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How to Make Backlight in Infinite Craft

Backlight is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backnight plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BacknightLettersBacklight

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 47

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 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. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionEarthFlower
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23EarthPlanetMoon
  24. 24FlowerMoonNight
  25. 25BackNightBacknight
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28BookDeltaAlphabet
  29. 29DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  30. 30AlphabetFireworksLetters
  31. 31BacknightLettersBacklight
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→ Back19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Earth→ Flower21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Earth + Planet→ Moon24Flower + Moon→ Night25Back + Night→ Backnight26Paper + Plant→ Book27Earth + River→ Delta28Book + Delta→ Alphabet29Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks30Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters31Backnight + Letters→ Backlight

Backlight at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backlight in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backnight with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backlight?

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

Is Backlight hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backlight?

Only one known combination produces Backlight.

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