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How to Make Shorter in Infinite Craft

Shorter is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Oxygen plus Shortest. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OxygenShortestShorter

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 416 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustEarthPlanet
  4. 4FirePlanetSun
  5. 5FireSunSolar
  6. 6PlantSolarOxygen
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9DandelionPlantWeed
  10. 10SmokeWeedHigh
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13DustEngineVacuum
  14. 14HighVacuumLow
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16AshFirePhoenix
  17. 17AshPhoenixRebirth
  18. 18HighRebirthHigher
  19. 19HigherHigherTallest
  20. 20LowTallestShortest
  21. 21OxygenShortestShorter
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Earth→ Planet4Fire + Planet→ Sun5Fire + Sun→ Solar6Plant + Solar→ Oxygen7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Dandelion + Plant→ Weed10Smoke + Weed→ High11Fire + Water→ Steam12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Dust + Engine→ Vacuum14High + Vacuum→ Low15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Ash + Fire→ Phoenix17Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth18High + Rebirth→ Higher19Higher + Higher→ Tallest20Low + Tallest→ Shortest21Oxygen + Shortest→ Shorter

Other ways to make Shorter

6 combinations are known to produce Shorter. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shorter
FirstSecondResult
LessShortShorter
LongerNotShorter
OxygenShortestShorter
OxygenShortenShorter
EraserShortenShorter
OppositeTallerShorter

What you can make with Shorter

Shorter at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
53
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shorter in Infinite Craft?

Combine Oxygen with Shortest. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shorter?

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

Is Shorter hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shorter?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Shorter, 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.