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How to Make Shortswordwhy in Infinite Craft

Shortswordwhy is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Longswordwhy plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LongswordwhyOppositeShortswordwhy

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 48

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4ObsidianStoneBlade
  5. 5BladeFireSword
  6. 6SwordSwordLongsword
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10FishWindFlying Fish
  11. 11EarthFlying FishBird
  12. 12BirdEarthChicken
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EarthEngineTractor
  17. 17MountainTractorBulldozer
  18. 18BulldozerMountainRoad
  19. 19ChickenRoadWhy
  20. 20LongswordWhyLongswordwhy
  21. 21EarthWaterPlant
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionWaterWine
  24. 24WindWineBalloon
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26BalloonDustDust Bunny
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28FireSwampDragon
  29. 29DustFireAsh
  30. 30AshFirePhoenix
  31. 31DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  32. 32Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  33. 33LongswordwhyOppositeShortswordwhy
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Obsidian + Stone→ Blade5Blade + Fire→ Sword6Sword + Sword→ Longsword7Water + Water→ Lake8Lake + Water→ Ocean9Ocean + Water→ Fish10Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish11Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird12Bird + Earth→ Chicken13Earth + Earth→ Mountain14Fire + Water→ Steam15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Earth + Engine→ Tractor17Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer18Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road19Chicken + Road→ Why20Longsword + Why→ Longswordwhy21Earth + Water→ Plant22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Dandelion + Water→ Wine24Wind + Wine→ Balloon25Earth + Wind→ Dust26Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Fire + Swamp→ Dragon29Dust + Fire→ Ash30Ash + Fire→ Phoenix31Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang32Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite33Longswordwhy + Opposite→ Shortswordwhy

Shortswordwhy at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shortswordwhy in Infinite Craft?

Combine Longswordwhy with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shortswordwhy?

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

Is Shortswordwhy hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shortswordwhy?

Only one known combination produces Shortswordwhy.

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