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How to Make Short Ids in Infinite Craft

Short Ids is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ids plus Shorty. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IdsShortyShort Ids

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 772 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5AshPlantTobacco
  6. 6FireFireVolcano
  7. 7TobaccoVolcanoCigar
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11FireSandGlass
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13GlassSteamMirror
  14. 14LakeMirrorNarcissus
  15. 15CigarNarcissusFreud
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17PlanetSteamSteampunk
  18. 18FreudSteampunkSteam Freud
  19. 19LavaSteam FreudId
  20. 20EarthPlantTree
  21. 21TreeWaterRiver
  22. 22RiverTreePaper
  23. 23PaperPlantBook
  24. 24EarthRiverDelta
  25. 25BookDeltaAlphabet
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27EngineWindWindmill
  28. 28WaterWindmillEnergy
  29. 29EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  30. 30AlphabetElectric EelE
  31. 31AshTreePencil
  32. 32BookPencilHomework
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34HomeworkTornadoF
  35. 35EFS
  36. 36IdSIds
  37. 37TornadoTornadoHurricane
  38. 38HurricanePlantPalm Tree
  39. 39Palm TreeWaterCoconut
  40. 40PlantWindDandelion
  41. 41FireWindSmoke
  42. 42SmokeWaterFog
  43. 43DandelionFogFairy
  44. 44EarthFairyGnome
  45. 45CoconutGnomeMidget
  46. 46EarthEarthMountain
  47. 47MountainRiverCanyon
  48. 48LavaWaterStone
  49. 49PaperStoneTablet
  50. 50CanyonTabletRosetta Stone
  51. 51EarthRosetta StoneLanguage
  52. 52PlantWaterSwamp
  53. 53LanguageSwampSlang
  54. 54MidgetSlangShorty
  55. 55IdsShortyShort Ids
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Fire→ Ash4Earth + Water→ Plant5Ash + Plant→ Tobacco6Fire + Fire→ Volcano7Tobacco + Volcano→ Cigar8Water + Water→ Lake9Water + Wind→ Wave10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Fire + Sand→ Glass12Fire + Water→ Steam13Glass + Steam→ Mirror14Lake + Mirror→ Narcissus15Cigar + Narcissus→ Freud16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Planet + Steam→ Steampunk18Freud + Steampunk→ Steam Freud19Lava + Steam Freud→ Id20Earth + Plant→ Tree21Tree + Water→ River22River + Tree→ Paper23Paper + Plant→ Book24Earth + River→ Delta25Book + Delta→ Alphabet26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Engine + Wind→ Windmill28Water + Windmill→ Energy29Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel30Alphabet + Electric Eel→ E31Ash + Tree→ Pencil32Book + Pencil→ Homework33Wind + Wind→ Tornado34Homework + Tornado→ F35E + F→ S36Id + S→ Ids37Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane38Hurricane + Plant→ Palm Tree39Palm Tree + Water→ Coconut40Plant + Wind→ Dandelion41Fire + Wind→ Smoke42Smoke + Water→ Fog43Dandelion + Fog→ Fairy44Earth + Fairy→ Gnome45Coconut + Gnome→ Midget46Earth + Earth→ Mountain47Mountain + River→ Canyon48Lava + Water→ Stone49Paper + Stone→ Tablet50Canyon + Tablet→ Rosetta Stone51Earth + Rosetta Stone→ Language52Plant + Water→ Swamp53Language + Swamp→ Slang54Midget + Slang→ Shorty55Ids + Shorty→ Short Ids

Other ways to make Short Ids

2 combinations are known to produce Short Ids. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Short Ids
FirstSecondResult
IdsShortyShort Ids
IDSShortyShort Ids

What you can make with Short Ids

Short Ids at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

Similar effort to Short Ids, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Short Ids in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ids with Shorty. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Short Ids?

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

Is Short Ids hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Short Ids?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Short Ids, 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.