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How to Make Couldn’t Have Gone in Infinite Craft

Couldn’t Have Gone is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Couldn’t plus Gone. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Couldn’tGoneCouldn’t Have Gone

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionWaterWine
  5. 5SteamWineStew
  6. 6PlantWaterSwamp
  7. 7StewSwampGumbo
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9GumboTreeGumtree
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustTreeWood
  12. 12GumtreeWoodDidgeridoo
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16EarthIslandContinent
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19ContinentSurfAustralia
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheWindSnow
  23. 23AustraliaSnowNo
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26NoOceanNot
  27. 27DidgeridooNotDid
  28. 28DidNotDidn’t
  29. 29EarthSteamMud
  30. 30FireMudBrick
  31. 31BrickBrickWall
  32. 32WallWaterDam
  33. 33DamSteamPower
  34. 34Didn’tPowerCouldn’t
  35. 35DandelionDustWish
  36. 36TreeWishMoney
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38AshOceanSalt
  39. 39MoneySaltSalary
  40. 40SalaryWaterPaycheck
  41. 41PaycheckWindGone
  42. 42Couldn’tGoneCouldn’t Have Gone
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Water→ Wine5Steam + Wine→ Stew6Plant + Water→ Swamp7Stew + Swamp→ Gumbo8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Gumbo + Tree→ Gumtree10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Tree→ Wood12Gumtree + Wood→ Didgeridoo13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Water→ Tsunami15Earth + Tsunami→ Island16Earth + Island→ Continent17Water + Wind→ Wave18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Continent + Surf→ Australia20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche22Avalanche + Wind→ Snow23Australia + Snow→ No24Water + Water→ Lake25Lake + Water→ Ocean26No + Ocean→ Not27Didgeridoo + Not→ Did28Did + Not→ Didn’t29Earth + Steam→ Mud30Fire + Mud→ Brick31Brick + Brick→ Wall32Wall + Water→ Dam33Dam + Steam→ Power34Didn’t + Power→ Couldn’t35Dandelion + Dust→ Wish36Tree + Wish→ Money37Dust + Fire→ Ash38Ash + Ocean→ Salt39Money + Salt→ Salary40Salary + Water→ Paycheck41Paycheck + Wind→ Gone42Couldn’t + Gone→ Couldn’t Have Gone

What you can make with Couldn’t Have Gone

Couldn’t Have Gone at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
8
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

Similar effort to Couldn’t Have Gone, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Couldn’t Have Gone in Infinite Craft?

Combine Couldn’t with Gone. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

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

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

Is Couldn’t Have Gone hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Couldn’t Have Gone.

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