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How to Make Short Reef in Infinite Craft

Short Reef is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Shortened plus Teacup Reef. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ShortenedTeacup ReefShort Reef

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 63

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22EarthSteamMud
  23. 23FireMudBrick
  24. 24AcronymBrickAbbreviation
  25. 25WindWindTornado
  26. 26TornadoWaterTsunami
  27. 27EarthTsunamiIsland
  28. 28BookIslandRobinson Crusoe
  29. 29FireRobinson CrusoeFriday
  30. 30FridayWaterWeekend
  31. 31AbbreviationWeekendShortened
  32. 32PlantSteamTea
  33. 33TeaTornadoTeacup
  34. 34MudTeacupMuddy Teacup
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanPlantCoral
  37. 37CoralWaterReef
  38. 38Muddy TeacupReefTeacup Reef
  39. 39ShortenedTeacup ReefShort Reef
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Fire + Water→ Steam22Earth + Steam→ Mud23Fire + Mud→ Brick24Acronym + Brick→ Abbreviation25Wind + Wind→ Tornado26Tornado + Water→ Tsunami27Earth + Tsunami→ Island28Book + Island→ Robinson Crusoe29Fire + Robinson Crusoe→ Friday30Friday + Water→ Weekend31Abbreviation + Weekend→ Shortened32Plant + Steam→ Tea33Tea + Tornado→ Teacup34Mud + Teacup→ Muddy Teacup35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Ocean + Plant→ Coral37Coral + Water→ Reef38Muddy Teacup + Reef→ Teacup Reef39Shortened + Teacup Reef→ Short Reef

Short Reef at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Short Reef in Infinite Craft?

Combine Shortened with Teacup Reef. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Short Reef?

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

Is Short Reef hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Short Reef?

Only one known combination produces Short Reef.

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