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How to Make BaCk to the Future in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Barium CadmiumFuture TenseBaCk to the Future

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 83

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9Black HoleDragonDragon Ball
  10. 10DustFireAsh
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakeWaterOcean
  13. 13AshOceanSalt
  14. 14FireSaltSodium
  15. 15Dragon BallSodiumSodium Borate
  16. 16Sodium BorateWindBoron
  17. 17BoronOceanBarium
  18. 18WindWindTornado
  19. 19PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  20. 20TornadoVenus FlytrapFunnel Cake
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22Funnel CakeTreeMaple
  23. 23MapleTornadoMaple Leaf
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26Maple LeafPaperCanadian Dollar
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28Canadian DollarDeltaCAD
  29. 29BariumCADBarium Cadmium
  30. 30EarthEngineTractor
  31. 31EarthTractorFarm
  32. 32FarmFireBarbecue
  33. 33AshBarbecueBurger
  34. 34BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  35. 35Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  36. 36Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  37. 37PlantSteamTea
  38. 38EngineWindWindmill
  39. 39TeaWindmillDutch
  40. 40DustEarthPlanet
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42SunTime MachineFuture
  43. 43DutchFutureTense
  44. 44Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  45. 45Barium CadmiumFuture TenseBaCk to the Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Dust + Engine→ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Black Hole + Dragon→ Dragon Ball10Dust + Fire→ Ash11Water + Water→ Lake12Lake + Water→ Ocean13Ash + Ocean→ Salt14Fire + Salt→ Sodium15Dragon Ball + Sodium→ Sodium Borate16Sodium Borate + Wind→ Boron17Boron + Ocean→ Barium18Wind + Wind→ Tornado19Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap20Tornado + Venus Flytrap→ Funnel Cake21Earth + Plant→ Tree22Funnel Cake + Tree→ Maple23Maple + Tornado→ Maple Leaf24Tree + Water→ River25River + Tree→ Paper26Maple Leaf + Paper→ Canadian Dollar27Earth + River→ Delta28Canadian Dollar + Delta→ CAD29Barium + CAD→ Barium Cadmium30Earth + Engine→ Tractor31Earth + Tractor→ Farm32Farm + Fire→ Barbecue33Ash + Barbecue→ Burger34Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger35Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine36Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger37Plant + Steam→ Tea38Engine + Wind→ Windmill39Tea + Windmill→ Dutch40Dust + Earth→ Planet41Fire + Planet→ Sun42Sun + Time Machine→ Future43Dutch + Future→ Tense44Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense45Barium Cadmium + Future Tense→ BaCk to the Future

What you can make with BaCk to the Future

BaCk to the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
83
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make BaCk to the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Barium Cadmium with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make BaCk to the Future?

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

Is BaCk to the Future 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 to the Future?

Only one known combination produces BaCk to the Future.

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