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How to Make Minor Shutdown in Infinite Craft

Minor Shutdown is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Major Shutdown plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Major ShutdownOppositeMinor Shutdown

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 642 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3PlantSteamTea
  4. 4EarthTeaTeapot
  5. 5TeapotWindKettle
  6. 6KettleSteamWhistle
  7. 7EarthWhistleReferee
  8. 8PlantWaterSwamp
  9. 9RefereeSwampMarshal
  10. 10EarthMarshalGeneral
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14AshTreePencil
  15. 15AshPencilCrayon
  16. 16CrayonPencilColored Pencil
  17. 17TreeWaterRiver
  18. 18RiverTreePaper
  19. 19PaperPlantBook
  20. 20BookPencilHomework
  21. 21Colored PencilHomeworkGrade
  22. 22GeneralGradeMajor
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26EarthGlassBottle
  27. 27GlassWindWindow
  28. 28BottleWindowSpy
  29. 29EarthSpyAgent
  30. 30AgentPlantCIA
  31. 31CIAWaterCiao
  32. 32CiaoWindowShut
  33. 33MajorShutMajor Shutdown
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35DandelionWaterWine
  36. 36WindWineBalloon
  37. 37BalloonDustDust Bunny
  38. 38FireSwampDragon
  39. 39AshFirePhoenix
  40. 40DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  41. 41Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  42. 42Major ShutdownOppositeMinor Shutdown
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea4Earth + Teaโ†’ Teapot5Teapot + Windโ†’ Kettle6Kettle + Steamโ†’ Whistle7Earth + Whistleโ†’ Referee8Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp9Referee + Swampโ†’ Marshal10Earth + Marshalโ†’ General11Earth + Windโ†’ Dust12Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash13Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree14Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil15Ash + Pencilโ†’ Crayon16Crayon + Pencilโ†’ Colored Pencil17Tree + Waterโ†’ River18River + Treeโ†’ Paper19Paper + Plantโ†’ Book20Book + Pencilโ†’ Homework21Colored Pencil + Homeworkโ†’ Grade22General + Gradeโ†’ Major23Water + Windโ†’ Wave24Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand25Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass26Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle27Glass + Windโ†’ Window28Bottle + Windowโ†’ Spy29Earth + Spyโ†’ Agent30Agent + Plantโ†’ CIA31CIA + Waterโ†’ Ciao32Ciao + Windowโ†’ Shut33Major + Shutโ†’ Major Shutdown34Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion35Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine36Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon37Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny38Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon39Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix40Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang41Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite42Major Shutdown + Oppositeโ†’ Minor Shutdown

Other ways to make Minor Shutdown

2 combinations are known to produce Minor Shutdown. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Minor Shutdown
FirstSecondResult
Major ShutdownOppositeMinor Shutdown
AntonymMajor ShutdownMinor Shutdown

Minor Shutdown at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

Similar effort to Minor Shutdown, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Minor Shutdown in Infinite Craft?

Combine Major Shutdown with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Minor Shutdown?

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

Is Minor Shutdown hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Minor Shutdown?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Minor Shutdown, and the shortest route is shown above.

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