato
  26. 26PotatoSandstormPringles
  27. 27GlassPringlesCan
  28. 28BeingCanCan-being
  29. 29DustFireAsh
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  31. 31EarthEngineTractor
  32. 32EarthTractorFarm
  33. 33FarmFireBarbecue
  34. 34AshBarbecueBurger
  35. 35BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  36. 36DustEngineVacuum
  37. 37FireVacuumBlack Hole
  38. 38Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  39. 39Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  40. 40EngineWindWindmill
  41. 41TeaWindmillDutch
  42. 42SunTime MachineFuture
  43. 43DutchFutureTense
  44. 44Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  45. 45Can-beingFuture TenseCan-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→ Be18Periodic + Table→ Element19Be + Element→ Being20Water + Wind→ Wave21Earth + Wave→ Sand22Fire + Sand→ Glass23Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm24Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars25Mars + Plant→ Potato26Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles27Glass + Pringles→ Can28Being + Can→ Can-being29Dust + Fire→ Ash30Fire + Steam→ Engine31Earth + Engine→ Tractor32Earth + Tractor→ Farm33Farm + Fire→ Barbecue34Ash + Barbecue→ Burger35Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger36Dust + Engine→ Vacuum37Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole38Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine39Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger40Engine + Wind→ Windmill41Tea + Windmill→ Dutch42Sun + Time Machine→ Future43Dutch + Future→ Tense44Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense45Can-being + Future Tense→ Can-be

Other ways to make Can-be

2 combinations are known to produce Can-be. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Can-be
FirstSecondResult
Can-beingFuture TenseCan-be
Can-beingPresent TenseCan-be

Can-be at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
97
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

Similar effort to Can-be, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Can-be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Can-being with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Can-be?

45 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 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Can-be?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Can-be, 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.