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How to Make Shouldn’t Have Happened in Infinite Craft

Shouldn’t Have Happened is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 66 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Could’ve Happened. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymCould’ve HappenedShouldn’t Have Happened

Marathon66 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 113

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 66 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. 53FireSteamEngine
  54. 54EnginePlantCar
  55. 55FireWindSmoke
  56. 56SmokeWaterFog
  57. 57CarFogAccident
  58. 58PlantSmokeIncense
  59. 59IncenseMountainBuddha
  60. 60MountainMountainMountain Range
  61. 61BuddhaMountain RangeTibet
  62. 62LakeTibetLhasa
  63. 63LhasaNotHas
  64. 64AccidentHasHappened
  65. 65CouldHappenedCould’ve Happened
  66. 66AntonymCould’ve HappenedShouldn’t Have Happened
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→ Could53Fire + Steam→ Engine54Engine + Plant→ Car55Fire + Wind→ Smoke56Smoke + Water→ Fog57Car + Fog→ Accident58Plant + Smoke→ Incense59Incense + Mountain→ Buddha60Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range61Buddha + Mountain Range→ Tibet62Lake + Tibet→ Lhasa63Lhasa + Not→ Has64Accident + Has→ Happened65Could + Happened→ Could’ve Happened66Antonym + Could’ve Happened→ Shouldn’t Have Happened

Shouldn’t Have Happened at a glance

Steps to craft
66
Marathon
Crafting depth
113
longer than 100% 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 Shouldn’t Have Happened in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Could’ve Happened. The full path from the base elements takes 66 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shouldn’t Have Happened?

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

Is Shouldn’t Have Happened hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 66 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shouldn’t Have Happened?

Only one known combination produces Shouldn’t Have Happened.

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