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How to Make Howshorter in Infinite Craft

Howshorter is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Howlonger plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HowlongerOppositeHowshorter

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 64

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7EnginePlanetSaturn
  8. 8EarthSaturnTitan
  9. 9EarthTitanAtlas
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  13. 13SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  14. 14AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  15. 15LakeShrugging ManWhat
  16. 16BoatWhatHow
  17. 17FireWindSmoke
  18. 18PlantSmokeIncense
  19. 19IncenseWaterPerfume
  20. 20PerfumeWindSmell
  21. 21EarthFireLava
  22. 22LavaWaterStone
  23. 23SmellStoneNose
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionDustWish
  26. 26EarthPlantTree
  27. 27DustTreeWood
  28. 28WishWoodPinocchio
  29. 29NosePinocchioLong
  30. 30LongLongLonger
  31. 31HowLongerHowlonger
  32. 32DandelionWaterWine
  33. 33WindWineBalloon
  34. 34BalloonDustDust Bunny
  35. 35FireSwampDragon
  36. 36DustFireAsh
  37. 37AshFirePhoenix
  38. 38DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  39. 39Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  40. 40HowlongerOppositeHowshorter
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Water + Water→ Lake4Engine + Lake→ Boat5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Engine + Planet→ Saturn8Earth + Saturn→ Titan9Earth + Titan→ Atlas10Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Water→ Swamp12Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap13Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing14Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man15Lake + Shrugging Man→ What16Boat + What→ How17Fire + Wind→ Smoke18Plant + Smoke→ Incense19Incense + Water→ Perfume20Perfume + Wind→ Smell21Earth + Fire→ Lava22Lava + Water→ Stone23Smell + Stone→ Nose24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Dust→ Wish26Earth + Plant→ Tree27Dust + Tree→ Wood28Wish + Wood→ Pinocchio29Nose + Pinocchio→ Long30Long + Long→ Longer31How + Longer→ Howlonger32Dandelion + Water→ Wine33Wind + Wine→ Balloon34Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny35Fire + Swamp→ Dragon36Dust + Fire→ Ash37Ash + Fire→ Phoenix38Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang39Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite40Howlonger + Opposite→ Howshorter

Howshorter at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Howshorter, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Howshorter in Infinite Craft?

Combine Howlonger with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Howshorter?

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

Is Howshorter hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Howshorter?

Only one known combination produces Howshorter.

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