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How to Make Backout in Infinite Craft

Backout is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Outback plus Reverse. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OutbackReverseBackout

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 24

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10AustraliaDustOutback
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassSteamMirror
  17. 17FireFireVolcano
  18. 18MirrorVolcanoEcho
  19. 19CarEchoReverse
  20. 20OutbackReverseBackout
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Australia + Dust→ Outback11Fire + Steam→ Engine12Earth + Water→ Plant13Engine + Plant→ Car14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Glass + Steam→ Mirror17Fire + Fire→ Volcano18Mirror + Volcano→ Echo19Car + Echo→ Reverse20Outback + Reverse→ Backout

What you can make with Backout

Backout at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
24
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backout in Infinite Craft?

Combine Outback with Reverse. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backout?

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

Is Backout hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backout?

Only one known combination produces Backout.

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