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How to Make Backfire in Infinite Craft

Backfire sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Engine plus Prank.

The final combination

EnginePrankBackfire

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 164 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5TreeWaterRiver
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8LakeOceanSea
  9. 9PlantSteamTea
  10. 10SeaTeaTease
  11. 11RiverTeasePrank
  12. 12EnginePrankBackfire
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Tree + Water→ River6Water + Water→ Lake7Lake + Water→ Ocean8Lake + Ocean→ Sea9Plant + Steam→ Tea10Sea + Tea→ Tease11River + Tease→ Prank12Engine + Prank→ Backfire

Other ways to make Backfire

4 combinations are known to produce Backfire. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backfire
FirstSecondResult
BushfireReverseBackfire
FirewalkOppositeBackfire
EnginePrankBackfire
EngineReverseBackfire

What you can make with Backfire

Backfire at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backfire in Infinite Craft?

Combine Engine with Prank. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backfire?

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

Is Backfire hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backfire?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Backfire, 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.