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How to Make Backbend in Infinite Craft

Backbend is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backbone plus Backflip. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackboneBackflipBackbend

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 39

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 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. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13PlantSmokeIncense
  14. 14IncenseSandSnake
  15. 15ReverseSnakeBackbone
  16. 16PlantWindDandelion
  17. 17DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  18. 18FireworksWaterSplash
  19. 19ReverseSplashBackflip
  20. 20BackboneBackflipBackbend
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand7Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass8Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror9Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano10Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo11Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense14Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake15Reverse + Snakeโ†’ Backbone16Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion17Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks18Fireworks + Waterโ†’ Splash19Reverse + Splashโ†’ Backflip20Backbone + Backflipโ†’ Backbend

What you can make with Backbend

Backbend at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
39
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

Similar effort to Backbend, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backbend in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backbone with Backflip. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backbend?

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

Is Backbend hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backbend?

Only one known combination produces Backbend.

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