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How to Make The Scan Was The Can in Infinite Craft

The Scan Was The Can is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 61 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus The Can Was. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramThe Can WasThe Scan Was The Can

Marathon61 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 97

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 61 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustEarthPlanet
  18. 18DustWindSandstorm
  19. 19PlanetSandstormMars
  20. 20MarsPlantPotato
  21. 21PotatoSandstormPringles
  22. 22GlassPringlesCan
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25AshPhoenixRebirth
  26. 26FireWaterSteam
  27. 27PlantSteamTea
  28. 28RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  29. 29PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  30. 30PlantWindDandelion
  31. 31FirePlanetSun
  32. 32FireSunSolar
  33. 33PlantSolarOxygen
  34. 34OxygenWaterHydrogen
  35. 35DandelionHydrogenHelium
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37EnginePlantCar
  38. 38DandelionEarthFlower
  39. 39CarFlowerCarnation
  40. 40CarnationTeaT
  41. 41HeliumTThe
  42. 42RepeatTheThe The
  43. 43WindWindTornado
  44. 44TornadoWaterTsunami
  45. 45TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  46. 46EarthTsunamiIsland
  47. 47EarthIslandContinent
  48. 48SteamWaveSurf
  49. 49ContinentSurfAustralia
  50. 50EarthEarthMountain
  51. 51MountainWindAvalanche
  52. 52AvalancheWindSnow
  53. 53AustraliaSnowNo
  54. 54WaterWaterLake
  55. 55LakeWaterOcean
  56. 56NoOceanNot
  57. 57AshNotIs
  58. 58DestructionIsWas
  59. 59The TheWasThe Was
  60. 60CanThe WasThe Can Was
  61. 61AnagramThe Can WasThe Scan Was The Can
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Earth→ Planet18Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm19Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars20Mars + Plant→ Potato21Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles22Glass + Pringles→ Can23Dust + Fire→ Ash24Ash + Fire→ Phoenix25Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth26Fire + Water→ Steam27Plant + Steam→ Tea28Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea29Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat30Plant + Wind→ Dandelion31Fire + Planet→ Sun32Fire + Sun→ Solar33Plant + Solar→ Oxygen34Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen35Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium36Fire + Steam→ Engine37Engine + Plant→ Car38Dandelion + Earth→ Flower39Car + Flower→ Carnation40Carnation + Tea→ T41Helium + T→ The42Repeat + The→ The The43Wind + Wind→ Tornado44Tornado + Water→ Tsunami45Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction46Earth + Tsunami→ Island47Earth + Island→ Continent48Steam + Wave→ Surf49Continent + Surf→ Australia50Earth + Earth→ Mountain51Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche52Avalanche + Wind→ Snow53Australia + Snow→ No54Water + Water→ Lake55Lake + Water→ Ocean56No + Ocean→ Not57Ash + Not→ Is58Destruction + Is→ Was59The The + Was→ The Was60Can + The Was→ The Can Was61Anagram + The Can Was→ The Scan Was The Can

The Scan Was The Can at a glance

Steps to craft
61
Marathon
Crafting depth
97
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 The Scan Was The Can in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with The Can Was. The full path from the base elements takes 61 steps.

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

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

Is The Scan Was The Can hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 61 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Scan Was The Can.

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