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How to Make Present Shortlist in Infinite Craft

Present Shortlist is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Shortlist. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseShortlistPresent Shortlist

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 82

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26EarthPlantTree
  27. 27TreeWaterRiver
  28. 28PlantWaterSwamp
  29. 29PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  30. 30RiverVenus FlytrapAmazon
  31. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32SteamWaveSurf
  33. 33SurfWindSurfing
  34. 34AmazonSurfingShopping
  35. 35PlantWindDandelion
  36. 36DandelionDustWish
  37. 37ShoppingWishList
  38. 38WaterWaterLake
  39. 39EarthEarthMountain
  40. 40VacuumWaterSponge
  41. 41SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  42. 42MountainSpongeBobMountainPants
  43. 43LakeMountainPantsLake Pants
  44. 44Lake PantsMountainPants
  45. 45PantsPantsShorts
  46. 46ListShortsShortlist
  47. 47Present TenseShortlistPresent Shortlist
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense26Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree27Tree + Waterโ†’ River28Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp29Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap30River + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Amazon31Water + Windโ†’ Wave32Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf33Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing34Amazon + Surfingโ†’ Shopping35Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion36Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish37Shopping + Wishโ†’ List38Water + Waterโ†’ Lake39Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain40Vacuum + Waterโ†’ Sponge41Sponge + Steamโ†’ SpongeBob42Mountain + SpongeBobโ†’ MountainPants43Lake + MountainPantsโ†’ Lake Pants44Lake Pants + Mountainโ†’ Pants45Pants + Pantsโ†’ Shorts46List + Shortsโ†’ Shortlist47Present Tense + Shortlistโ†’ Present Shortlist

Present Shortlist at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

Similar effort to Present Shortlist, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Shortlist in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Shortlist. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Shortlist?

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

Is Present Shortlist hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Shortlist?

Only one known combination produces Present Shortlist.

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