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How to Make Shortlist in Infinite Craft

Shortlist is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is List plus Shorts. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ListShortsShortlist

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 364 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4PlantWaterSwamp
  5. 5PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  6. 6RiverVenus FlytrapAmazon
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9SteamWaveSurf
  10. 10SurfWindSurfing
  11. 11AmazonSurfingShopping
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DandelionDustWish
  15. 15ShoppingWishList
  16. 16WaterWaterLake
  17. 17EarthEarthMountain
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19DustEngineVacuum
  20. 20VacuumWaterSponge
  21. 21SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  22. 22MountainSpongeBobMountainPants
  23. 23LakeMountainPantsLake Pants
  24. 24Lake PantsMountainPants
  25. 25PantsPantsShorts
  26. 26ListShortsShortlist
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4Plant + Water→ Swamp5Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap6River + Venus Flytrap→ Amazon7Fire + Water→ Steam8Water + Wind→ Wave9Steam + Wave→ Surf10Surf + Wind→ Surfing11Amazon + Surfing→ Shopping12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dandelion + Dust→ Wish15Shopping + Wish→ List16Water + Water→ Lake17Earth + Earth→ Mountain18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Dust + Engine→ Vacuum20Vacuum + Water→ Sponge21Sponge + Steam→ SpongeBob22Mountain + SpongeBob→ MountainPants23Lake + MountainPants→ Lake Pants24Lake Pants + Mountain→ Pants25Pants + Pants→ Shorts26List + Shorts→ Shortlist

Other ways to make Shortlist

4 combinations are known to produce Shortlist. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shortlist
FirstSecondResult
ListShortShortlist
ListShortsShortlist
BrieflySelectionShortlist
LiStShortShortlist

What you can make with Shortlist

Shortlist at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
11
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shortlist in Infinite Craft?

Combine List with Shorts. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shortlist?

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

Is Shortlist hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shortlist?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Shortlist, 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.