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How to Make Shrinks in Infinite Craft

Shrinks is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Grows plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

GrowsOppositeShrinks

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 492 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionPlantWeed
  5. 5SwampWeedCannabis
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthSteamMud
  9. 9FireMudBrick
  10. 10BrickWindHouse
  11. 11EngineHouseGarage
  12. 12CannabisGarageGrow
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16TornadoWaterTsunami
  17. 17EarthTsunamiIsland
  18. 18EarthIslandContinent
  19. 19WaterWindWave
  20. 20SteamWaveSurf
  21. 21ContinentSurfAustralia
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23MountainWindAvalanche
  24. 24AvalancheWindSnow
  25. 25AustraliaSnowNo
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28NoOceanNot
  29. 29AshNotIs
  30. 30GrowIsGrows
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32WindWineBalloon
  33. 33BalloonDustDust Bunny
  34. 34FireSwampDragon
  35. 35AshFirePhoenix
  36. 36DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  37. 37Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  38. 38GrowsOppositeShrinks
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Plant→ Weed5Swamp + Weed→ Cannabis6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Earth + Steam→ Mud9Fire + Mud→ Brick10Brick + Wind→ House11Engine + House→ Garage12Cannabis + Garage→ Grow13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Fire→ Ash15Wind + Wind→ Tornado16Tornado + Water→ Tsunami17Earth + Tsunami→ Island18Earth + Island→ Continent19Water + Wind→ Wave20Steam + Wave→ Surf21Continent + Surf→ Australia22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche24Avalanche + Wind→ Snow25Australia + Snow→ No26Water + Water→ Lake27Lake + Water→ Ocean28No + Ocean→ Not29Ash + Not→ Is30Grow + Is→ Grows31Dandelion + Water→ Wine32Wind + Wine→ Balloon33Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny34Fire + Swamp→ Dragon35Ash + Fire→ Phoenix36Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang37Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite38Grows + Opposite→ Shrinks

Other ways to make Shrinks

2 combinations are known to produce Shrinks. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shrinks
FirstSecondResult
GrowsOppositeShrinks
AntonymGrowsShrinks

Shrinks at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shrinks in Infinite Craft?

Combine Grows with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shrinks?

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

Is Shrinks hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shrinks?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Shrinks, 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.