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How to Make Back in Infinite Craft

Back is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Navigation plus Reverse. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NavigationReverseBack

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2117 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5EarthPaperMap
  6. 6MapWindCompass
  7. 7CompassWaterNavigation
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13FireSandGlass
  14. 14GlassSteamMirror
  15. 15FireFireVolcano
  16. 16MirrorVolcanoEcho
  17. 17CarEchoReverse
  18. 18NavigationReverseBack
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Earth + Paperโ†’ Map6Map + Windโ†’ Compass7Compass + Waterโ†’ Navigation8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Engine + Plantโ†’ Car11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass14Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror15Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano16Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo17Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse18Navigation + Reverseโ†’ Back

Other ways to make Back

17 combinations are known to produce Back. Here are 17 of them.

What you can make with Back

Back at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
17
ways to make it
Used in
173
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Back in Infinite Craft?

Combine Navigation with Reverse. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Back?

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

Is Back hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Back?

Yes. 17 combinations are known to produce Back, 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.