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How to Make Backdown in Infinite Craft

Backdown is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backup plus Down. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackupDownBackdown

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 413 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineWindWindmill
  10. 10MudWindmillPig
  11. 11PigWaterPiggyback
  12. 12PencilPiggybackBackpack
  13. 13EngineSteamTrain
  14. 14TrainWaterSubmarine
  15. 15SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  16. 16Captain NemoDustNemo
  17. 17NemoWindFinding Nemo
  18. 18EarthFinding NemoPixar
  19. 19PixarWindUp
  20. 20BackpackUpBackup
  21. 21WaterWindmillEnergy
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25Dandelion PatchLakeDuck
  26. 26DuckWindGoose
  27. 27EnergyGooseDown
  28. 28BackupDownBackdown
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree5Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill10Mud + Windmillโ†’ Pig11Pig + Waterโ†’ Piggyback12Pencil + Piggybackโ†’ Backpack13Engine + Steamโ†’ Train14Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine15Steam + Submarineโ†’ Captain Nemo16Captain Nemo + Dustโ†’ Nemo17Nemo + Windโ†’ Finding Nemo18Earth + Finding Nemoโ†’ Pixar19Pixar + Windโ†’ Up20Backpack + Upโ†’ Backup21Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy22Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion23Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch24Water + Waterโ†’ Lake25Dandelion Patch + Lakeโ†’ Duck26Duck + Windโ†’ Goose27Energy + Gooseโ†’ Down28Backup + Downโ†’ Backdown

Other ways to make Backdown

3 combinations are known to produce Backdown. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backdown
FirstSecondResult
BackupDownBackdown
BacksideDownBackdown
BackupDOWNBackdown

What you can make with Backdown

Backdown at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backdown in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backup with Down. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backdown?

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

Is Backdown hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backdown?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Backdown, 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.