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How to Make Back-Hyphen-prepend in Infinite Craft

Back-Hyphen-prepend is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 76 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backward plus Hyphen-Prepend. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardHyphen-PrependBack-Hyphen-prepend

Marathon76 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 121

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 76 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. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13EngineWindWindmill
  14. 14SurfWindmillWindsurfing
  15. 15ReverseWindsurfingBackward
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17PlantWaterSwamp
  18. 18PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  19. 19TreeVenus FlytrapCarnivore
  20. 20CarnivoreWindVulture
  21. 21CarnivoreVultureHyena
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25DustFogSmog
  26. 26FireSmogPollution
  27. 27PollutionWaterAcid
  28. 28TreeWaterRiver
  29. 29AcidRiverPH
  30. 30HyenaPHHyphen
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32DandelionWindSeed
  33. 33SeedTreeApple
  34. 34FireGlassLens
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36MountainSandPyramid
  37. 37LensPyramidEye
  38. 38AppleEyeI
  39. 39HyphenIHyphen-I
  40. 40EarthFireLava
  41. 41LavaWaterStone
  42. 42LavaStoneObsidian
  43. 43ObsidianStoneBlade
  44. 44BladeObsidianKnife
  45. 45KnifeMountainScalpel
  46. 46TreeWindLeaf
  47. 47DustEngineVacuum
  48. 48VacuumWaterSponge
  49. 49LeafSpongeAbsorb
  50. 50SwampWaterMarsh
  51. 51DustWindSandstorm
  52. 52MarshSandstormQuicksand
  53. 53QuicksandSteamSlow
  54. 54FireSlowStop
  55. 55AbsorbStopStomach
  56. 56ScalpelStomachAppendix
  57. 57WindWindTornado
  58. 58TornadoWaterTsunami
  59. 59EarthTsunamiIsland
  60. 60EarthIslandContinent
  61. 61ContinentSurfAustralia
  62. 62MountainWindAvalanche
  63. 63AvalancheWindSnow
  64. 64AustraliaSnowNo
  65. 65WaterWaterLake
  66. 66LakeWaterOcean
  67. 67NoOceanNot
  68. 68SandWaterBeach
  69. 69EarthGlassBottle
  70. 70BeachBottleMessage
  71. 71EarthMessageLetter
  72. 72DustLetterPost
  73. 73NotPostPre
  74. 74AppendixPrePrepend
  75. 75Hyphen-IPrependHyphen-Prepend
  76. 76BackwardHyphen-PrependBack-Hyphen-prepend
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Steam + Wave→ Surf13Engine + Wind→ Windmill14Surf + Windmill→ Windsurfing15Reverse + Windsurfing→ Backward16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Plant + Water→ Swamp18Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap19Tree + Venus Flytrap→ Carnivore20Carnivore + Wind→ Vulture21Carnivore + Vulture→ Hyena22Earth + Wind→ Dust23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Smoke + Water→ Fog25Dust + Fog→ Smog26Fire + Smog→ Pollution27Pollution + Water→ Acid28Tree + Water→ River29Acid + River→ PH30Hyena + PH→ Hyphen31Plant + Wind→ Dandelion32Dandelion + Wind→ Seed33Seed + Tree→ Apple34Fire + Glass→ Lens35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid37Lens + Pyramid→ Eye38Apple + Eye→ I39Hyphen + I→ Hyphen-I40Earth + Fire→ Lava41Lava + Water→ Stone42Lava + Stone→ Obsidian43Obsidian + Stone→ Blade44Blade + Obsidian→ Knife45Knife + Mountain→ Scalpel46Tree + Wind→ Leaf47Dust + Engine→ Vacuum48Vacuum + Water→ Sponge49Leaf + Sponge→ Absorb50Swamp + Water→ Marsh51Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm52Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand53Quicksand + Steam→ Slow54Fire + Slow→ Stop55Absorb + Stop→ Stomach56Scalpel + Stomach→ Appendix57Wind + Wind→ Tornado58Tornado + Water→ Tsunami59Earth + Tsunami→ Island60Earth + Island→ Continent61Continent + Surf→ Australia62Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche63Avalanche + Wind→ Snow64Australia + Snow→ No65Water + Water→ Lake66Lake + Water→ Ocean67No + Ocean→ Not68Sand + Water→ Beach69Earth + Glass→ Bottle70Beach + Bottle→ Message71Earth + Message→ Letter72Dust + Letter→ Post73Not + Post→ Pre74Appendix + Pre→ Prepend75Hyphen-I + Prepend→ Hyphen-Prepend76Backward + Hyphen-Prepend→ Back-Hyphen-prepend

Back-Hyphen-prepend at a glance

Steps to craft
76
Marathon
Crafting depth
121
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-prepend in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backward with Hyphen-Prepend. The full path from the base elements takes 76 steps.

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

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

Is Back-Hyphen-prepend hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 76 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Back-Hyphen-prepend.

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