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How to Make Backnews in Infinite Craft

Backnews is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backnew plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BacknewPluralBacknews

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 63

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 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. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionPlantWeed
  22. 22DustWeedClean
  23. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25CleanStoneSlate
  26. 26CleanSlateFresh Start
  27. 27CleanFresh StartNew
  28. 28BackNewBacknew
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30TornadoWaterTsunami
  31. 31EarthTsunamiIsland
  32. 32EarthIslandContinent
  33. 33SteamWaveSurf
  34. 34ContinentSurfAustralia
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36MountainWindAvalanche
  37. 37AvalancheWindSnow
  38. 38AustraliaSnowNo
  39. 39WaterWaterLake
  40. 40LakeWaterOcean
  41. 41NoOceanNot
  42. 42DustEngineVacuum
  43. 43FireVacuumBlack Hole
  44. 44Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  45. 45NotSingularityPlural
  46. 46BacknewPluralBacknews
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→ Dust20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Dandelion + Plant→ Weed22Dust + Weed→ Clean23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Clean + Stone→ Slate26Clean + Slate→ Fresh Start27Clean + Fresh Start→ New28Back + New→ Backnew29Wind + Wind→ Tornado30Tornado + Water→ Tsunami31Earth + Tsunami→ Island32Earth + Island→ Continent33Steam + Wave→ Surf34Continent + Surf→ Australia35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche37Avalanche + Wind→ Snow38Australia + Snow→ No39Water + Water→ Lake40Lake + Water→ Ocean41No + Ocean→ Not42Dust + Engine→ Vacuum43Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole44Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity45Not + Singularity→ Plural46Backnew + Plural→ Backnews

Backnews at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backnews in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backnew with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backnews?

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

Is Backnews hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backnews?

Only one known combination produces Backnews.

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