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How to Make Could Have Been in Infinite Craft

Could Have Been is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 61 combinations to get there, and the final one is Could Be plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Could BeFuture TenseCould Have Been

Marathon61 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 111

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 61 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. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20SteamWineStew
  21. 21StewSwampGumbo
  22. 22EarthPlantTree
  23. 23GumboTreeGumtree
  24. 24DustTreeWood
  25. 25GumtreeWoodDidgeridoo
  26. 26WindWindTornado
  27. 27TornadoWaterTsunami
  28. 28EarthTsunamiIsland
  29. 29EarthIslandContinent
  30. 30SteamWaveSurf
  31. 31ContinentSurfAustralia
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33MountainWindAvalanche
  34. 34AvalancheWindSnow
  35. 35AustraliaSnowNo
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37LakeWaterOcean
  38. 38NoOceanNot
  39. 39DidgeridooNotDid
  40. 40Can’tDidCould
  41. 41DustFireAsh
  42. 42AshNotIs
  43. 43CouldIsCould Be
  44. 44FireSteamEngine
  45. 45EarthEngineTractor
  46. 46EarthTractorFarm
  47. 47FarmFireBarbecue
  48. 48AshBarbecueBurger
  49. 49BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  50. 50DustEngineVacuum
  51. 51FireVacuumBlack Hole
  52. 52Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  53. 53Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  54. 54PlantSteamTea
  55. 55EngineWindWindmill
  56. 56TeaWindmillDutch
  57. 57FirePlanetSun
  58. 58SunTime MachineFuture
  59. 59DutchFutureTense
  60. 60Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  61. 61Could BeFuture TenseCould Have Been
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Water + Wind→ Wave8Earth + Wave→ Sand9Fire + Sand→ Glass10Dust + Earth→ Planet11Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm12Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars13Mars + Plant→ Potato14Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles15Glass + Pringles→ Can16Ant + Can→ Can’t17Fire + Water→ Steam18Plant + Wind→ Dandelion19Dandelion + Water→ Wine20Steam + Wine→ Stew21Stew + Swamp→ Gumbo22Earth + Plant→ Tree23Gumbo + Tree→ Gumtree24Dust + Tree→ Wood25Gumtree + Wood→ Didgeridoo26Wind + Wind→ Tornado27Tornado + Water→ Tsunami28Earth + Tsunami→ Island29Earth + Island→ Continent30Steam + Wave→ Surf31Continent + Surf→ Australia32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche34Avalanche + Wind→ Snow35Australia + Snow→ No36Water + Water→ Lake37Lake + Water→ Ocean38No + Ocean→ Not39Didgeridoo + Not→ Did40Can’t + Did→ Could41Dust + Fire→ Ash42Ash + Not→ Is43Could + Is→ Could Be44Fire + Steam→ Engine45Earth + Engine→ Tractor46Earth + Tractor→ Farm47Farm + Fire→ Barbecue48Ash + Barbecue→ Burger49Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger50Dust + Engine→ Vacuum51Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole52Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine53Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger54Plant + Steam→ Tea55Engine + Wind→ Windmill56Tea + Windmill→ Dutch57Fire + Planet→ Sun58Sun + Time Machine→ Future59Dutch + Future→ Tense60Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense61Could Be + Future Tense→ Could Have Been

Could Have Been at a glance

Steps to craft
61
Marathon
Crafting depth
111
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 Could Have Been in Infinite Craft?

Combine Could Be with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 61 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Could Have Been?

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

Is Could Have Been hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 61 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Could Have Been?

Only one known combination produces Could Have Been.

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