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How to Make The Can Was Not in Infinite Craft

The Can Was Not is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 57 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Can Was. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe Can WasThe Can Was Not

Marathon57 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 912 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 57 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18PlanetSandstormMars
  19. 19MarsPlantPotato
  20. 20PotatoSandstormPringles
  21. 21GlassPringlesCan
  22. 22AshPhoenixRebirth
  23. 23FireWaterSteam
  24. 24PlantSteamTea
  25. 25RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  26. 26PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  27. 27FirePlanetSun
  28. 28FireSunSolar
  29. 29PlantSolarOxygen
  30. 30OxygenWaterHydrogen
  31. 31DandelionHydrogenHelium
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EnginePlantCar
  34. 34DandelionEarthFlower
  35. 35CarFlowerCarnation
  36. 36CarnationTeaT
  37. 37HeliumTThe
  38. 38RepeatTheThe The
  39. 39WindWindTornado
  40. 40TornadoWaterTsunami
  41. 41TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  42. 42EarthTsunamiIsland
  43. 43EarthIslandContinent
  44. 44SteamWaveSurf
  45. 45ContinentSurfAustralia
  46. 46EarthEarthMountain
  47. 47MountainWindAvalanche
  48. 48AvalancheWindSnow
  49. 49AustraliaSnowNo
  50. 50WaterWaterLake
  51. 51LakeWaterOcean
  52. 52NoOceanNot
  53. 53AshNotIs
  54. 54DestructionIsWas
  55. 55The TheWasThe Was
  56. 56CanThe WasThe Can Was
  57. 57OppositeThe Can WasThe Can Was Not
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine4Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon9Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash10Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite13Water + Windโ†’ Wave14Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand15Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass16Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet17Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm18Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars19Mars + Plantโ†’ Potato20Potato + Sandstormโ†’ Pringles21Glass + Pringlesโ†’ Can22Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth23Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam24Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea25Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea26Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat27Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun28Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar29Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen30Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen31Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium32Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine33Engine + Plantโ†’ Car34Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower35Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation36Carnation + Teaโ†’ T37Helium + Tโ†’ The38Repeat + Theโ†’ The The39Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado40Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami41Tornado + Tsunamiโ†’ Destruction42Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island43Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent44Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf45Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia46Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain47Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche48Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow49Australia + Snowโ†’ No50Water + Waterโ†’ Lake51Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean52No + Oceanโ†’ Not53Ash + Notโ†’ Is54Destruction + Isโ†’ Was55The The + Wasโ†’ The Was56Can + The Wasโ†’ The Can Was57Opposite + The Can Wasโ†’ The Can Was Not

Other ways to make The Can Was Not

2 combinations are known to produce The Can Was Not. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Can Was Not
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe Can WasThe Can Was Not
AntonymThe Can WasThe Can Was Not

The Can Was Not at a glance

Steps to craft
57
Marathon
Crafting depth
91
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Can Was Not in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Can Was. The full path from the base elements takes 57 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Can Was Not?

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

Is The Can Was Not hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 57 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Can Was Not?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Can Was Not, 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.