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How to Make Shouldn't Have in Infinite Craft

Shouldn't Have is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 67 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Shouldn't. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseShouldn'tShouldn't Have

Marathon67 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 119

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 67 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25DragonDustDragonfly
  26. 26DragonflyEarthAnt
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28EarthWaveSand
  29. 29FireSandGlass
  30. 30DustWindSandstorm
  31. 31PlanetSandstormMars
  32. 32MarsPlantPotato
  33. 33PotatoSandstormPringles
  34. 34GlassPringlesCan
  35. 35AntCanCan’t
  36. 36PlantWindDandelion
  37. 37DandelionWaterWine
  38. 38SteamWineStew
  39. 39StewSwampGumbo
  40. 40EarthPlantTree
  41. 41GumboTreeGumtree
  42. 42DustTreeWood
  43. 43GumtreeWoodDidgeridoo
  44. 44WindWindTornado
  45. 45TornadoWaterTsunami
  46. 46EarthTsunamiIsland
  47. 47EarthIslandContinent
  48. 48SteamWaveSurf
  49. 49ContinentSurfAustralia
  50. 50EarthEarthMountain
  51. 51MountainWindAvalanche
  52. 52AvalancheWindSnow
  53. 53AustraliaSnowNo
  54. 54WaterWaterLake
  55. 55LakeWaterOcean
  56. 56NoOceanNot
  57. 57DidgeridooNotDid
  58. 58Can’tDidCould
  59. 59EarthNoO
  60. 60CouldOCouldn't
  61. 61FireGlassLens
  62. 62LensSunSunburn
  63. 63SunburnWaterTan
  64. 64MountainTanTanning
  65. 65EarthTanningLeather
  66. 66Couldn'tLeatherShouldn't
  67. 67Future TenseShouldn'tShouldn't Have
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Plant + Water→ Swamp24Fire + Swamp→ Dragon25Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly26Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant27Water + Wind→ Wave28Earth + Wave→ Sand29Fire + Sand→ Glass30Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm31Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars32Mars + Plant→ Potato33Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles34Glass + Pringles→ Can35Ant + Can→ Can’t36Plant + Wind→ Dandelion37Dandelion + Water→ Wine38Steam + Wine→ Stew39Stew + Swamp→ Gumbo40Earth + Plant→ Tree41Gumbo + Tree→ Gumtree42Dust + Tree→ Wood43Gumtree + Wood→ Didgeridoo44Wind + Wind→ Tornado45Tornado + Water→ Tsunami46Earth + Tsunami→ Island47Earth + Island→ Continent48Steam + Wave→ Surf49Continent + Surf→ Australia50Earth + Earth→ Mountain51Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche52Avalanche + Wind→ Snow53Australia + Snow→ No54Water + Water→ Lake55Lake + Water→ Ocean56No + Ocean→ Not57Didgeridoo + Not→ Did58Can’t + Did→ Could59Earth + No→ O60Could + O→ Couldn't61Fire + Glass→ Lens62Lens + Sun→ Sunburn63Sunburn + Water→ Tan64Mountain + Tan→ Tanning65Earth + Tanning→ Leather66Couldn't + Leather→ Shouldn't67Future Tense + Shouldn't→ Shouldn't Have

Shouldn't Have at a glance

Steps to craft
67
Marathon
Crafting depth
119
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 67 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shouldn't Have in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Shouldn't. The full path from the base elements takes 67 steps.

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

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

Is Shouldn't Have hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 67 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Shouldn't Have.

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