What is the fastest way to get The Can in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 32-step path ending in Can + The The. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make The Can in Infinite Craft

The Can is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Can plus The The. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CanThe TheThe Can

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 522 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

1WaterWindWave
2EarthWaveSand
3FireSandGlass
4EarthWindDust
5DustEarthPlanet
6DustWindSandstorm
7PlanetSandstormMars
8EarthWaterPlant
9MarsPlantPotato
10PotatoSandstormPringles
11GlassPringlesCan
12DustFireAsh
13AshFirePhoenix
14AshPhoenixRebirth
15FireWaterSteam
16PlantSteamTea
17RebirthTeaRe-Tea
18PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
19PlantWindDandelion
20FirePlanetSun
21FireSunSolar
22PlantSolarOxygen
23OxygenWaterHydrogen
24DandelionHydrogenHelium
25FireSteamEngine
26EnginePlantCar
27DandelionEarthFlower
28CarFlowerCarnation
29CarnationTeaT
30HeliumTThe
31RepeatTheThe The
32CanThe TheThe Can

Crafting tree

Other ways to make The Can

2 combinations are known to produce The Can. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Can
First	Second	Result
Can	The The	The Can
CAN	The The	The Can

What you can make with The Can

The CanWas Can Was
The CanThen Canthen
The CanWe Can We
The CanThere Can There
The CanThe Last Synonym The Can Last Synonym
The CanThe In You Can You
The CanThe The The Can The Can
The CanSpeed Speed Can
The CanNo The Can’t
The CanOpposite The Can't
The CanAnagram The Canteen
The CanPlural The Can Can
The CanMore The Canmore
The CanFriend Boss The Can of Friend Boss
The CanSmoking Cross The Cross
The CanPast Tense The Canned
The CanSpace Rattlesnake Egg The Can of Worms
The CanIs The End The End Can
The CanDark Hades Apocadoom The Can of Dark Hades Apocadoom

The Can at a glance

Steps to craft: 32; Marathon
Crafting depth: 52; longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes: 2; ways to make it
Used in: 24; other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

Similar effort to The Can, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Can in Infinite Craft?

Combine Can with The The. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Can?

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

Is The Can hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Can?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Can, and the shortest route is shown above.