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How to Make Should Have Been in Infinite Craft

Should Have Been is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 65 combinations to get there, and the final one is Could Be plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Could BePast TenseShould Have Been

Marathon65 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1132 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 65 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. 44GlassSandHourglass
  45. 45FireHourglassTime
  46. 46AshTimeHistory
  47. 47GlassSteamMirror
  48. 48HistoryMirrorPast
  49. 49FireWindSmoke
  50. 50SmokeWaterFog
  51. 51FogPlantMushroom
  52. 52EarthMushroomToadstool
  53. 53DandelionPlantWeed
  54. 54ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  55. 55SandstormWaterOasis
  56. 56OasisPlantDate
  57. 57DateWaterDating
  58. 58DatingEarthMarriage
  59. 59EarthMarriageDivorce
  60. 60DandelionDustWish
  61. 61WaterWishGenie
  62. 62DivorceGenieSingle
  63. 63Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  64. 64PastTriplePast Tense
  65. 65Could BePast TenseShould Have Been
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterβ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterβ†’ Swamp3Fire + Swampβ†’ Dragon4Earth + Windβ†’ Dust5Dragon + Dustβ†’ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earthβ†’ Ant7Water + Windβ†’ Wave8Earth + Waveβ†’ Sand9Fire + Sandβ†’ Glass10Dust + Earthβ†’ Planet11Dust + Windβ†’ Sandstorm12Planet + Sandstormβ†’ Mars13Mars + Plantβ†’ Potato14Potato + Sandstormβ†’ Pringles15Glass + Pringlesβ†’ Can16Ant + Canβ†’ Can’t17Fire + Waterβ†’ Steam18Plant + Windβ†’ Dandelion19Dandelion + Waterβ†’ Wine20Steam + Wineβ†’ Stew21Stew + Swampβ†’ Gumbo22Earth + Plantβ†’ Tree23Gumbo + Treeβ†’ Gumtree24Dust + Treeβ†’ Wood25Gumtree + Woodβ†’ Didgeridoo26Wind + Windβ†’ Tornado27Tornado + Waterβ†’ Tsunami28Earth + Tsunamiβ†’ Island29Earth + Islandβ†’ Continent30Steam + Waveβ†’ Surf31Continent + Surfβ†’ Australia32Earth + Earthβ†’ Mountain33Mountain + Windβ†’ Avalanche34Avalanche + Windβ†’ Snow35Australia + Snowβ†’ No36Water + Waterβ†’ Lake37Lake + Waterβ†’ Ocean38No + Oceanβ†’ Not39Didgeridoo + Notβ†’ Did40Can’t + Didβ†’ Could41Dust + Fireβ†’ Ash42Ash + Notβ†’ Is43Could + Isβ†’ Could Be44Glass + Sandβ†’ Hourglass45Fire + Hourglassβ†’ Time46Ash + Timeβ†’ History47Glass + Steamβ†’ Mirror48History + Mirrorβ†’ Past49Fire + Windβ†’ Smoke50Smoke + Waterβ†’ Fog51Fog + Plantβ†’ Mushroom52Earth + Mushroomβ†’ Toadstool53Dandelion + Plantβ†’ Weed54Toadstool + Weedβ†’ Magic Mushroom55Sandstorm + Waterβ†’ Oasis56Oasis + Plantβ†’ Date57Date + Waterβ†’ Dating58Dating + Earthβ†’ Marriage59Earth + Marriageβ†’ Divorce60Dandelion + Dustβ†’ Wish61Water + Wishβ†’ Genie62Divorce + Genieβ†’ Single63Magic Mushroom + Singleβ†’ Triple64Past + Tripleβ†’ Past Tense65Could Be + Past Tenseβ†’ Should Have Been

Other ways to make Should Have Been

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

Alternative combinations that produce Should Have Been
FirstSecondResult
Could BePast TenseShould Have Been
Could BePast tenseShould Have Been

Should Have Been at a glance

Steps to craft
65
Marathon
Crafting depth
113
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 65 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Should Have Been in Infinite Craft?

Combine Could Be with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 65 steps.

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

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

Is Should Have Been hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 65 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Should Have Been, 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.