Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make Backdine in Infinite Craft

Backdine is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 72 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwards plus Dineback. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardsDinebackBackdine

Marathon72 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 133

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 72 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. 14SteamWaveSurf
  15. 15EngineWindWindmill
  16. 16SurfWindmillWindsurfing
  17. 17ReverseWindsurfingBackward
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20WaterWineHoly Water
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22TreeWaterRiver
  23. 23Holy WaterRiverJordan
  24. 24EarthJordanMichael
  25. 25FireHoly WaterVampire
  26. 26MichaelVampireEdward
  27. 27EarthWindDust
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29PlanetWinePluto
  30. 30FirePlutoHades
  31. 31EdwardHadesEd
  32. 32RiverTreePaper
  33. 33PaperPlantBook
  34. 34EarthRiverDelta
  35. 35BookDeltaAlphabet
  36. 36EarthEarthMountain
  37. 37WaterWaterLake
  38. 38LakeMountainFjord
  39. 39DustFjordTroll
  40. 40MountainTrollDwarf
  41. 41DustPlantPollen
  42. 42PollenWaterHoney
  43. 43EarthPlanetMoon
  44. 44HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  45. 45DwarfHoneymoonShort
  46. 46AlphabetShortAcronym
  47. 47PollenWindAllergy
  48. 48CarDustRust
  49. 49FireRustIron
  50. 50EarthIronMetal
  51. 51AllergyMetalNickel
  52. 52FireWindSmoke
  53. 53NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  54. 54EarthFireLava
  55. 55LavaWaterStone
  56. 56PlantStoneFossil
  57. 57FireFossilDinosaur
  58. 58DustWindSandstorm
  59. 59DustTreeWood
  60. 60SandstormWoodSandal
  61. 61DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  62. 62LakeThesaurusSynonym
  63. 63NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  64. 64AcronymNicknameInitials
  65. 65PlantWaterSwamp
  66. 66FireSwampDragon
  67. 67DragonLakeLoch Ness Monster
  68. 68Loch Ness MonsterTrainNessie Express
  69. 69InitialsNessie ExpressINE
  70. 70EdINEEdine
  71. 71BackwardEdineDineback
  72. 72BackwardsDinebackBackdine
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand7Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass8Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror9Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano10Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo11Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse12Engine + Steamโ†’ Train13Reverse + Trainโ†’ Backwards14Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf15Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill16Surf + Windmillโ†’ Windsurfing17Reverse + Windsurfingโ†’ Backward18Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion19Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine20Water + Wineโ†’ Holy Water21Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree22Tree + Waterโ†’ River23Holy Water + Riverโ†’ Jordan24Earth + Jordanโ†’ Michael25Fire + Holy Waterโ†’ Vampire26Michael + Vampireโ†’ Edward27Earth + Windโ†’ Dust28Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet29Planet + Wineโ†’ Pluto30Fire + Plutoโ†’ Hades31Edward + Hadesโ†’ Ed32River + Treeโ†’ Paper33Paper + Plantโ†’ Book34Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta35Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet36Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain37Water + Waterโ†’ Lake38Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord39Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll40Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf41Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen42Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey43Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon44Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon45Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short46Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym47Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy48Car + Dustโ†’ Rust49Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron50Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal51Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel52Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke53Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon54Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava55Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone56Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil57Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur58Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm59Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood60Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal61Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus62Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym63Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname64Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials65Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp66Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon67Dragon + Lakeโ†’ Loch Ness Monster68Loch Ness Monster + Trainโ†’ Nessie Express69Initials + Nessie Expressโ†’ INE70Ed + INEโ†’ Edine71Backward + Edineโ†’ Dineback72Backwards + Dinebackโ†’ Backdine

Backdine at a glance

Steps to craft
72
Marathon
Crafting depth
133
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 72 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backdine in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwards with Dineback. The full path from the base elements takes 72 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backdine?

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

Is Backdine hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 72 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backdine?

Only one known combination produces Backdine.

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