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How to Make Dad Shorts in Infinite Craft

Dad Shorts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Average plus Mom Shorts. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AverageMom ShortsDad Shorts

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 462 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireWindSmoke
  4. 4SmokeWaterFog
  5. 5DandelionFogFairy
  6. 6DandelionEarthFlower
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8FlowerMountainRose
  9. 9FairyRoseBeauty
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustFogSmog
  12. 12BeautySmogUgly
  13. 13BeautyUglyAverage
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EnginePlantCar
  17. 17CarFlowerCarnation
  18. 18DandelionEngineHelicopter
  19. 19CarnationHelicopterMom
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21LakeMountainFjord
  22. 22DustFjordTroll
  23. 23MountainTrollDwarf
  24. 24DustPlantPollen
  25. 25PollenWaterHoney
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27EarthPlanetMoon
  28. 28HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  29. 29DwarfHoneymoonShort
  30. 30MomShortMom Shorts
  31. 31AverageMom ShortsDad Shorts
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke4Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog5Dandelion + Fogโ†’ Fairy6Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower7Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain8Flower + Mountainโ†’ Rose9Fairy + Roseโ†’ Beauty10Earth + Windโ†’ Dust11Dust + Fogโ†’ Smog12Beauty + Smogโ†’ Ugly13Beauty + Uglyโ†’ Average14Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam15Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine16Engine + Plantโ†’ Car17Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation18Dandelion + Engineโ†’ Helicopter19Carnation + Helicopterโ†’ Mom20Water + Waterโ†’ Lake21Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord22Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll23Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf24Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen25Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey26Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet27Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon28Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon29Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short30Mom + Shortโ†’ Mom Shorts31Average + Mom Shortsโ†’ Dad Shorts

Other ways to make Dad Shorts

2 combinations are known to produce Dad Shorts. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Dad Shorts
FirstSecondResult
Mom ShortsOppositeDad Shorts
AverageMom ShortsDad Shorts

What you can make with Dad Shorts

Dad Shorts at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
12
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

Similar effort to Dad Shorts, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dad Shorts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Average with Mom Shorts. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dad Shorts?

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

Is Dad Shorts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dad Shorts?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Dad Shorts, 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.