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How to Make Present Shortsurname in Infinite Craft

Present Shortsurname is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Shortsurname. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseShortsurnamePresent Shortsurname

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 99

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 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. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakeMountainFjord
  29. 29DustFjordTroll
  30. 30MountainTrollDwarf
  31. 31DustPlantPollen
  32. 32PollenWaterHoney
  33. 33EarthPlanetMoon
  34. 34HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  35. 35DwarfHoneymoonShort
  36. 36FarmWaterRice
  37. 37RiceTornadoRice Krispies
  38. 38EarthRice KrispiesSnap
  39. 39EarthSnapPhoto
  40. 40DustPhotoFingerprint
  41. 41FingerprintPhotoIdentity
  42. 42WaterWindWave
  43. 43EarthWaveSand
  44. 44SandWaterBeach
  45. 45FireSandGlass
  46. 46EarthGlassBottle
  47. 47BeachBottleMessage
  48. 48EarthMessageLetter
  49. 49LetterLetterWord
  50. 50IdentityWordName
  51. 51RiceTractorRice Paddy
  52. 52NameRice PaddySurname
  53. 53ShortSurnameShortsurname
  54. 54Present TenseShortsurnamePresent Shortsurname
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 + Earthโ†’ Mountain27Water + Waterโ†’ Lake28Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord29Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll30Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf31Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen32Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey33Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon34Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon35Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short36Farm + Waterโ†’ Rice37Rice + Tornadoโ†’ Rice Krispies38Earth + Rice Krispiesโ†’ Snap39Earth + Snapโ†’ Photo40Dust + Photoโ†’ Fingerprint41Fingerprint + Photoโ†’ Identity42Water + Windโ†’ Wave43Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand44Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach45Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass46Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle47Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message48Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter49Letter + Letterโ†’ Word50Identity + Wordโ†’ Name51Rice + Tractorโ†’ Rice Paddy52Name + Rice Paddyโ†’ Surname53Short + Surnameโ†’ Shortsurname54Present Tense + Shortsurnameโ†’ Present Shortsurname

Present Shortsurname at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
99
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Shortsurname in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Shortsurname. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Shortsurname?

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

Is Present Shortsurname hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Shortsurname?

Only one known combination produces Present Shortsurname.

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