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How to Make Shortchange in Infinite Craft

Shortchange is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Abbreviate plus Shekel. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AbbreviateShekelShortchange

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWindAllergy
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17SmokeWaterFog
  18. 18DustFogSmog
  19. 19AllergySmogAsthma
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22LakeMountainFjord
  23. 23LakePlantLily
  24. 24LakeLilyLotus
  25. 25FjordLotusNirvana
  26. 26AsthmaNirvanaBreathe
  27. 27ABreatheAbbreviate
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29OceanWaterFish
  30. 30FishWaterFishbowl
  31. 31FireFishbowlGoldfish
  32. 32DustGoldfishGold
  33. 33FishGoldCoin
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35AshOceanSalt
  36. 36LakeSaltDead Sea
  37. 37EarthFjordLand
  38. 38Dead SeaLandIsrael
  39. 39CoinIsraelShekel
  40. 40AbbreviateShekelShortchange
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Earth + Water→ Plant14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Wind→ Allergy16Fire + Wind→ Smoke17Smoke + Water→ Fog18Dust + Fog→ Smog19Allergy + Smog→ Asthma20Water + Water→ Lake21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Lake + Mountain→ Fjord23Lake + Plant→ Lily24Lake + Lily→ Lotus25Fjord + Lotus→ Nirvana26Asthma + Nirvana→ Breathe27A + Breathe→ Abbreviate28Lake + Water→ Ocean29Ocean + Water→ Fish30Fish + Water→ Fishbowl31Fire + Fishbowl→ Goldfish32Dust + Goldfish→ Gold33Fish + Gold→ Coin34Dust + Fire→ Ash35Ash + Ocean→ Salt36Lake + Salt→ Dead Sea37Earth + Fjord→ Land38Dead Sea + Land→ Israel39Coin + Israel→ Shekel40Abbreviate + Shekel→ Shortchange

Shortchange at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shortchange in Infinite Craft?

Combine Abbreviate with Shekel. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shortchange?

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

Is Shortchange hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shortchange?

Only one known combination produces Shortchange.

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