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How to Make Can-the-was-a-be in Infinite Craft

Can-the-was-a-be is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 101 combinations to get there, and the final one is Can-the-was-a plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Can-the-was-aFuture TenseCan-the-was-a-be

Marathon101 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 190

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 101 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13DustWindSandstorm
  14. 14PlanetSandstormMars
  15. 15EarthWaterPlant
  16. 16MarsPlantPotato
  17. 17PotatoSandstormPringles
  18. 18GlassPringlesCan
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21BeachSteamSauna
  22. 22SaunaWaterSweat
  23. 23HourglassSweatWork
  24. 24CanWorkCan-do
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27OceanWaterFish
  28. 28FishWindFlying Fish
  29. 29FireFishSushi
  30. 30Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  31. 31LakePlantLily
  32. 32Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  33. 33EarthEarthMountain
  34. 34LakeMountainFjord
  35. 35FireFireVolcano
  36. 36FjordVolcanoIceland
  37. 37SteamWaveSurf
  38. 38SurfWindSurfing
  39. 39IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  40. 40Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  41. 41EarthThisThat
  42. 42Can-doThatCan-that
  43. 43DustFireAsh
  44. 44AshFirePhoenix
  45. 45AshPhoenixRebirth
  46. 46PlantSteamTea
  47. 47RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  48. 48PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  49. 49PlantWindDandelion
  50. 50FireSunSolar
  51. 51PlantSolarOxygen
  52. 52OxygenWaterHydrogen
  53. 53DandelionHydrogenHelium
  54. 54FireSteamEngine
  55. 55EnginePlantCar
  56. 56DandelionEarthFlower
  57. 57CarFlowerCarnation
  58. 58CarnationTeaT
  59. 59HeliumTThe
  60. 60RepeatTheThe The
  61. 61Can-thatThe TheCan-the-the
  62. 62EngineLakeBoat
  63. 63EnginePlanetSaturn
  64. 64EarthSaturnTitan
  65. 65EarthTitanAtlas
  66. 66PlantWaterSwamp
  67. 67PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  68. 68SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  69. 69AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  70. 70LakeShrugging ManWhat
  71. 71BoatWhatHow
  72. 72Can-the-theHowCan-the-how
  73. 73WindWindTornado
  74. 74TornadoWaterTsunami
  75. 75TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  76. 76EarthTsunamiIsland
  77. 77EarthIslandContinent
  78. 78ContinentSurfAustralia
  79. 79MountainWindAvalanche
  80. 80AvalancheWindSnow
  81. 81AustraliaSnowNo
  82. 82NoOceanNot
  83. 83AshNotIs
  84. 84DestructionIsWas
  85. 85Can-the-howWasCan-the-was
  86. 86ACan-the-wasCan-the-was-a
  87. 87EarthEngineTractor
  88. 88EarthTractorFarm
  89. 89FarmFireBarbecue
  90. 90AshBarbecueBurger
  91. 91BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  92. 92DustEngineVacuum
  93. 93FireVacuumBlack Hole
  94. 94Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  95. 95Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  96. 96EngineWindWindmill
  97. 97TeaWindmillDutch
  98. 98SunTime MachineFuture
  99. 99DutchFutureTense
  100. 100Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  101. 101Can-the-was-aFuture TenseCan-the-was-a-be
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm14Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars15Earth + Water→ Plant16Mars + Plant→ Potato17Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles18Glass + Pringles→ Can19Glass + Sand→ Hourglass20Fire + Water→ Steam21Beach + Steam→ Sauna22Sauna + Water→ Sweat23Hourglass + Sweat→ Work24Can + Work→ Can-do25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27Ocean + Water→ Fish28Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish29Fire + Fish→ Sushi30Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi31Lake + Plant→ Lily32Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus33Earth + Earth→ Mountain34Lake + Mountain→ Fjord35Fire + Fire→ Volcano36Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland37Steam + Wave→ Surf38Surf + Wind→ Surfing39Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing40Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This41Earth + This→ That42Can-do + That→ Can-that43Dust + Fire→ Ash44Ash + Fire→ Phoenix45Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth46Plant + Steam→ Tea47Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea48Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat49Plant + Wind→ Dandelion50Fire + Sun→ Solar51Plant + Solar→ Oxygen52Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen53Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium54Fire + Steam→ Engine55Engine + Plant→ Car56Dandelion + Earth→ Flower57Car + Flower→ Carnation58Carnation + Tea→ T59Helium + T→ The60Repeat + The→ The The61Can-that + The The→ Can-the-the62Engine + Lake→ Boat63Engine + Planet→ Saturn64Earth + Saturn→ Titan65Earth + Titan→ Atlas66Plant + Water→ Swamp67Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap68Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing69Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man70Lake + Shrugging Man→ What71Boat + What→ How72Can-the-the + How→ Can-the-how73Wind + Wind→ Tornado74Tornado + Water→ Tsunami75Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction76Earth + Tsunami→ Island77Earth + Island→ Continent78Continent + Surf→ Australia79Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche80Avalanche + Wind→ Snow81Australia + Snow→ No82No + Ocean→ Not83Ash + Not→ Is84Destruction + Is→ Was85Can-the-how + Was→ Can-the-was86A + Can-the-was→ Can-the-was-a87Earth + Engine→ Tractor88Earth + Tractor→ Farm89Farm + Fire→ Barbecue90Ash + Barbecue→ Burger91Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger92Dust + Engine→ Vacuum93Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole94Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine95Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger96Engine + Wind→ Windmill97Tea + Windmill→ Dutch98Sun + Time Machine→ Future99Dutch + Future→ Tense100Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense101Can-the-was-a + Future Tense→ Can-the-was-a-be

Can-the-was-a-be at a glance

Steps to craft
101
Marathon
Crafting depth
190
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Can-the-was-a-be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Can-the-was-a with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 101 steps.

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

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

Is Can-the-was-a-be hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 101 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Can-the-was-a-be.

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