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How to Make Can-not-invent in Infinite Craft

Can-not-invent is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Can-invent. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymCan-inventCan-not-invent

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24DustEarthPlanet
  25. 25PlanetSandstormMars
  26. 26MarsPlantPotato
  27. 27PotatoSandstormPringles
  28. 28GlassPringlesCan
  29. 29GlassWindWindow
  30. 30WindWindowCurtain
  31. 31CurtainWindowBlind
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EngineWindWindmill
  34. 34WindWindmillElectricity
  35. 35EarthEngineTractor
  36. 36ElectricityTractorCombine
  37. 37EngineStoneSteamroller
  38. 38EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  39. 39Flat EarthWindFrisbee
  40. 40EarthFrisbeeDisc
  41. 41CombineDiscDiscover
  42. 42BlindDiscoverInvent
  43. 43CanInventCan-invent
  44. 44AntonymCan-inventCan-not-invent
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Dust + Earth→ Planet25Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars26Mars + Plant→ Potato27Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles28Glass + Pringles→ Can29Glass + Wind→ Window30Wind + Window→ Curtain31Curtain + Window→ Blind32Fire + Steam→ Engine33Engine + Wind→ Windmill34Wind + Windmill→ Electricity35Earth + Engine→ Tractor36Electricity + Tractor→ Combine37Engine + Stone→ Steamroller38Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth39Flat Earth + Wind→ Frisbee40Earth + Frisbee→ Disc41Combine + Disc→ Discover42Blind + Discover→ Invent43Can + Invent→ Can-invent44Antonym + Can-invent→ Can-not-invent

Can-not-invent at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
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-not-invent in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Can-invent. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Can-not-invent?

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

Is Can-not-invent hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Can-not-invent?

Only one known combination produces Can-not-invent.

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