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How to Make Back-slash in Infinite Craft

Back-slash is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwards plus Hyphenate. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardsHyphenateBack-slash

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 54

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 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. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15PlantWaterSwamp
  16. 16PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  17. 17TreeVenus FlytrapCarnivore
  18. 18CarnivoreWindVulture
  19. 19CarnivoreVultureHyena
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22SmokeWaterFog
  23. 23DustFogSmog
  24. 24FireSmogPollution
  25. 25PollutionWaterAcid
  26. 26TreeWaterRiver
  27. 27AcidRiverPH
  28. 28HyenaPHHyphen
  29. 29DustWindSandstorm
  30. 30EarthFireLava
  31. 31LavaWaterStone
  32. 32SandstormStoneSphinx
  33. 33SphinxWaterNile
  34. 34NilePlantPapyrus
  35. 35FirePapyrusScroll
  36. 36FireScrollSpell
  37. 37HyphenSpellHyphenate
  38. 38BackwardsHyphenateBack-slash
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 + Plant→ Tree15Plant + Water→ Swamp16Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap17Tree + Venus Flytrap→ Carnivore18Carnivore + Wind→ Vulture19Carnivore + Vulture→ Hyena20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Smoke + Water→ Fog23Dust + Fog→ Smog24Fire + Smog→ Pollution25Pollution + Water→ Acid26Tree + Water→ River27Acid + River→ PH28Hyena + PH→ Hyphen29Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm30Earth + Fire→ Lava31Lava + Water→ Stone32Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx33Sphinx + Water→ Nile34Nile + Plant→ Papyrus35Fire + Papyrus→ Scroll36Fire + Scroll→ Spell37Hyphen + Spell→ Hyphenate38Backwards + Hyphenate→ Back-slash

Back-slash at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Back-slash in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwards with Hyphenate. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Back-slash?

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

Is Back-slash hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Back-slash?

Only one known combination produces Back-slash.

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