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How to Make Can-invent the Future in Infinite Craft

Can-invent the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Can-invent plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Can-inventFuture TenseCan-invent the Future

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 82

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7PlanetSandstormMars
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9MarsPlantPotato
  10. 10PotatoSandstormPringles
  11. 11GlassPringlesCan
  12. 12GlassWindWindow
  13. 13WindWindowCurtain
  14. 14CurtainWindowBlind
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EngineWindWindmill
  18. 18WindWindmillElectricity
  19. 19EarthEngineTractor
  20. 20ElectricityTractorCombine
  21. 21EarthFireLava
  22. 22LavaWaterStone
  23. 23EngineStoneSteamroller
  24. 24EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  25. 25Flat EarthWindFrisbee
  26. 26EarthFrisbeeDisc
  27. 27CombineDiscDiscover
  28. 28BlindDiscoverInvent
  29. 29CanInventCan-invent
  30. 30DustFireAsh
  31. 31EarthTractorFarm
  32. 32FarmFireBarbecue
  33. 33AshBarbecueBurger
  34. 34BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  35. 35DustEngineVacuum
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  38. 38Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  39. 39PlantSteamTea
  40. 40TeaWindmillDutch
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42SunTime MachineFuture
  43. 43DutchFutureTense
  44. 44Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  45. 45Can-inventFuture TenseCan-invent the Future
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm7Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars8Earth + Water→ Plant9Mars + Plant→ Potato10Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles11Glass + Pringles→ Can12Glass + Wind→ Window13Wind + Window→ Curtain14Curtain + Window→ Blind15Fire + Water→ Steam16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Engine + Wind→ Windmill18Wind + Windmill→ Electricity19Earth + Engine→ Tractor20Electricity + Tractor→ Combine21Earth + Fire→ Lava22Lava + Water→ Stone23Engine + Stone→ Steamroller24Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth25Flat Earth + Wind→ Frisbee26Earth + Frisbee→ Disc27Combine + Disc→ Discover28Blind + Discover→ Invent29Can + Invent→ Can-invent30Dust + Fire→ Ash31Earth + Tractor→ Farm32Farm + Fire→ Barbecue33Ash + Barbecue→ Burger34Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger35Dust + Engine→ Vacuum36Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole37Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine38Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger39Plant + Steam→ Tea40Tea + Windmill→ Dutch41Fire + Planet→ Sun42Sun + Time Machine→ Future43Dutch + Future→ Tense44Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense45Can-invent + Future Tense→ Can-invent the Future

Can-invent the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 98% 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-invent the Future in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Can-invent the Future?

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

Is Can-invent the Future 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-invent the Future?

Only one known combination produces Can-invent the Future.

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