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How to Make Backhanded Compliments in Infinite Craft

Backhanded Compliments is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backhanded Compliment plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Backhanded ComplimentPluralBackhanded Compliments

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25EarthTsunamiIsland
  26. 26EarthIslandContinent
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28SteamWaveSurf
  29. 29ContinentSurfAustralia
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainWindAvalanche
  32. 32AvalancheWindSnow
  33. 33AustraliaSnowNo
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36NoOceanNot
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39FireVacuumBlack Hole
  40. 40Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  41. 41NotSingularityPlural
  42. 42Backhanded ComplimentPluralBackhanded Compliments
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 Compliment24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Earth + Tsunami→ Island26Earth + Island→ Continent27Water + Wind→ Wave28Steam + Wave→ Surf29Continent + Surf→ Australia30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche32Avalanche + Wind→ Snow33Australia + Snow→ No34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36No + Ocean→ Not37Fire + Steam→ Engine38Dust + Engine→ Vacuum39Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole40Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity41Not + Singularity→ Plural42Backhanded Compliment + Plural→ Backhanded Compliments

Backhanded Compliments at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backhanded Compliments in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backhanded Compliment with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backhanded Compliments?

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

Is Backhanded Compliments hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backhanded Compliments?

Only one known combination produces Backhanded Compliments.

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