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How to Make Canthen in Infinite Craft

Canthen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is The Can plus Then. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

The CanThenCanthen

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 77

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7PlanetSandstormMars
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9MarsPlantPotato
  10. 10PotatoSandstormPringles
  11. 11GlassPringlesCan
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13AshFirePhoenix
  14. 14AshPhoenixRebirth
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16PlantSteamTea
  17. 17RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  18. 18PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20FirePlanetSun
  21. 21FireSunSolar
  22. 22PlantSolarOxygen
  23. 23OxygenWaterHydrogen
  24. 24DandelionHydrogenHelium
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26EnginePlantCar
  27. 27DandelionEarthFlower
  28. 28CarFlowerCarnation
  29. 29CarnationTeaT
  30. 30HeliumTThe
  31. 31RepeatTheThe The
  32. 32CanThe TheThe Can
  33. 33DustPlantPollen
  34. 34PollenWaterHoney
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36HoneyMountainBear
  37. 37GlassSandHourglass
  38. 38FireHourglassTime
  39. 39DandelionWaterWine
  40. 40WindWineBalloon
  41. 41EarthPlantTree
  42. 42BalloonTreeBonsai
  43. 43BonsaiMountainZen
  44. 44TimeZenNow
  45. 45BearNowThen
  46. 46The CanThenCanthen
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm7Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars8Earth + Water→ Plant9Mars + Plant→ Potato10Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles11Glass + Pringles→ Can12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Ash + Fire→ Phoenix14Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth15Fire + Water→ Steam16Plant + Steam→ Tea17Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea18Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Fire + Planet→ Sun21Fire + Sun→ Solar22Plant + Solar→ Oxygen23Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen24Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Engine + Plant→ Car27Dandelion + Earth→ Flower28Car + Flower→ Carnation29Carnation + Tea→ T30Helium + T→ The31Repeat + The→ The The32Can + The The→ The Can33Dust + Plant→ Pollen34Pollen + Water→ Honey35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Honey + Mountain→ Bear37Glass + Sand→ Hourglass38Fire + Hourglass→ Time39Dandelion + Water→ Wine40Wind + Wine→ Balloon41Earth + Plant→ Tree42Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai43Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen44Time + Zen→ Now45Bear + Now→ Then46The Can + Then→ Canthen

What you can make with Canthen

Canthen at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

Similar effort to Canthen, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Canthen in Infinite Craft?

Combine The Can with Then. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Canthen?

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

Is Canthen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Canthen?

Only one known combination produces Canthen.

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