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How to Make Backless in Infinite Craft

Backless is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backstroke plus Less. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackstrokeLessBackless

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 405 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6DustPencilEraser
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionWaterWine
  9. 9TreeWineDrunk
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11DrunkLakeSwim
  12. 12EraserSwimBackstroke
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoTornadoHurricane
  15. 15DandelionDustWish
  16. 16TreeWishMoney
  17. 17HurricaneMoneyProfit
  18. 18FireProfitLoss
  19. 19FireWindSmoke
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22PlanetSteamSteampunk
  23. 23SteampunkWindAirship
  24. 24AirshipWindZeppelin
  25. 25SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  26. 26Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta RosΓ©
  27. 27EarthWhole Lotta RosΓ©Me
  28. 28LossMeLess
  29. 29BackstrokeLessBackless
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Dust + Pencil→ Eraser7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Water→ Wine9Tree + Wine→ Drunk10Water + Water→ Lake11Drunk + Lake→ Swim12Eraser + Swim→ Backstroke13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane15Dandelion + Dust→ Wish16Tree + Wish→ Money17Hurricane + Money→ Profit18Fire + Profit→ Loss19Fire + Wind→ Smoke20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Fire + Water→ Steam22Planet + Steam→ Steampunk23Steampunk + Wind→ Airship24Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin25Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin26Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé27Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me28Loss + Me→ Less29Backstroke + Less→ Backless

Other ways to make Backless

5 combinations are known to produce Backless. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backless
FirstSecondResult
BackfireLessBackless
BackstrokeLessBackless
BackwardsLessBackless
BackflipLessBackless
BackLessBackless

Backless at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 29 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backless in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backstroke with Less. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backless?

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

Is Backless hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backless?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Backless, 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.