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How to Make Backports in Infinite Craft

Backports is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backport plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackportPluralBackports

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 49

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineWindWindmill
  10. 10MudWindmillPig
  11. 11PigWaterPiggyback
  12. 12PencilPiggybackBackpack
  13. 13FireMudBrick
  14. 14BrickWindHouse
  15. 15HouseHouseTown
  16. 16TownWaterPort
  17. 17BackpackPortBackport
  18. 18WindWindTornado
  19. 19TornadoWaterTsunami
  20. 20EarthTsunamiIsland
  21. 21EarthIslandContinent
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23SteamWaveSurf
  24. 24ContinentSurfAustralia
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26MountainWindAvalanche
  27. 27AvalancheWindSnow
  28. 28AustraliaSnowNo
  29. 29WaterWaterLake
  30. 30LakeWaterOcean
  31. 31NoOceanNot
  32. 32DustEngineVacuum
  33. 33FireVacuumBlack Hole
  34. 34Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  35. 35NotSingularityPlural
  36. 36BackportPluralBackports
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree5Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill10Mud + Windmillโ†’ Pig11Pig + Waterโ†’ Piggyback12Pencil + Piggybackโ†’ Backpack13Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick14Brick + Windโ†’ House15House + Houseโ†’ Town16Town + Waterโ†’ Port17Backpack + Portโ†’ Backport18Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado19Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami20Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island21Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent22Water + Windโ†’ Wave23Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf24Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia25Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain26Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche27Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow28Australia + Snowโ†’ No29Water + Waterโ†’ Lake30Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean31No + Oceanโ†’ Not32Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum33Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole34Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity35Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural36Backport + Pluralโ†’ Backports

Backports at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backports in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backport with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backports?

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

Is Backports hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backports?

Only one known combination produces Backports.

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