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How to Make The Can Was in Infinite Craft

The Can Was is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Can plus The Was. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CanThe WasThe Can Was

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 762 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7PlanetSandstormMars
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9MarsPlantPotato
  10. 10PotatoSandstormPringles
  11. 11GlassPringlesCan
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13AshFirePhoenix
  14. 14AshPhoenixRebirth
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16PlantSteamTea
  17. 17RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  18. 18PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20FirePlanetSun
  21. 21FireSunSolar
  22. 22PlantSolarOxygen
  23. 23OxygenWaterHydrogen
  24. 24DandelionHydrogenHelium
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26EnginePlantCar
  27. 27DandelionEarthFlower
  28. 28CarFlowerCarnation
  29. 29CarnationTeaT
  30. 30HeliumTThe
  31. 31RepeatTheThe The
  32. 32WindWindTornado
  33. 33TornadoWaterTsunami
  34. 34TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  35. 35EarthTsunamiIsland
  36. 36EarthIslandContinent
  37. 37SteamWaveSurf
  38. 38ContinentSurfAustralia
  39. 39EarthEarthMountain
  40. 40MountainWindAvalanche
  41. 41AvalancheWindSnow
  42. 42AustraliaSnowNo
  43. 43WaterWaterLake
  44. 44LakeWaterOcean
  45. 45NoOceanNot
  46. 46AshNotIs
  47. 47DestructionIsWas
  48. 48The TheWasThe Was
  49. 49CanThe WasThe Can Was
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm7Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars8Earth + Water→ Plant9Mars + Plant→ Potato10Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles11Glass + Pringles→ Can12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Ash + Fire→ Phoenix14Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth15Fire + Water→ Steam16Plant + Steam→ Tea17Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea18Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Fire + Planet→ Sun21Fire + Sun→ Solar22Plant + Solar→ Oxygen23Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen24Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Engine + Plant→ Car27Dandelion + Earth→ Flower28Car + Flower→ Carnation29Carnation + Tea→ T30Helium + T→ The31Repeat + The→ The The32Wind + Wind→ Tornado33Tornado + Water→ Tsunami34Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction35Earth + Tsunami→ Island36Earth + Island→ Continent37Steam + Wave→ Surf38Continent + Surf→ Australia39Earth + Earth→ Mountain40Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche41Avalanche + Wind→ Snow42Australia + Snow→ No43Water + Water→ Lake44Lake + Water→ Ocean45No + Ocean→ Not46Ash + Not→ Is47Destruction + Is→ Was48The The + Was→ The Was49Can + The Was→ The Can Was

Other ways to make The Can Was

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Can Was
FirstSecondResult
CanThe WasThe Can Was
CANThe WasThe Can Was

What you can make with The Can Was

The Can Was at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
12
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Can Was in Infinite Craft?

Combine Can with The Was. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Can Was?

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

Is The Can Was hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Can Was?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Can Was, 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.