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How to Make Backfire Shield in Infinite Craft

Backfire Shield is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwards plus Fire Shield. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardsFire ShieldBackfire Shield

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 352 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 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. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16MountainWindAvalanche
  17. 17EarthFireLava
  18. 18LavaWaterStone
  19. 19LavaStoneObsidian
  20. 20ObsidianStoneBlade
  21. 21BladeFireSword
  22. 22AvalancheSwordShield
  23. 23LakeShieldBuckler
  24. 24WindWindTornado
  25. 25BucklerTornadoTornado Shield
  26. 26FireTornado ShieldFire Shield
  27. 27BackwardsFire ShieldBackfire Shield
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Engine + Steam→ Train13Reverse + Train→ Backwards14Water + Water→ Lake15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche17Earth + Fire→ Lava18Lava + Water→ Stone19Lava + Stone→ Obsidian20Obsidian + Stone→ Blade21Blade + Fire→ Sword22Avalanche + Sword→ Shield23Lake + Shield→ Buckler24Wind + Wind→ Tornado25Buckler + Tornado→ Tornado Shield26Fire + Tornado Shield→ Fire Shield27Backwards + Fire Shield→ Backfire Shield

Other ways to make Backfire Shield

2 combinations are known to produce Backfire Shield. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backfire Shield
FirstSecondResult
BackwardsFire ShieldBackfire Shield
BackwardFire ShieldBackfire Shield

Backfire Shield at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
35
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backfire Shield in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwards with Fire Shield. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backfire Shield?

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

Is Backfire Shield hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backfire Shield?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Backfire Shield, 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.