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How to Make Backnow in Infinite Craft

Backnow is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Now. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackNowBacknow

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 39

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 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. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20FireHourglassTime
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionWaterWine
  23. 23WindWineBalloon
  24. 24BalloonTreeBonsai
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26BonsaiMountainZen
  27. 27TimeZenNow
  28. 28BackNowBacknow
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→ Back19Glass + Sand→ Hourglass20Fire + Hourglass→ Time21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Water→ Wine23Wind + Wine→ Balloon24Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen27Time + Zen→ Now28Back + Now→ Backnow

What you can make with Backnow

Backnow at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backnow in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Now. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backnow?

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

Is Backnow hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backnow?

Only one known combination produces Backnow.

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