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How to Make Shortage in Infinite Craft

Shortage is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Short plus Want. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ShortWantShortage

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 422 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4LakeMountainFjord
  5. 5DustFjordTroll
  6. 6MountainTrollDwarf
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8DustPlantPollen
  9. 9PollenWaterHoney
  10. 10DustEarthPlanet
  11. 11EarthPlanetMoon
  12. 12HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  13. 13DwarfHoneymoonShort
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionWaterWine
  17. 17SteamWineStew
  18. 18FireStewChili
  19. 19ChiliFireHot
  20. 20DandelionDustWish
  21. 21HotWishDesire
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23PlantSmokeIncense
  24. 24PlantWaterSwamp
  25. 25IncenseSwampMosquito
  26. 26DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  27. 27Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  28. 28FireSeedsPopcorn
  29. 29MountainPopcornMovie
  30. 30MosquitoMovieIt
  31. 31DesireItWant
  32. 32ShortWantShortage
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Water + Water→ Lake4Lake + Mountain→ Fjord5Dust + Fjord→ Troll6Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf7Earth + Water→ Plant8Dust + Plant→ Pollen9Pollen + Water→ Honey10Dust + Earth→ Planet11Earth + Planet→ Moon12Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon13Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short14Fire + Water→ Steam15Plant + Wind→ Dandelion16Dandelion + Water→ Wine17Steam + Wine→ Stew18Fire + Stew→ Chili19Chili + Fire→ Hot20Dandelion + Dust→ Wish21Hot + Wish→ Desire22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Plant + Smoke→ Incense24Plant + Water→ Swamp25Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito26Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch27Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds28Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn29Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie30Mosquito + Movie→ It31Desire + It→ Want32Short + Want→ Shortage

Other ways to make Shortage

2 combinations are known to produce Shortage. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shortage
FirstSecondResult
ShortWantShortage
AntonymLongrageShortage

Shortage at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

Similar effort to Shortage, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shortage in Infinite Craft?

Combine Short with Want. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shortage?

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

Is Shortage hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shortage?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Shortage, 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.