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How to Make Backgrounds in Infinite Craft

Backgrounds is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Background plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackgroundPluralBackgrounds

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 52

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5PlantStoneFossil
  6. 6FireFossilDinosaur
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustWindSandstorm
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10DustTreeWood
  11. 11SandstormWoodSandal
  12. 12DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  13. 13LakeThesaurusSynonym
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16AvalancheWindSnow
  17. 17PlantSnowChristmas Tree
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19EarthSteamMud
  20. 20FireMudBrick
  21. 21BrickBrickWall
  22. 22Christmas TreeWallWallpaper
  23. 23SynonymWallpaperBackground
  24. 24WindWindTornado
  25. 25TornadoWaterTsunami
  26. 26EarthTsunamiIsland
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30ContinentSurfAustralia
  31. 31AustraliaSnowNo
  32. 32LakeWaterOcean
  33. 33NoOceanNot
  34. 34FireSteamEngine
  35. 35DustEngineVacuum
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  38. 38NotSingularityPlural
  39. 39BackgroundPluralBackgrounds
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Plant + Stone→ Fossil6Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm9Earth + Plant→ Tree10Dust + Tree→ Wood11Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal12Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus13Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym14Earth + Earth→ Mountain15Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche16Avalanche + Wind→ Snow17Plant + Snow→ Christmas Tree18Fire + Water→ Steam19Earth + Steam→ Mud20Fire + Mud→ Brick21Brick + Brick→ Wall22Christmas Tree + Wall→ Wallpaper23Synonym + Wallpaper→ Background24Wind + Wind→ Tornado25Tornado + Water→ Tsunami26Earth + Tsunami→ Island27Earth + Island→ Continent28Water + Wind→ Wave29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Continent + Surf→ Australia31Australia + Snow→ No32Lake + Water→ Ocean33No + Ocean→ Not34Fire + Steam→ Engine35Dust + Engine→ Vacuum36Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole37Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity38Not + Singularity→ Plural39Background + Plural→ Backgrounds

Backgrounds at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backgrounds in Infinite Craft?

Combine Background with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backgrounds?

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

Is Backgrounds hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backgrounds?

Only one known combination produces Backgrounds.

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