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How to Make Could Have Been Worse in Infinite Craft

Could Have Been Worse is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 94 combinations to get there, and the final one is Couldyoursinvar plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CouldyoursinvarPast TenseCould Have Been Worse

Marathon94 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1612 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 94 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. 41LakeMountainFjord
  42. 42EarthFjordLand
  43. 43FireWindSmoke
  44. 44SmokeWaterFog
  45. 45EarthFireLava
  46. 46LavaWaterStone
  47. 47SandstormStoneSphinx
  48. 48FogSphinxRiddle
  49. 49StewTreeStewpid
  50. 50RiddleStewpidYou
  51. 51LandYouYour
  52. 52EarthYourYours
  53. 53CouldYoursCouldyours
  54. 54FireSteamEngine
  55. 55EnginePlantCar
  56. 56CarDustRust
  57. 57FireRustIron
  58. 58DustFireAsh
  59. 59AshOceanSalt
  60. 60LakeSaltDead Sea
  61. 61FogWaterIce
  62. 62FireFireVolcano
  63. 63IceVolcanoIce Cream
  64. 64Ice CreamWaterMilkshake
  65. 65Dead SeaMilkshakeMilk of Magnesia
  66. 66FireSaltSodium
  67. 67Milk of MagnesiaSodiumMagnesium
  68. 68DustPlantPollen
  69. 69PollenWindAllergy
  70. 70EarthIronMetal
  71. 71AllergyMetalNickel
  72. 72MagnesiumNickelMagnesium Nickelide
  73. 73IronMagnesium NickelideInvar
  74. 74CouldyoursInvarCouldyoursinvar
  75. 75GlassSandHourglass
  76. 76FireHourglassTime
  77. 77AshTimeHistory
  78. 78GlassSteamMirror
  79. 79HistoryMirrorPast
  80. 80FogPlantMushroom
  81. 81EarthMushroomToadstool
  82. 82DandelionPlantWeed
  83. 83ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  84. 84SandstormWaterOasis
  85. 85OasisPlantDate
  86. 86DateWaterDating
  87. 87DatingEarthMarriage
  88. 88EarthMarriageDivorce
  89. 89DandelionDustWish
  90. 90WaterWishGenie
  91. 91DivorceGenieSingle
  92. 92Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  93. 93PastTriplePast Tense
  94. 94CouldyoursinvarPast TenseCould Have Been Worse
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→ Could41Lake + Mountain→ Fjord42Earth + Fjord→ Land43Fire + Wind→ Smoke44Smoke + Water→ Fog45Earth + Fire→ Lava46Lava + Water→ Stone47Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx48Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle49Stew + Tree→ Stewpid50Riddle + Stewpid→ You51Land + You→ Your52Earth + Your→ Yours53Could + Yours→ Couldyours54Fire + Steam→ Engine55Engine + Plant→ Car56Car + Dust→ Rust57Fire + Rust→ Iron58Dust + Fire→ Ash59Ash + Ocean→ Salt60Lake + Salt→ Dead Sea61Fog + Water→ Ice62Fire + Fire→ Volcano63Ice + Volcano→ Ice Cream64Ice Cream + Water→ Milkshake65Dead Sea + Milkshake→ Milk of Magnesia66Fire + Salt→ Sodium67Milk of Magnesia + Sodium→ Magnesium68Dust + Plant→ Pollen69Pollen + Wind→ Allergy70Earth + Iron→ Metal71Allergy + Metal→ Nickel72Magnesium + Nickel→ Magnesium Nickelide73Iron + Magnesium Nickelide→ Invar74Couldyours + Invar→ Couldyoursinvar75Glass + Sand→ Hourglass76Fire + Hourglass→ Time77Ash + Time→ History78Glass + Steam→ Mirror79History + Mirror→ Past80Fog + Plant→ Mushroom81Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool82Dandelion + Plant→ Weed83Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom84Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis85Oasis + Plant→ Date86Date + Water→ Dating87Dating + Earth→ Marriage88Earth + Marriage→ Divorce89Dandelion + Dust→ Wish90Water + Wish→ Genie91Divorce + Genie→ Single92Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple93Past + Triple→ Past Tense94Couldyoursinvar + Past Tense→ Could Have Been Worse

Other ways to make Could Have Been Worse

2 combinations are known to produce Could Have Been Worse. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Could Have Been Worse
FirstSecondResult
CouldyoursinvarPast TenseCould Have Been Worse
CouldyoursinvarPast tenseCould Have Been Worse

Could Have Been Worse at a glance

Steps to craft
94
Marathon
Crafting depth
161
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 94 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Could Have Been Worse in Infinite Craft?

Combine Couldyoursinvar with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 94 steps.

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

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

Is Could Have Been Worse hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 94 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Could Have Been Worse, and the shortest route is shown above.

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