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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 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Could Be plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Could BeOppositeCouldn't Be

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 86

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 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. 44WindWineBalloon
  45. 45BalloonDustDust Bunny
  46. 46AshFirePhoenix
  47. 47DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  48. 48Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  49. 49Could BeOppositeCouldn't Be
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 Be44Wind + Wine→ Balloon45Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny46Ash + Fire→ Phoenix47Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang48Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite49Could Be + Opposite→ Couldn't Be

Couldn't Be at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% 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 Couldn't Be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Could Be with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

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

49 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 49 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.