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How to Make Backroads in Infinite Craft

Backroads is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Becauseways plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BecausewaysPast TenseBackroads

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 762 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5FishWindFlying Fish
  6. 6EarthFlying FishBird
  7. 7BirdEarthChicken
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthEngineTractor
  12. 12MountainTractorBulldozer
  13. 13BulldozerMountainRoad
  14. 14ChickenRoadWhy
  15. 15DustWhyBecause
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18MountainSandPyramid
  19. 19PyramidWaterTomb
  20. 20TombWaterMoses
  21. 21MosesWaterParting
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24EarthWaterPlant
  25. 25EnginePlantCar
  26. 26CarEarthTire
  27. 27FogTireSkid
  28. 28PartingSkidWays
  29. 29BecauseWaysBecauseways
  30. 30DustFireAsh
  31. 31FireSandGlass
  32. 32GlassSandHourglass
  33. 33FireHourglassTime
  34. 34AshTimeHistory
  35. 35GlassSteamMirror
  36. 36HistoryMirrorPast
  37. 37FogPlantMushroom
  38. 38EarthMushroomToadstool
  39. 39PlantWindDandelion
  40. 40DandelionPlantWeed
  41. 41ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  42. 42DustWindSandstorm
  43. 43SandstormWaterOasis
  44. 44OasisPlantDate
  45. 45DateWaterDating
  46. 46DatingEarthMarriage
  47. 47EarthMarriageDivorce
  48. 48DandelionDustWish
  49. 49WaterWishGenie
  50. 50DivorceGenieSingle
  51. 51Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  52. 52PastTriplePast Tense
  53. 53BecausewaysPast TenseBackroads
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Water + Waterโ†’ Lake3Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean4Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish5Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish6Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird7Bird + Earthโ†’ Chicken8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine11Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor12Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer13Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road14Chicken + Roadโ†’ Why15Dust + Whyโ†’ Because16Water + Windโ†’ Wave17Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand18Mountain + Sandโ†’ Pyramid19Pyramid + Waterโ†’ Tomb20Tomb + Waterโ†’ Moses21Moses + Waterโ†’ Parting22Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke23Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog24Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant25Engine + Plantโ†’ Car26Car + Earthโ†’ Tire27Fog + Tireโ†’ Skid28Parting + Skidโ†’ Ways29Because + Waysโ†’ Becauseways30Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash31Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass32Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass33Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time34Ash + Timeโ†’ History35Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror36History + Mirrorโ†’ Past37Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom38Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool39Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion40Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed41Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom42Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm43Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis44Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date45Date + Waterโ†’ Dating46Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage47Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce48Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish49Water + Wishโ†’ Genie50Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single51Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple52Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense53Becauseways + Past Tenseโ†’ Backroads

Other ways to make Backroads

2 combinations are known to produce Backroads. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backroads
FirstSecondResult
BecausewaysPast TenseBackroads
BecausewaysPast tenseBackroads

Backroads at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backroads in Infinite Craft?

Combine Becauseways with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backroads?

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

Is Backroads hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backroads?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Backroads, and the shortest route is shown above.

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