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How to Make Backbends in Infinite Craft

Backbends is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backbend plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackbendPluralBackbends

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 63

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 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
  21. 21WindWindTornado
  22. 22TornadoWaterTsunami
  23. 23EarthTsunamiIsland
  24. 24EarthIslandContinent
  25. 25SteamWaveSurf
  26. 26ContinentSurfAustralia
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28MountainWindAvalanche
  29. 29AvalancheWindSnow
  30. 30AustraliaSnowNo
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32LakeWaterOcean
  33. 33NoOceanNot
  34. 34EarthWindDust
  35. 35DustEngineVacuum
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  38. 38NotSingularityPlural
  39. 39BackbendPluralBackbends
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Plant + Smoke→ Incense14Incense + Sand→ Snake15Reverse + Snake→ Backbone16Plant + Wind→ Dandelion17Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks18Fireworks + Water→ Splash19Reverse + Splash→ Backflip20Backbone + Backflip→ Backbend21Wind + Wind→ Tornado22Tornado + Water→ Tsunami23Earth + Tsunami→ Island24Earth + Island→ Continent25Steam + Wave→ Surf26Continent + Surf→ Australia27Earth + Earth→ Mountain28Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche29Avalanche + Wind→ Snow30Australia + Snow→ No31Water + Water→ Lake32Lake + Water→ Ocean33No + Ocean→ Not34Earth + Wind→ Dust35Dust + Engine→ Vacuum36Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole37Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity38Not + Singularity→ Plural39Backbend + Plural→ Backbends

Backbends at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backbends in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backbend with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backbends?

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

Is Backbends hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backbends?

Only one known combination produces Backbends.

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