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How to Make Back Present in Infinite Craft

Back Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backhouse plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackhousePresent TenseBack Present

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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
  19. 19EarthSteamMud
  20. 20FireMudBrick
  21. 21BrickWindHouse
  22. 22BackHouseBackhouse
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24DustFireAsh
  25. 25EarthEngineTractor
  26. 26EarthTractorFarm
  27. 27FarmFireBarbecue
  28. 28AshBarbecueBurger
  29. 29BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  30. 30DustEngineVacuum
  31. 31FireVacuumBlack Hole
  32. 32Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  33. 33Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  34. 34PlantSteamTea
  35. 35EngineWindWindmill
  36. 36TeaWindmillDutch
  37. 37DustEarthPlanet
  38. 38FirePlanetSun
  39. 39SunTime MachineFuture
  40. 40DutchFutureTense
  41. 41Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  42. 42WindWindTornado
  43. 43Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  44. 44Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  45. 45BackhousePresent TenseBack Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Earth + Paper→ Map6Map + Wind→ Compass7Compass + Water→ Navigation8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Engine + Plant→ Car11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Fire + Sand→ Glass14Glass + Steam→ Mirror15Fire + Fire→ Volcano16Mirror + Volcano→ Echo17Car + Echo→ Reverse18Navigation + Reverse→ Back19Earth + Steam→ Mud20Fire + Mud→ Brick21Brick + Wind→ House22Back + House→ Backhouse23Earth + Wind→ Dust24Dust + Fire→ Ash25Earth + Engine→ Tractor26Earth + Tractor→ Farm27Farm + Fire→ Barbecue28Ash + Barbecue→ Burger29Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger30Dust + Engine→ Vacuum31Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole32Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine33Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger34Plant + Steam→ Tea35Engine + Wind→ Windmill36Tea + Windmill→ Dutch37Dust + Earth→ Planet38Fire + Planet→ Sun39Sun + Time Machine→ Future40Dutch + Future→ Tense41Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense42Wind + Wind→ Tornado43Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity44Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense45Backhouse + Present Tense→ Back Present

Back Present at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Back Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backhouse with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Back Present?

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

Is Back Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Back Present?

Only one known combination produces Back Present.

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