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How to Make Backstaurus in Infinite Craft

Backstaurus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backstella plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackstellaThesaurusBackstaurus

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 52

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 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. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20LakeWaterOcean
  21. 21OceanPlantCoral
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23LakeMountainFjord
  24. 24FjordMountainNorway
  25. 25CoralNorwayCoraline
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27DustEarthPlanet
  28. 28PlanetPlanetStar
  29. 29CoralineStarStella
  30. 30BackStellaBackstella
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36DustTreeWood
  37. 37SandstormWoodSandal
  38. 38DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  39. 39BackstellaThesaurusBackstaurus
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→ Back19Water + Water→ Lake20Lake + Water→ Ocean21Ocean + Plant→ Coral22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Lake + Mountain→ Fjord24Fjord + Mountain→ Norway25Coral + Norway→ Coraline26Earth + Wind→ Dust27Dust + Earth→ Planet28Planet + Planet→ Star29Coraline + Star→ Stella30Back + Stella→ Backstella31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Dust + Tree→ Wood37Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus39Backstella + Thesaurus→ Backstaurus

What you can make with Backstaurus

Backstaurus at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backstaurus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backstella with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backstaurus?

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

Is Backstaurus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backstaurus?

Only one known combination produces Backstaurus.

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