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How to Make Shorter Than This in Infinite Craft

Shorter Than This is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Less plus Longer Than That. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LessLonger Than ThatShorter Than This

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 752 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DandelionDustWish
  8. 8TreeWishMoney
  9. 9HurricaneMoneyProfit
  10. 10FireProfitLoss
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14PlanetSteamSteampunk
  15. 15SteampunkWindAirship
  16. 16AirshipWindZeppelin
  17. 17SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  20. 20EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  21. 21LossMeLess
  22. 22PlantSmokeIncense
  23. 23IncenseWaterPerfume
  24. 24PerfumeWindSmell
  25. 25EarthFireLava
  26. 26LavaWaterStone
  27. 27SmellStoneNose
  28. 28DustTreeWood
  29. 29WishWoodPinocchio
  30. 30NosePinocchioLong
  31. 31LongLongLonger
  32. 32WaterWaterLake
  33. 33LakeWaterOcean
  34. 34OceanWaterFish
  35. 35FishWindFlying Fish
  36. 36FireFishSushi
  37. 37Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  38. 38LakePlantLily
  39. 39Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  40. 40EarthEarthMountain
  41. 41LakeMountainFjord
  42. 42FireFireVolcano
  43. 43FjordVolcanoIceland
  44. 44WaterWindWave
  45. 45SteamWaveSurf
  46. 46SurfWindSurfing
  47. 47IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  48. 48Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  49. 49EarthThisThat
  50. 50LongerThatLonger Than That
  51. 51LessLonger Than ThatShorter Than This
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dandelion + Dust→ Wish8Tree + Wish→ Money9Hurricane + Money→ Profit10Fire + Profit→ Loss11Fire + Wind→ Smoke12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Fire + Water→ Steam14Planet + Steam→ Steampunk15Steampunk + Wind→ Airship16Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin17Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé20Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me21Loss + Me→ Less22Plant + Smoke→ Incense23Incense + Water→ Perfume24Perfume + Wind→ Smell25Earth + Fire→ Lava26Lava + Water→ Stone27Smell + Stone→ Nose28Dust + Tree→ Wood29Wish + Wood→ Pinocchio30Nose + Pinocchio→ Long31Long + Long→ Longer32Water + Water→ Lake33Lake + Water→ Ocean34Ocean + Water→ Fish35Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish36Fire + Fish→ Sushi37Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi38Lake + Plant→ Lily39Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus40Earth + Earth→ Mountain41Lake + Mountain→ Fjord42Fire + Fire→ Volcano43Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland44Water + Wind→ Wave45Steam + Wave→ Surf46Surf + Wind→ Surfing47Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing48Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This49Earth + This→ That50Longer + That→ Longer Than That51Less + Longer Than That→ Shorter Than This

Other ways to make Shorter Than This

2 combinations are known to produce Shorter Than This. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shorter Than This
FirstSecondResult
LessLonger Than ThatShorter Than This
LESSLonger Than ThatShorter Than This

Shorter Than This at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shorter Than This in Infinite Craft?

Combine Less with Longer Than That. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shorter Than This?

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

Is Shorter Than This hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shorter Than This?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Shorter Than This, 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.