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How to Make The Can’t Be Locked in Infinite Craft

The Can’t Be Locked is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Lock plus The Can’t. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LockThe Can’tThe Can’t Be Locked

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 74

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EarthEngineTractor
  5. 5LakeTractorPlow
  6. 6PlowWaterCanal
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8CanalMountainLock
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoWaterTsunami
  11. 11EarthTsunamiIsland
  12. 12EarthIslandContinent
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14SteamWaveSurf
  15. 15ContinentSurfAustralia
  16. 16MountainWindAvalanche
  17. 17AvalancheWindSnow
  18. 18AustraliaSnowNo
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23DustWindSandstorm
  24. 24PlanetSandstormMars
  25. 25EarthWaterPlant
  26. 26MarsPlantPotato
  27. 27PotatoSandstormPringles
  28. 28GlassPringlesCan
  29. 29DustFireAsh
  30. 30AshFirePhoenix
  31. 31AshPhoenixRebirth
  32. 32PlantSteamTea
  33. 33RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  34. 34PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  35. 35PlantWindDandelion
  36. 36FirePlanetSun
  37. 37FireSunSolar
  38. 38PlantSolarOxygen
  39. 39OxygenWaterHydrogen
  40. 40DandelionHydrogenHelium
  41. 41EnginePlantCar
  42. 42DandelionEarthFlower
  43. 43CarFlowerCarnation
  44. 44CarnationTeaT
  45. 45HeliumTThe
  46. 46RepeatTheThe The
  47. 47CanThe TheThe Can
  48. 48NoThe CanThe Can’t
  49. 49LockThe Can’tThe Can’t Be Locked
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Earth + Engine→ Tractor5Lake + Tractor→ Plow6Plow + Water→ Canal7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Canal + Mountain→ Lock9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Tornado + Water→ Tsunami11Earth + Tsunami→ Island12Earth + Island→ Continent13Water + Wind→ Wave14Steam + Wave→ Surf15Continent + Surf→ Australia16Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche17Avalanche + Wind→ Snow18Australia + Snow→ No19Earth + Wave→ Sand20Fire + Sand→ Glass21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm24Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars25Earth + Water→ Plant26Mars + Plant→ Potato27Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles28Glass + Pringles→ Can29Dust + Fire→ Ash30Ash + Fire→ Phoenix31Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth32Plant + Steam→ Tea33Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea34Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat35Plant + Wind→ Dandelion36Fire + Planet→ Sun37Fire + Sun→ Solar38Plant + Solar→ Oxygen39Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen40Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium41Engine + Plant→ Car42Dandelion + Earth→ Flower43Car + Flower→ Carnation44Carnation + Tea→ T45Helium + T→ The46Repeat + The→ The The47Can + The The→ The Can48No + The Can→ The Can’t49Lock + The Can’t→ The Can’t Be Locked

What you can make with The Can’t Be Locked

The Can’t Be Locked at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
8
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Can’t Be Locked in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lock with The Can’t. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Can’t Be Locked?

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

Is The Can’t Be Locked 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’t Be Locked?

Only one known combination produces The Can’t Be Locked.

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