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How to Make Should’ve Known Better in Infinite Craft

Should’ve Known Better is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 78 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Should’ve. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseShould’veShould’ve Known Better

Marathon78 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 134

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 78 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. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25LavaStoneObsidian
  26. 26ObsidianStoneBlade
  27. 27BladeStoneAxe
  28. 28AxeStoneHead
  29. 29EnginePlantCar
  30. 30EarthSteamMud
  31. 31CarMudRally
  32. 32EarthRallyMarch
  33. 33EngineSteamTrain
  34. 34TrainWaterSubmarine
  35. 35SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  36. 36Captain NemoDustNemo
  37. 37NemoWindFinding Nemo
  38. 38EarthFinding NemoPixar
  39. 39PixarWindUp
  40. 40MarchUpForward
  41. 41PlantWindDandelion
  42. 42DandelionWaterWine
  43. 43DustWineVinegar
  44. 44FireVinegarKetchup
  45. 45DandelionKetchupMustard
  46. 46SteamWindCloud
  47. 47CloudWaterRain
  48. 48DandelionRainWet
  49. 49MustardWetMust
  50. 50ForwardMustShould
  51. 51HeadShouldHead Shoulders
  52. 52WaterWindWave
  53. 53EarthWaveSand
  54. 54FireSandGlass
  55. 55GlassSandHourglass
  56. 56FireHourglassTime
  57. 57AshTimeHistory
  58. 58GlassSteamMirror
  59. 59HistoryMirrorPast
  60. 60FireWindSmoke
  61. 61SmokeWaterFog
  62. 62FogPlantMushroom
  63. 63EarthMushroomToadstool
  64. 64DandelionPlantWeed
  65. 65ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  66. 66DustWindSandstorm
  67. 67SandstormWaterOasis
  68. 68OasisPlantDate
  69. 69DateWaterDating
  70. 70DatingEarthMarriage
  71. 71EarthMarriageDivorce
  72. 72DandelionDustWish
  73. 73WaterWishGenie
  74. 74DivorceGenieSingle
  75. 75Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  76. 76PastTriplePast Tense
  77. 77Head ShouldersPast TenseShould’ve
  78. 78Future TenseShould’veShould’ve Known Better
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 Tense23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Lava + Stone→ Obsidian26Obsidian + Stone→ Blade27Blade + Stone→ Axe28Axe + Stone→ Head29Engine + Plant→ Car30Earth + Steam→ Mud31Car + Mud→ Rally32Earth + Rally→ March33Engine + Steam→ Train34Train + Water→ Submarine35Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo36Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo37Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo38Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar39Pixar + Wind→ Up40March + Up→ Forward41Plant + Wind→ Dandelion42Dandelion + Water→ Wine43Dust + Wine→ Vinegar44Fire + Vinegar→ Ketchup45Dandelion + Ketchup→ Mustard46Steam + Wind→ Cloud47Cloud + Water→ Rain48Dandelion + Rain→ Wet49Mustard + Wet→ Must50Forward + Must→ Should51Head + Should→ Head Shoulders52Water + Wind→ Wave53Earth + Wave→ Sand54Fire + Sand→ Glass55Glass + Sand→ Hourglass56Fire + Hourglass→ Time57Ash + Time→ History58Glass + Steam→ Mirror59History + Mirror→ Past60Fire + Wind→ Smoke61Smoke + Water→ Fog62Fog + Plant→ Mushroom63Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool64Dandelion + Plant→ Weed65Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom66Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm67Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis68Oasis + Plant→ Date69Date + Water→ Dating70Dating + Earth→ Marriage71Earth + Marriage→ Divorce72Dandelion + Dust→ Wish73Water + Wish→ Genie74Divorce + Genie→ Single75Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple76Past + Triple→ Past Tense77Head Shoulders + Past Tense→ Should’ve78Future Tense + Should’ve→ Should’ve Known Better

Should’ve Known Better at a glance

Steps to craft
78
Marathon
Crafting depth
134
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 Should’ve Known Better in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Should’ve. The full path from the base elements takes 78 steps.

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

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

Is Should’ve Known Better hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 78 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Should’ve Known Better.

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