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How to Make Backmen in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

BackmanPluralBackmen

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 54

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FirePlanetSun
  4. 4FireSunSolar
  5. 5PlanetSolarSystem
  6. 6FireSystemComputer
  7. 7ComputerFireHack
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10EarthTreeForest
  11. 11ForestForestJungle
  12. 12FireFireVolcano
  13. 13JungleVolcanoTarzan
  14. 14HackTarzanHackman
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EnginePlantCar
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21GlassSteamMirror
  22. 22MirrorVolcanoEcho
  23. 23CarEchoReverse
  24. 24HackmanReverseBackman
  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. 42BackmanPluralBackmen
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Fire + Planet→ Sun4Fire + Sun→ Solar5Planet + Solar→ System6Fire + System→ Computer7Computer + Fire→ Hack8Earth + Water→ Plant9Earth + Plant→ Tree10Earth + Tree→ Forest11Forest + Forest→ Jungle12Fire + Fire→ Volcano13Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan14Hack + Tarzan→ Hackman15Fire + Water→ Steam16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Engine + Plant→ Car18Water + Wind→ Wave19Earth + Wave→ Sand20Fire + Sand→ Glass21Glass + Steam→ Mirror22Mirror + Volcano→ Echo23Car + Echo→ Reverse24Hackman + Reverse→ Backman25Wind + 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→ Plural42Backman + Plural→ Backmen

Backmen at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
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 Backmen, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backmen in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Backmen?

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

Is Backmen 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 Backmen?

Only one known combination produces Backmen.

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