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How to Make Back-Hyphen in Infinite Craft

Back-Hyphen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 75 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwards plus Hyphen-Prepend. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardsHyphen-PrependBack-Hyphen

Marathon75 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 120

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 75 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8GlassSteamMirror
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10MirrorVolcanoEcho
  11. 11CarEchoReverse
  12. 12EngineSteamTrain
  13. 13ReverseTrainBackwards
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15PlantWaterSwamp
  16. 16PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  17. 17TreeVenus FlytrapCarnivore
  18. 18CarnivoreWindVulture
  19. 19CarnivoreVultureHyena
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22SmokeWaterFog
  23. 23DustFogSmog
  24. 24FireSmogPollution
  25. 25PollutionWaterAcid
  26. 26TreeWaterRiver
  27. 27AcidRiverPH
  28. 28HyenaPHHyphen
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30DandelionWindSeed
  31. 31SeedTreeApple
  32. 32FireGlassLens
  33. 33EarthEarthMountain
  34. 34MountainSandPyramid
  35. 35LensPyramidEye
  36. 36AppleEyeI
  37. 37HyphenIHyphen-I
  38. 38EarthFireLava
  39. 39LavaWaterStone
  40. 40LavaStoneObsidian
  41. 41ObsidianStoneBlade
  42. 42BladeObsidianKnife
  43. 43KnifeMountainScalpel
  44. 44TreeWindLeaf
  45. 45DustEngineVacuum
  46. 46VacuumWaterSponge
  47. 47LeafSpongeAbsorb
  48. 48SwampWaterMarsh
  49. 49DustWindSandstorm
  50. 50MarshSandstormQuicksand
  51. 51QuicksandSteamSlow
  52. 52FireSlowStop
  53. 53AbsorbStopStomach
  54. 54ScalpelStomachAppendix
  55. 55WindWindTornado
  56. 56TornadoWaterTsunami
  57. 57EarthTsunamiIsland
  58. 58EarthIslandContinent
  59. 59SteamWaveSurf
  60. 60ContinentSurfAustralia
  61. 61MountainWindAvalanche
  62. 62AvalancheWindSnow
  63. 63AustraliaSnowNo
  64. 64WaterWaterLake
  65. 65LakeWaterOcean
  66. 66NoOceanNot
  67. 67SandWaterBeach
  68. 68EarthGlassBottle
  69. 69BeachBottleMessage
  70. 70EarthMessageLetter
  71. 71DustLetterPost
  72. 72NotPostPre
  73. 73AppendixPrePrepend
  74. 74Hyphen-IPrependHyphen-Prepend
  75. 75BackwardsHyphen-PrependBack-Hyphen
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Engine + Steam→ Train13Reverse + Train→ Backwards14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Plant + Water→ Swamp16Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap17Tree + Venus Flytrap→ Carnivore18Carnivore + Wind→ Vulture19Carnivore + Vulture→ Hyena20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Smoke + Water→ Fog23Dust + Fog→ Smog24Fire + Smog→ Pollution25Pollution + Water→ Acid26Tree + Water→ River27Acid + River→ PH28Hyena + PH→ Hyphen29Plant + Wind→ Dandelion30Dandelion + Wind→ Seed31Seed + Tree→ Apple32Fire + Glass→ Lens33Earth + Earth→ Mountain34Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid35Lens + Pyramid→ Eye36Apple + Eye→ I37Hyphen + I→ Hyphen-I38Earth + Fire→ Lava39Lava + Water→ Stone40Lava + Stone→ Obsidian41Obsidian + Stone→ Blade42Blade + Obsidian→ Knife43Knife + Mountain→ Scalpel44Tree + Wind→ Leaf45Dust + Engine→ Vacuum46Vacuum + Water→ Sponge47Leaf + Sponge→ Absorb48Swamp + Water→ Marsh49Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm50Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand51Quicksand + Steam→ Slow52Fire + Slow→ Stop53Absorb + Stop→ Stomach54Scalpel + Stomach→ Appendix55Wind + Wind→ Tornado56Tornado + Water→ Tsunami57Earth + Tsunami→ Island58Earth + Island→ Continent59Steam + Wave→ Surf60Continent + Surf→ Australia61Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche62Avalanche + Wind→ Snow63Australia + Snow→ No64Water + Water→ Lake65Lake + Water→ Ocean66No + Ocean→ Not67Sand + Water→ Beach68Earth + Glass→ Bottle69Beach + Bottle→ Message70Earth + Message→ Letter71Dust + Letter→ Post72Not + Post→ Pre73Appendix + Pre→ Prepend74Hyphen-I + Prepend→ Hyphen-Prepend75Backwards + Hyphen-Prepend→ Back-Hyphen

Back-Hyphen at a glance

Steps to craft
75
Marathon
Crafting depth
120
longer than 100% 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 Back-Hyphen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwards with Hyphen-Prepend. The full path from the base elements takes 75 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Back-Hyphen?

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

Is Back-Hyphen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 75 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Back-Hyphen?

Only one known combination produces Back-Hyphen.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.