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How to Make Can’t-why in Infinite Craft

Can’t-why is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 84 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Can-why. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymCan-whyCan’t-why

Marathon84 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 134

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 84 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. 29EarthPlanetMoon
  30. 30EarthSteamMud
  31. 31MoonMudCheese
  32. 32CheeseWaterMilk
  33. 33MilkWindButter
  34. 34WindWindTornado
  35. 35TornadoTornadoHurricane
  36. 36PlantWindDandelion
  37. 37DandelionDustWish
  38. 38TreeWishMoney
  39. 39HurricaneMoneyProfit
  40. 40FireProfitLoss
  41. 41FireWindSmoke
  42. 42PlanetSteamSteampunk
  43. 43SteampunkWindAirship
  44. 44AirshipWindZeppelin
  45. 45SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  46. 46DandelionWaterWine
  47. 47Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  48. 48EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  49. 49LossMeLess
  50. 50ButterLessBut
  51. 51FirePlanetSun
  52. 52SunWindSunflower
  53. 53SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  54. 54FireSmoke SignalSOS
  55. 55SOSSmoke SignalHelp
  56. 56ButHelpHowever
  57. 57CanHoweverCan-however
  58. 58PlantSmokeIncense
  59. 59IncenseSwampMosquito
  60. 60EarthEarthMountain
  61. 61DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  62. 62Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  63. 63FireSeedsPopcorn
  64. 64MountainPopcornMovie
  65. 65MosquitoMovieIt
  66. 66Can-howeverItCan-it
  67. 67DustPlantPollen
  68. 68PollenWindAllergy
  69. 69AllergyPlantHay Fever
  70. 70LakeWaterOcean
  71. 71OceanWaterFish
  72. 72FishWindFlying Fish
  73. 73EarthFlying FishBird
  74. 74BirdMoonOwl
  75. 75Hay FeverOwlWho
  76. 76Can-itWhoCan-who
  77. 77BirdEarthChicken
  78. 78FireSteamEngine
  79. 79EarthEngineTractor
  80. 80MountainTractorBulldozer
  81. 81BulldozerMountainRoad
  82. 82ChickenRoadWhy
  83. 83Can-whoWhyCan-why
  84. 84AntonymCan-whyCan’t-why
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→ Can29Earth + Planet→ Moon30Earth + Steam→ Mud31Moon + Mud→ Cheese32Cheese + Water→ Milk33Milk + Wind→ Butter34Wind + Wind→ Tornado35Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane36Plant + Wind→ Dandelion37Dandelion + Dust→ Wish38Tree + Wish→ Money39Hurricane + Money→ Profit40Fire + Profit→ Loss41Fire + Wind→ Smoke42Planet + Steam→ Steampunk43Steampunk + Wind→ Airship44Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin45Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin46Dandelion + Water→ Wine47Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé48Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me49Loss + Me→ Less50Butter + Less→ But51Fire + Planet→ Sun52Sun + Wind→ Sunflower53Smoke + Sunflower→ Smoke Signal54Fire + Smoke Signal→ SOS55SOS + Smoke Signal→ Help56But + Help→ However57Can + However→ Can-however58Plant + Smoke→ Incense59Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito60Earth + Earth→ Mountain61Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch62Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds63Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn64Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie65Mosquito + Movie→ It66Can-however + It→ Can-it67Dust + Plant→ Pollen68Pollen + Wind→ Allergy69Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever70Lake + Water→ Ocean71Ocean + Water→ Fish72Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish73Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird74Bird + Moon→ Owl75Hay Fever + Owl→ Who76Can-it + Who→ Can-who77Bird + Earth→ Chicken78Fire + Steam→ Engine79Earth + Engine→ Tractor80Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer81Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road82Chicken + Road→ Why83Can-who + Why→ Can-why84Antonym + Can-why→ Can’t-why

Can’t-why at a glance

Steps to craft
84
Marathon
Crafting depth
134
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’t-why in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Can-why. The full path from the base elements takes 84 steps.

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

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

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

It rates as marathon. At 84 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Can’t-why.

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