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How to Make Backlives in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

BacklifePluralBacklives

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 52

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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
  25. 25WindWindTornado
  26. 26TornadoWaterTsunami
  27. 27EarthTsunamiIsland
  28. 28EarthIslandContinent
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30ContinentSurfAustralia
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32MountainWindAvalanche
  33. 33AvalancheWindSnow
  34. 34AustraliaSnowNo
  35. 35WaterWaterLake
  36. 36LakeWaterOcean
  37. 37NoOceanNot
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39FireVacuumBlack Hole
  40. 40Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  41. 41NotSingularityPlural
  42. 42BacklifePluralBacklives
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→ Backlife25Wind + Wind→ Tornado26Tornado + Water→ Tsunami27Earth + Tsunami→ Island28Earth + Island→ Continent29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Continent + Surf→ Australia31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche33Avalanche + Wind→ Snow34Australia + Snow→ No35Water + Water→ Lake36Lake + Water→ Ocean37No + Ocean→ Not38Dust + Engine→ Vacuum39Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole40Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity41Not + Singularity→ Plural42Backlife + Plural→ Backlives

Backlives at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backlives in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Backlives?

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

Is Backlives 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 Backlives?

Only one known combination produces Backlives.

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