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How to Make Backends in Infinite Craft

Backends is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backend plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackendPluralBackends

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 59

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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. 19EarthEngineTractor
  20. 20EarthTractorFarm
  21. 21FarmPlantFood
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  25. 25FoodMountain DewCode
  26. 26CodeEngineProgram
  27. 27BackProgramBackend
  28. 28WindWindTornado
  29. 29TornadoWaterTsunami
  30. 30EarthTsunamiIsland
  31. 31EarthIslandContinent
  32. 32SteamWaveSurf
  33. 33ContinentSurfAustralia
  34. 34MountainWindAvalanche
  35. 35AvalancheWindSnow
  36. 36AustraliaSnowNo
  37. 37WaterWaterLake
  38. 38LakeWaterOcean
  39. 39NoOceanNot
  40. 40EarthWindDust
  41. 41DustEngineVacuum
  42. 42FireVacuumBlack Hole
  43. 43Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  44. 44NotSingularityPlural
  45. 45BackendPluralBackends
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→ Back19Earth + Engine→ Tractor20Earth + Tractor→ Farm21Farm + Plant→ Food22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Earth + Earth→ Mountain24Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew25Food + Mountain Dew→ Code26Code + Engine→ Program27Back + Program→ Backend28Wind + Wind→ Tornado29Tornado + Water→ Tsunami30Earth + Tsunami→ Island31Earth + Island→ Continent32Steam + Wave→ Surf33Continent + Surf→ Australia34Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche35Avalanche + Wind→ Snow36Australia + Snow→ No37Water + Water→ Lake38Lake + Water→ Ocean39No + Ocean→ Not40Earth + Wind→ Dust41Dust + Engine→ Vacuum42Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole43Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity44Not + Singularity→ Plural45Backend + Plural→ Backends

Backends at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backends in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backend with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backends?

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

Is Backends hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backends?

Only one known combination produces Backends.

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