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How to Make Backcombing in Infinite Craft

Backcombing is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backcome plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackcomeLettersBackcombing

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 642 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 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. 19PlantSandCactus
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21WaterWaterLake
  22. 22LakeWaterOcean
  23. 23OceanWaterFish
  24. 24EarthFishWhale
  25. 25DustWhaleSperm
  26. 26CactusSpermCum
  27. 27CumReverseCome
  28. 28BackComeBackcome
  29. 29PaperPlantBook
  30. 30EarthRiverDelta
  31. 31BookDeltaAlphabet
  32. 32PlantWindDandelion
  33. 33DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  34. 34AlphabetFireworksLetters
  35. 35BackcomeLettersBackcombing
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→ Back19Plant + Sand→ Cactus20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Water + Water→ Lake22Lake + Water→ Ocean23Ocean + Water→ Fish24Earth + Fish→ Whale25Dust + Whale→ Sperm26Cactus + Sperm→ Cum27Cum + Reverse→ Come28Back + Come→ Backcome29Paper + Plant→ Book30Earth + River→ Delta31Book + Delta→ Alphabet32Plant + Wind→ Dandelion33Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks34Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters35Backcome + Letters→ Backcombing

Other ways to make Backcombing

2 combinations are known to produce Backcombing. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backcombing
FirstSecondResult
BackcomeLettersBackcombing
BackcomeSingularBackcombing

Backcombing at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backcombing in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backcome with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backcombing?

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

Is Backcombing hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backcombing?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Backcombing, and the shortest route is shown above.

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