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How to Make Backhow in Infinite Craft

Backhow is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus How. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackHowBackhow

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 442 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 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. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20EngineLakeBoat
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23EnginePlanetSaturn
  24. 24EarthSaturnTitan
  25. 25EarthTitanAtlas
  26. 26PlantWaterSwamp
  27. 27PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  28. 28SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  29. 29AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  30. 30LakeShrugging ManWhat
  31. 31BoatWhatHow
  32. 32BackHowBackhow
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→ Back19Water + Water→ Lake20Engine + Lake→ Boat21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Engine + Planet→ Saturn24Earth + Saturn→ Titan25Earth + Titan→ Atlas26Plant + Water→ Swamp27Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap28Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing29Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man30Lake + Shrugging Man→ What31Boat + What→ How32Back + How→ Backhow

Other ways to make Backhow

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

Alternative combinations that produce Backhow
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What you can make with Backhow

Backhow at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backhow in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with How. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backhow?

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

Is Backhow hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backhow?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Backhow, 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.