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How to Make Short Stack in Infinite Craft

Short Stack is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Shorts plus Stack. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ShortsStackShort Stack

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 46

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthEarthMountain
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6DustEngineVacuum
  7. 7VacuumWaterSponge
  8. 8SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  9. 9MountainSpongeBobMountainPants
  10. 10LakeMountainPantsLake Pants
  11. 11Lake PantsMountainPants
  12. 12PantsPantsShorts
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWindAllergy
  16. 16EngineSteamTrain
  17. 17AllergyTrainHayride
  18. 18EarthFireLava
  19. 19LavaWaterStone
  20. 20EngineStoneSteamroller
  21. 21MountainSteamrollerFlat
  22. 22FireFlatPancake
  23. 23HayridePancakeStack
  24. 24ShortsStackShort Stack
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Earth→ Mountain3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Fire + Water→ Steam5Fire + Steam→ Engine6Dust + Engine→ Vacuum7Vacuum + Water→ Sponge8Sponge + Steam→ SpongeBob9Mountain + SpongeBob→ MountainPants10Lake + MountainPants→ Lake Pants11Lake Pants + Mountain→ Pants12Pants + Pants→ Shorts13Earth + Water→ Plant14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Wind→ Allergy16Engine + Steam→ Train17Allergy + Train→ Hayride18Earth + Fire→ Lava19Lava + Water→ Stone20Engine + Stone→ Steamroller21Mountain + Steamroller→ Flat22Fire + Flat→ Pancake23Hayride + Pancake→ Stack24Shorts + Stack→ Short Stack

What you can make with Short Stack

Short Stack at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Short Stack in Infinite Craft?

Combine Shorts with Stack. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Short Stack?

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

Is Short Stack hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Short Stack?

Only one known combination produces Short Stack.

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