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How to Make Backfuture in Infinite Craft

Backfuture is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backdinner plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackdinnerFuture TenseBackfuture

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 702 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 19EngineSteamTrain
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionWaterWine
  22. 22TrainWineDinner
  23. 23BackDinnerBackdinner
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25DustFireAsh
  26. 26EarthEngineTractor
  27. 27EarthTractorFarm
  28. 28FarmFireBarbecue
  29. 29AshBarbecueBurger
  30. 30BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  31. 31DustEngineVacuum
  32. 32FireVacuumBlack Hole
  33. 33Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  34. 34Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  35. 35PlantSteamTea
  36. 36EngineWindWindmill
  37. 37TeaWindmillDutch
  38. 38DustEarthPlanet
  39. 39FirePlanetSun
  40. 40SunTime MachineFuture
  41. 41DutchFutureTense
  42. 42Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  43. 43BackdinnerFuture TenseBackfuture
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→ Back19Engine + Steam→ Train20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Dandelion + Water→ Wine22Train + Wine→ Dinner23Back + Dinner→ Backdinner24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Dust + Fire→ Ash26Earth + Engine→ Tractor27Earth + Tractor→ Farm28Farm + Fire→ Barbecue29Ash + Barbecue→ Burger30Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger31Dust + Engine→ Vacuum32Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole33Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine34Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger35Plant + Steam→ Tea36Engine + Wind→ Windmill37Tea + Windmill→ Dutch38Dust + Earth→ Planet39Fire + Planet→ Sun40Sun + Time Machine→ Future41Dutch + Future→ Tense42Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense43Backdinner + Future Tense→ Backfuture

Other ways to make Backfuture

2 combinations are known to produce Backfuture. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backfuture
FirstSecondResult
BackdinnerFuture TenseBackfuture
BackwhereFuture TenseBackfuture

Backfuture at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backfuture in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backdinner with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backfuture?

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

Is Backfuture hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backfuture?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Backfuture, 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.