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How to Make Shortsword in Infinite Craft

Shortsword sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Cut plus Longsword.

The final combination

CutLongswordShortsword

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 256 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5LavaStoneObsidian
  6. 6ObsidianStoneBlade
  7. 7BladeObsidianKnife
  8. 8AshKnifeCut
  9. 9BladeFireSword
  10. 10SwordSwordLongsword
  11. 11CutLongswordShortsword
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava4Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone5Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian6Obsidian + Stoneโ†’ Blade7Blade + Obsidianโ†’ Knife8Ash + Knifeโ†’ Cut9Blade + Fireโ†’ Sword10Sword + Swordโ†’ Longsword11Cut + Longswordโ†’ Shortsword

Other ways to make Shortsword

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

Alternative combinations that produce Shortsword
FirstSecondResult
LongswordRustShortsword
BrokenLongswordShortsword
LongswordNoShortsword
CutLongswordShortsword
LongswordOppositeShortsword
ChangeLongswordShortsword

Shortsword at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
25
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shortsword in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cut with Longsword. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shortsword?

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

Is Shortsword hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shortsword?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Shortsword, and the shortest route is shown above.

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