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How to Make Shortcut in Infinite Craft

Shortcut is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 19 combinations to get there, and the final one is Short plus Subway. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ShortSubwayShortcut

Long19 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2610 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 19 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. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EngineSteamTrain
  17. 17TrainWaterSubmarine
  18. 18SubmarineTrainSubway
  19. 19ShortSubwayShortcut
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→ Steam15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Engine + Steam→ Train17Train + Water→ Submarine18Submarine + Train→ Subway19Short + Subway→ Shortcut

Other ways to make Shortcut

10 combinations are known to produce Shortcut. Here are 10 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shortcut
FirstSecondResult
Cruise ControlDwarfShortcut
ShortSubwayShortcut
ShortTruthShortcut
DetourOppositeShortcut
DatabaseShortShortcut
ShortXShortcut
ShortUnknownShortcut
CheatWayShortcut
AbbreviationHomeworkShortcut
RoadShorterShortcut

What you can make with Shortcut

Shortcut at a glance

Steps to craft
19
Long
Crafting depth
26
longer than 84% of solved elements
Known recipes
10
ways to make it
Used in
14
other combinations

Other elements that take 19 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shortcut in Infinite Craft?

Combine Short with Subway. The full path from the base elements takes 19 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shortcut?

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

Is Shortcut hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 19 steps it is longer than 84% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shortcut?

Yes. 10 combinations are known to produce Shortcut, and the shortest route is shown above.

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