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How to Make Cannot Read in Infinite Craft

Cannot Read is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cannot plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CannotLettersCannot Read

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 48

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7WaterWindWave
  8. 8EarthWaveSand
  9. 9FireSandGlass
  10. 10DustEarthPlanet
  11. 11DustWindSandstorm
  12. 12PlanetSandstormMars
  13. 13MarsPlantPotato
  14. 14PotatoSandstormPringles
  15. 15GlassPringlesCan
  16. 16AntCanCan’t
  17. 17DustFireAsh
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeWaterOcean
  20. 20AshOceanSalt
  21. 21LakeSaltDead Sea
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23Dead SeaMountainSodom
  24. 24AshSodomLot
  25. 25Can’tLotCannot
  26. 26EarthPlantTree
  27. 27TreeWaterRiver
  28. 28RiverTreePaper
  29. 29PaperPlantBook
  30. 30EarthRiverDelta
  31. 31BookDeltaAlphabet
  32. 32PlantWindDandelion
  33. 33FireFireVolcano
  34. 34DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  35. 35AlphabetFireworksLetters
  36. 36CannotLettersCannot Read
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterβ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterβ†’ Swamp3Fire + Swampβ†’ Dragon4Earth + Windβ†’ Dust5Dragon + Dustβ†’ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earthβ†’ Ant7Water + Windβ†’ Wave8Earth + Waveβ†’ Sand9Fire + Sandβ†’ Glass10Dust + Earthβ†’ Planet11Dust + Windβ†’ Sandstorm12Planet + Sandstormβ†’ Mars13Mars + Plantβ†’ Potato14Potato + Sandstormβ†’ Pringles15Glass + Pringlesβ†’ Can16Ant + Canβ†’ Can’t17Dust + Fireβ†’ Ash18Water + Waterβ†’ Lake19Lake + Waterβ†’ Ocean20Ash + Oceanβ†’ Salt21Lake + Saltβ†’ Dead Sea22Earth + Earthβ†’ Mountain23Dead Sea + Mountainβ†’ Sodom24Ash + Sodomβ†’ Lot25Can’t + Lotβ†’ Cannot26Earth + Plantβ†’ Tree27Tree + Waterβ†’ River28River + Treeβ†’ Paper29Paper + Plantβ†’ Book30Earth + Riverβ†’ Delta31Book + Deltaβ†’ Alphabet32Plant + Windβ†’ Dandelion33Fire + Fireβ†’ Volcano34Dandelion + Volcanoβ†’ Fireworks35Alphabet + Fireworksβ†’ Letters36Cannot + Lettersβ†’ Cannot Read

Cannot Read at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Cannot Read, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cannot Read in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cannot with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cannot Read?

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

Is Cannot Read hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cannot Read?

Only one known combination produces Cannot Read.

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