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How to Make Backlife in Infinite Craft

Backlife is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Life. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackLifeBacklife

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 282 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 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. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21DustWindSandstorm
  22. 22PlanetSandstormMars
  23. 23EarthMarsLife
  24. 24BackLifeBacklife
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→ Back19Earth + Wind→ Dust20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm22Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars23Earth + Mars→ Life24Back + Life→ Backlife

Other ways to make Backlife

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

Alternative combinations that produce Backlife
FirstSecondResult
BackLifeBacklife
BackLIFEBacklife

What you can make with Backlife

Backlife at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
28
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backlife in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Life. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backlife?

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

Is Backlife hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backlife?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Backlife, 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.