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How to Make Should’ve Been in Infinite Craft

Should’ve Been is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 81 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Should’ve. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseShould’veShould’ve Been

Marathon81 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1403 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 81 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. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28LavaStoneObsidian
  29. 29ObsidianStoneBlade
  30. 30BladeStoneAxe
  31. 31AxeStoneHead
  32. 32EnginePlantCar
  33. 33EarthSteamMud
  34. 34CarMudRally
  35. 35EarthRallyMarch
  36. 36EngineSteamTrain
  37. 37TrainWaterSubmarine
  38. 38SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  39. 39Captain NemoDustNemo
  40. 40NemoWindFinding Nemo
  41. 41EarthFinding NemoPixar
  42. 42PixarWindUp
  43. 43MarchUpForward
  44. 44PlantWindDandelion
  45. 45DandelionWaterWine
  46. 46DustWineVinegar
  47. 47FireVinegarKetchup
  48. 48DandelionKetchupMustard
  49. 49SteamWindCloud
  50. 50CloudWaterRain
  51. 51DandelionRainWet
  52. 52MustardWetMust
  53. 53ForwardMustShould
  54. 54HeadShouldHead Shoulders
  55. 55WaterWindWave
  56. 56EarthWaveSand
  57. 57FireSandGlass
  58. 58GlassSandHourglass
  59. 59FireHourglassTime
  60. 60AshTimeHistory
  61. 61GlassSteamMirror
  62. 62HistoryMirrorPast
  63. 63FireWindSmoke
  64. 64SmokeWaterFog
  65. 65FogPlantMushroom
  66. 66EarthMushroomToadstool
  67. 67DandelionPlantWeed
  68. 68ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  69. 69DustWindSandstorm
  70. 70SandstormWaterOasis
  71. 71OasisPlantDate
  72. 72DateWaterDating
  73. 73DatingEarthMarriage
  74. 74EarthMarriageDivorce
  75. 75DandelionDustWish
  76. 76WaterWishGenie
  77. 77DivorceGenieSingle
  78. 78Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  79. 79PastTriplePast Tense
  80. 80Head ShouldersPast TenseShould’ve
  81. 81Present TenseShould’veShould’ve Been
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 Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Lava + Water→ Stone28Lava + Stone→ Obsidian29Obsidian + Stone→ Blade30Blade + Stone→ Axe31Axe + Stone→ Head32Engine + Plant→ Car33Earth + Steam→ Mud34Car + Mud→ Rally35Earth + Rally→ March36Engine + Steam→ Train37Train + Water→ Submarine38Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo39Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo40Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo41Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar42Pixar + Wind→ Up43March + Up→ Forward44Plant + Wind→ Dandelion45Dandelion + Water→ Wine46Dust + Wine→ Vinegar47Fire + Vinegar→ Ketchup48Dandelion + Ketchup→ Mustard49Steam + Wind→ Cloud50Cloud + Water→ Rain51Dandelion + Rain→ Wet52Mustard + Wet→ Must53Forward + Must→ Should54Head + Should→ Head Shoulders55Water + Wind→ Wave56Earth + Wave→ Sand57Fire + Sand→ Glass58Glass + Sand→ Hourglass59Fire + Hourglass→ Time60Ash + Time→ History61Glass + Steam→ Mirror62History + Mirror→ Past63Fire + Wind→ Smoke64Smoke + Water→ Fog65Fog + Plant→ Mushroom66Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool67Dandelion + Plant→ Weed68Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom69Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm70Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis71Oasis + Plant→ Date72Date + Water→ Dating73Dating + Earth→ Marriage74Earth + Marriage→ Divorce75Dandelion + Dust→ Wish76Water + Wish→ Genie77Divorce + Genie→ Single78Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple79Past + Triple→ Past Tense80Head Shoulders + Past Tense→ Should’ve81Present Tense + Should’ve→ Should’ve Been

Other ways to make Should’ve Been

3 combinations are known to produce Should’ve Been. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Should’ve Been
FirstSecondResult
Present TenseShould’veShould’ve Been
Could’ve Been FromPast TenseShould’ve Been
Could’ve Been FromPast tenseShould’ve Been

Should’ve Been at a glance

Steps to craft
81
Marathon
Crafting depth
140
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 81 steps

Similar effort to Should’ve Been, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Should’ve Been in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Should’ve. The full path from the base elements takes 81 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Should’ve Been?

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

Is Should’ve Been hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 81 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Should’ve Been?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Should’ve 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.