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How to Make Back Shoulder in Infinite Craft

Back Shoulder is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Should. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackShouldBack Shoulder

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 59

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 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. 20CarMudRally
  21. 21EarthRallyMarch
  22. 22EngineSteamTrain
  23. 23TrainWaterSubmarine
  24. 24SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26Captain NemoDustNemo
  27. 27NemoWindFinding Nemo
  28. 28EarthFinding NemoPixar
  29. 29PixarWindUp
  30. 30MarchUpForward
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32DandelionWaterWine
  33. 33DustWineVinegar
  34. 34FireVinegarKetchup
  35. 35DandelionKetchupMustard
  36. 36SteamWindCloud
  37. 37CloudWaterRain
  38. 38DandelionRainWet
  39. 39MustardWetMust
  40. 40ForwardMustShould
  41. 41BackShouldBack Shoulder
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→ Mud20Car + Mud→ Rally21Earth + Rally→ March22Engine + Steam→ Train23Train + Water→ Submarine24Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo25Earth + Wind→ Dust26Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo27Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo28Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar29Pixar + Wind→ Up30March + Up→ Forward31Plant + Wind→ Dandelion32Dandelion + Water→ Wine33Dust + Wine→ Vinegar34Fire + Vinegar→ Ketchup35Dandelion + Ketchup→ Mustard36Steam + Wind→ Cloud37Cloud + Water→ Rain38Dandelion + Rain→ Wet39Mustard + Wet→ Must40Forward + Must→ Should41Back + Should→ Back Shoulder

What you can make with Back Shoulder

Back Shoulder at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Back Shoulder in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Should. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Back Shoulder?

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

Is Back Shoulder hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Back Shoulder?

Only one known combination produces Back Shoulder.

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