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How to Make Shorthand in Infinite Craft

Shorthand is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Periodic Table plus Shorthium. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Periodic TableShorthiumShorthand

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 44

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FirePlanetSun
  4. 4PlanetSunSolar System
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlantSteamTea
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9DustTreeWood
  10. 10TeaWoodTable
  11. 11Solar SystemTablePeriodic Table
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13FireSunSolar
  14. 14PlantSolarOxygen
  15. 15OxygenWaterHydrogen
  16. 16DandelionHydrogenHelium
  17. 17EarthEarthMountain
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeMountainFjord
  20. 20DustFjordTroll
  21. 21MountainTrollDwarf
  22. 22DustPlantPollen
  23. 23PollenWaterHoney
  24. 24EarthPlanetMoon
  25. 25HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  26. 26DwarfHoneymoonShort
  27. 27HeliumShortShorthium
  28. 28Periodic TableShorthiumShorthand
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun4Planet + Sunโ†’ Solar System5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea8Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree9Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood10Tea + Woodโ†’ Table11Solar System + Tableโ†’ Periodic Table12Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion13Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar14Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen15Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen16Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium17Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain18Water + Waterโ†’ Lake19Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord20Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll21Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf22Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen23Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey24Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon25Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon26Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short27Helium + Shortโ†’ Shorthium28Periodic Table + Shorthiumโ†’ Shorthand

Shorthand at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shorthand in Infinite Craft?

Combine Periodic Table with Shorthium. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shorthand?

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

Is Shorthand hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shorthand?

Only one known combination produces Shorthand.

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