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How to Make Couldn’t Be in Infinite Craft

Couldn’t Be is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Could Be. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymCould BeCouldn’t Be

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 96

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 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. 21FireSwampDragon
  22. 22DragonDustDragonfly
  23. 23DragonflyEarthAnt
  24. 24WaterWindWave
  25. 25EarthWaveSand
  26. 26FireSandGlass
  27. 27DustEarthPlanet
  28. 28PlanetSandstormMars
  29. 29MarsPlantPotato
  30. 30PotatoSandstormPringles
  31. 31GlassPringlesCan
  32. 32AntCanCan’t
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34DandelionWaterWine
  35. 35SteamWineStew
  36. 36StewSwampGumbo
  37. 37GumboTreeGumtree
  38. 38GumtreeWoodDidgeridoo
  39. 39WindWindTornado
  40. 40TornadoWaterTsunami
  41. 41EarthTsunamiIsland
  42. 42EarthIslandContinent
  43. 43SteamWaveSurf
  44. 44ContinentSurfAustralia
  45. 45EarthEarthMountain
  46. 46MountainWindAvalanche
  47. 47AvalancheWindSnow
  48. 48AustraliaSnowNo
  49. 49LakeWaterOcean
  50. 50NoOceanNot
  51. 51DidgeridooNotDid
  52. 52Can’tDidCould
  53. 53DustFireAsh
  54. 54AshNotIs
  55. 55CouldIsCould Be
  56. 56AntonymCould BeCouldn’t 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→ Antonym21Fire + Swamp→ Dragon22Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly23Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant24Water + Wind→ Wave25Earth + Wave→ Sand26Fire + Sand→ Glass27Dust + Earth→ Planet28Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars29Mars + Plant→ Potato30Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles31Glass + Pringles→ Can32Ant + Can→ Can’t33Plant + Wind→ Dandelion34Dandelion + Water→ Wine35Steam + Wine→ Stew36Stew + Swamp→ Gumbo37Gumbo + Tree→ Gumtree38Gumtree + Wood→ Didgeridoo39Wind + Wind→ Tornado40Tornado + Water→ Tsunami41Earth + Tsunami→ Island42Earth + Island→ Continent43Steam + Wave→ Surf44Continent + Surf→ Australia45Earth + Earth→ Mountain46Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche47Avalanche + Wind→ Snow48Australia + Snow→ No49Lake + Water→ Ocean50No + Ocean→ Not51Didgeridoo + Not→ Did52Can’t + Did→ Could53Dust + Fire→ Ash54Ash + Not→ Is55Could + Is→ Could Be56Antonym + Could Be→ Couldn’t Be

Couldn’t Be at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
96
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Couldn’t Be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Could Be. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Couldn’t Be?

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

Is Couldn’t Be hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Couldn’t Be?

Only one known combination produces Couldn’t Be.

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