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How to Make Can-for-the-can in Infinite Craft

Can-for-the-can is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 79 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Can-for-the-as. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramCan-for-the-asCan-for-the-can

Marathon79 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 159

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 79 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15SandWaterBeach
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17EarthGlassBottle
  18. 18BeachBottleMessage
  19. 19EarthMessageLetter
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DustEarthPlanet
  22. 22FirePlanetSun
  23. 23SunWindSunflower
  24. 24LetterSunflowerA
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27EnginePlantCar
  28. 28PlantSteamTea
  29. 29CarTeaChariot
  30. 30EarthSteamMud
  31. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32MudSwampQuagmire
  33. 33ChariotQuagmireStuck
  34. 34AStuckAs
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36PlanetSandstormMars
  37. 37MarsPlantPotato
  38. 38PotatoSandstormPringles
  39. 39GlassPringlesCan
  40. 40GlassSandHourglass
  41. 41BeachSteamSauna
  42. 42SaunaWaterSweat
  43. 43HourglassSweatWork
  44. 44CanWorkCan-do
  45. 45WaterWaterLake
  46. 46LakeSaunaFinland
  47. 47WindWindTornado
  48. 48TornadoWaterTsunami
  49. 49EarthTsunamiIsland
  50. 50EarthIslandContinent
  51. 51SteamWaveSurf
  52. 52ContinentSurfAustralia
  53. 53EarthEarthMountain
  54. 54MountainWindAvalanche
  55. 55AvalancheWindSnow
  56. 56AustraliaSnowNo
  57. 57EarthNoO
  58. 58NoOOn
  59. 59LakeWaterOcean
  60. 60LakeOceanSea
  61. 61SeaWindSail
  62. 62FireSailPirate
  63. 63AlphabetPirateR
  64. 64OnROr
  65. 65FinlandOrFor
  66. 66Can-doForCan-for
  67. 67ACan-forCan-for-a
  68. 68PlantWindDandelion
  69. 69DandelionSwampFrog
  70. 70FireFrogBoiling Frog
  71. 71Boiling FrogPlanetKermit
  72. 72PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  73. 73KermitVenus FlytrapKermit the Frog
  74. 74SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  75. 75Kermit the FrogSwamp ThingSwamp Kermit
  76. 76FrogSwamp Kermitthe
  77. 77Can-for-atheCan-for-the
  78. 78AsCan-for-theCan-for-the-as
  79. 79AnagramCan-for-the-asCan-for-the-can
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Sand + Water→ Beach16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Earth + Glass→ Bottle18Beach + Bottle→ Message19Earth + Message→ Letter20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Dust + Earth→ Planet22Fire + Planet→ Sun23Sun + Wind→ Sunflower24Letter + Sunflower→ A25Fire + Water→ Steam26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Engine + Plant→ Car28Plant + Steam→ Tea29Car + Tea→ Chariot30Earth + Steam→ Mud31Plant + Water→ Swamp32Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire33Chariot + Quagmire→ Stuck34A + Stuck→ As35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars37Mars + Plant→ Potato38Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles39Glass + Pringles→ Can40Glass + Sand→ Hourglass41Beach + Steam→ Sauna42Sauna + Water→ Sweat43Hourglass + Sweat→ Work44Can + Work→ Can-do45Water + Water→ Lake46Lake + Sauna→ Finland47Wind + Wind→ Tornado48Tornado + Water→ Tsunami49Earth + Tsunami→ Island50Earth + Island→ Continent51Steam + Wave→ Surf52Continent + Surf→ Australia53Earth + Earth→ Mountain54Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche55Avalanche + Wind→ Snow56Australia + Snow→ No57Earth + No→ O58No + O→ On59Lake + Water→ Ocean60Lake + Ocean→ Sea61Sea + Wind→ Sail62Fire + Sail→ Pirate63Alphabet + Pirate→ R64On + R→ Or65Finland + Or→ For66Can-do + For→ Can-for67A + Can-for→ Can-for-a68Plant + Wind→ Dandelion69Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog70Fire + Frog→ Boiling Frog71Boiling Frog + Planet→ Kermit72Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap73Kermit + Venus Flytrap→ Kermit the Frog74Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing75Kermit the Frog + Swamp Thing→ Swamp Kermit76Frog + Swamp Kermit→ the77Can-for-a + the→ Can-for-the78As + Can-for-the→ Can-for-the-as79Anagram + Can-for-the-as→ Can-for-the-can

Can-for-the-can at a glance

Steps to craft
79
Marathon
Crafting depth
159
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Can-for-the-can in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Can-for-the-as. The full path from the base elements takes 79 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Can-for-the-can?

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

Is Can-for-the-can hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 79 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Can-for-the-can?

Only one known combination produces Can-for-the-can.

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