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How to Make Back Shield in Infinite Craft

Back Shield is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwards plus Ice Shield. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardsIce ShieldBack Shield

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 374 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 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. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16AvalancheWindSnow
  17. 17PlantSteamTea
  18. 18SnowTeaIce Tea
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21LavaStoneObsidian
  22. 22ObsidianStoneBlade
  23. 23BladeFireSword
  24. 24AvalancheSwordShield
  25. 25Ice TeaShieldIce Shield
  26. 26BackwardsIce ShieldBack Shield
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 + Earth→ Mountain15Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche16Avalanche + Wind→ Snow17Plant + Steam→ Tea18Snow + Tea→ Ice Tea19Earth + Fire→ Lava20Lava + Water→ Stone21Lava + Stone→ Obsidian22Obsidian + Stone→ Blade23Blade + Fire→ Sword24Avalanche + Sword→ Shield25Ice Tea + Shield→ Ice Shield26Backwards + Ice Shield→ Back Shield

Other ways to make Back Shield

4 combinations are known to produce Back Shield. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Back Shield
FirstSecondResult
BackwardsKite ShieldBack Shield
BackwardKite ShieldBack Shield
BackwardsIce ShieldBack Shield
BackwardIce ShieldBack Shield

Back Shield at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Back Shield in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwards with Ice Shield. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Back Shield?

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

Is Back Shield hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Back Shield?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Back Shield, 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.