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How to Make Shorten in Infinite Craft

Shorten is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Short plus Xenon. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ShortXenonShorten

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 373 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 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. 14PlantWindDandelion
  15. 15DandelionWaterWine
  16. 16WaterWineHoly Water
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18Holy WaterTreeJesus
  19. 19JesusTreeCross
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21EarthSteamMud
  22. 22FireSteamEngine
  23. 23EngineSteamTrain
  24. 24MountainTrainTunnel
  25. 25MudTunnelMole
  26. 26CrossMoleXenon
  27. 27ShortXenonShorten
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Earth + Windโ†’ Dust3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord5Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll6Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf7Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant8Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen9Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey10Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet11Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon12Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon13Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short14Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion15Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine16Water + Wineโ†’ Holy Water17Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree18Holy Water + Treeโ†’ Jesus19Jesus + Treeโ†’ Cross20Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam21Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud22Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine23Engine + Steamโ†’ Train24Mountain + Trainโ†’ Tunnel25Mud + Tunnelโ†’ Mole26Cross + Moleโ†’ Xenon27Short + Xenonโ†’ Shorten

Other ways to make Shorten

3 combinations are known to produce Shorten. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shorten
FirstSecondResult
ShortXenonShorten
AbbreviateSynonymShorten
AbbreviatePoundShorten

What you can make with Shorten

Shorten at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
80
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shorten in Infinite Craft?

Combine Short with Xenon. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shorten?

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

Is Shorten hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shorten?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Shorten, 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.