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How to Make Backhanded Compliment in Infinite Craft

Backhanded Compliment is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backhand plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackhandThesaurusBackhanded Compliment

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 333 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7EarthObsidianDiamond
  8. 8WindWindTornado
  9. 9TornadoTornadoHurricane
  10. 10HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13SteamboatTreePaddle
  14. 14DiamondPaddleTennis
  15. 15BrickTennisBackhand
  16. 16PlantStoneFossil
  17. 17FireFossilDinosaur
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19DustWindSandstorm
  20. 20DustTreeWood
  21. 21SandstormWoodSandal
  22. 22DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  23. 23BackhandThesaurusBackhanded Compliment
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Earth + Fire→ Lava5Lava + Water→ Stone6Lava + Stone→ Obsidian7Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond8Wind + Wind→ Tornado9Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane10Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat11Earth + Water→ Plant12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Steamboat + Tree→ Paddle14Diamond + Paddle→ Tennis15Brick + Tennis→ Backhand16Plant + Stone→ Fossil17Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur18Earth + Wind→ Dust19Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm20Dust + Tree→ Wood21Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal22Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus23Backhand + Thesaurus→ Backhanded Compliment

Other ways to make Backhanded Compliment

3 combinations are known to produce Backhanded Compliment. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backhanded Compliment
FirstSecondResult
BackhandThesaurusBackhanded Compliment
BackhandSaladpocalypseBackhanded Compliment
BackhandLettersBackhanded Compliment

What you can make with Backhanded Compliment

Backhanded Compliment at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backhanded Compliment in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backhand with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backhanded Compliment?

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

Is Backhanded Compliment hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backhanded Compliment?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Backhanded Compliment, 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.