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How to Make Shortsurname in Infinite Craft

Shortsurname is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Short plus Surname. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ShortSurnameShortsurname

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 53

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EarthEngineTractor
  17. 17EarthTractorFarm
  18. 18FarmWaterRice
  19. 19WindWindTornado
  20. 20RiceTornadoRice Krispies
  21. 21EarthRice KrispiesSnap
  22. 22EarthSnapPhoto
  23. 23DustPhotoFingerprint
  24. 24FingerprintPhotoIdentity
  25. 25WaterWindWave
  26. 26EarthWaveSand
  27. 27SandWaterBeach
  28. 28FireSandGlass
  29. 29EarthGlassBottle
  30. 30BeachBottleMessage
  31. 31EarthMessageLetter
  32. 32LetterLetterWord
  33. 33IdentityWordName
  34. 34RiceTractorRice Paddy
  35. 35NameRice PaddySurname
  36. 36ShortSurnameShortsurname
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Water + Water→ Lake4Lake + Mountain→ Fjord5Dust + Fjord→ Troll6Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf7Earth + Water→ Plant8Dust + Plant→ Pollen9Pollen + Water→ Honey10Dust + Earth→ Planet11Earth + Planet→ Moon12Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon13Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short14Fire + Water→ Steam15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Earth + Engine→ Tractor17Earth + Tractor→ Farm18Farm + Water→ Rice19Wind + Wind→ Tornado20Rice + Tornado→ Rice Krispies21Earth + Rice Krispies→ Snap22Earth + Snap→ Photo23Dust + Photo→ Fingerprint24Fingerprint + Photo→ Identity25Water + Wind→ Wave26Earth + Wave→ Sand27Sand + Water→ Beach28Fire + Sand→ Glass29Earth + Glass→ Bottle30Beach + Bottle→ Message31Earth + Message→ Letter32Letter + Letter→ Word33Identity + Word→ Name34Rice + Tractor→ Rice Paddy35Name + Rice Paddy→ Surname36Short + Surname→ Shortsurname

What you can make with Shortsurname

Shortsurname at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
8
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shortsurname in Infinite Craft?

Combine Short with Surname. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shortsurname?

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

Is Shortsurname hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shortsurname?

Only one known combination produces Shortsurname.

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