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How to Make Backnights in Infinite Craft

Backnights is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backnight plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BacknightPluralBacknights

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 53

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 26WindWindTornado
  27. 27TornadoWaterTsunami
  28. 28EarthTsunamiIsland
  29. 29EarthIslandContinent
  30. 30SteamWaveSurf
  31. 31ContinentSurfAustralia
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33MountainWindAvalanche
  34. 34AvalancheWindSnow
  35. 35AustraliaSnowNo
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37LakeWaterOcean
  38. 38NoOceanNot
  39. 39DustEngineVacuum
  40. 40FireVacuumBlack Hole
  41. 41Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  42. 42NotSingularityPlural
  43. 43BacknightPluralBacknights
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→ Backnight26Wind + Wind→ Tornado27Tornado + Water→ Tsunami28Earth + Tsunami→ Island29Earth + Island→ Continent30Steam + Wave→ Surf31Continent + Surf→ Australia32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche34Avalanche + Wind→ Snow35Australia + Snow→ No36Water + Water→ Lake37Lake + Water→ Ocean38No + Ocean→ Not39Dust + Engine→ Vacuum40Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole41Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity42Not + Singularity→ Plural43Backnight + Plural→ Backnights

Backnights at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backnights in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backnight with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backnights?

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

Is Backnights hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backnights?

Only one known combination produces Backnights.

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