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How to Make Backflop in Infinite Craft

Backflop is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backdown plus Backflip. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackdownBackflipBackflop

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 60

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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
  29. 29EnginePlantCar
  30. 30WaterWindWave
  31. 31EarthWaveSand
  32. 32FireSandGlass
  33. 33GlassSteamMirror
  34. 34FireFireVolcano
  35. 35MirrorVolcanoEcho
  36. 36CarEchoReverse
  37. 37DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  38. 38FireworksWaterSplash
  39. 39ReverseSplashBackflip
  40. 40BackdownBackflipBackflop
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Fire + Water→ Steam7Earth + Steam→ Mud8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Wind→ Windmill10Mud + Windmill→ Pig11Pig + Water→ Piggyback12Pencil + Piggyback→ Backpack13Engine + Steam→ Train14Train + Water→ Submarine15Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo16Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo17Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo18Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar19Pixar + Wind→ Up20Backpack + Up→ Backup21Water + Windmill→ Energy22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch24Water + Water→ Lake25Dandelion Patch + Lake→ Duck26Duck + Wind→ Goose27Energy + Goose→ Down28Backup + Down→ Backdown29Engine + Plant→ Car30Water + Wind→ Wave31Earth + Wave→ Sand32Fire + Sand→ Glass33Glass + Steam→ Mirror34Fire + Fire→ Volcano35Mirror + Volcano→ Echo36Car + Echo→ Reverse37Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks38Fireworks + Water→ Splash39Reverse + Splash→ Backflip40Backdown + Backflip→ Backflop

What you can make with Backflop

Backflop at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
60
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backflop in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backdown with Backflip. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backflop?

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

Is Backflop hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backflop?

Only one known combination produces Backflop.

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