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How to Make Can’t-that-be in Infinite Craft

Can’t-that-be is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 72 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Can-that-every. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymCan-that-everyCan’t-that-be

Marathon72 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 107

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 72 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. 29GlassSandHourglass
  30. 30SandWaterBeach
  31. 31BeachSteamSauna
  32. 32SaunaWaterSweat
  33. 33HourglassSweatWork
  34. 34CanWorkCan-do
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanWaterFish
  37. 37FishWindFlying Fish
  38. 38FireFishSushi
  39. 39Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  40. 40LakePlantLily
  41. 41Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  42. 42EarthEarthMountain
  43. 43LakeMountainFjord
  44. 44FireFireVolcano
  45. 45FjordVolcanoIceland
  46. 46SteamWaveSurf
  47. 47SurfWindSurfing
  48. 48IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  49. 49Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  50. 50EarthThisThat
  51. 51Can-doThatCan-that
  52. 52FireSteamEngine
  53. 53EnginePlantCar
  54. 54EarthSteamMud
  55. 55EngineWindWindmill
  56. 56MudWindmillPig
  57. 57PigWindFlying Pig
  58. 58FireWindSmoke
  59. 59SmokeWaterFog
  60. 60TreeWaterRiver
  61. 61RiverTreePaper
  62. 62EarthPaperMap
  63. 63FogMapLost
  64. 64Flying PigLostNever
  65. 65CarNeverAlways
  66. 66PlantWindDandelion
  67. 67DandelionWaterWine
  68. 68SandWineSandwich
  69. 69EngineSandwichSandwitch
  70. 70AlwaysSandwitchEvery
  71. 71Can-thatEveryCan-that-every
  72. 72AntonymCan-that-everyCan’t-that-be
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 + Sand→ Hourglass30Sand + Water→ Beach31Beach + Steam→ Sauna32Sauna + Water→ Sweat33Hourglass + Sweat→ Work34Can + Work→ Can-do35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Ocean + Water→ Fish37Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish38Fire + Fish→ Sushi39Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi40Lake + Plant→ Lily41Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus42Earth + Earth→ Mountain43Lake + Mountain→ Fjord44Fire + Fire→ Volcano45Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland46Steam + Wave→ Surf47Surf + Wind→ Surfing48Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing49Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This50Earth + This→ That51Can-do + That→ Can-that52Fire + Steam→ Engine53Engine + Plant→ Car54Earth + Steam→ Mud55Engine + Wind→ Windmill56Mud + Windmill→ Pig57Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig58Fire + Wind→ Smoke59Smoke + Water→ Fog60Tree + Water→ River61River + Tree→ Paper62Earth + Paper→ Map63Fog + Map→ Lost64Flying Pig + Lost→ Never65Car + Never→ Always66Plant + Wind→ Dandelion67Dandelion + Water→ Wine68Sand + Wine→ Sandwich69Engine + Sandwich→ Sandwitch70Always + Sandwitch→ Every71Can-that + Every→ Can-that-every72Antonym + Can-that-every→ Can’t-that-be

Can’t-that-be at a glance

Steps to craft
72
Marathon
Crafting depth
107
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’t-that-be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Can-that-every. The full path from the base elements takes 72 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Can’t-that-be?

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

Is Can’t-that-be hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 72 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Can’t-that-be?

Only one known combination produces Can’t-that-be.

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