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How to Make Backstill in Infinite Craft

Backstill is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Still. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackStillBackstill

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 33

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 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. 19PlantWaterSwamp
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionWaterWine
  22. 22SwampWineMoonshine
  23. 23DandelionPlantWeed
  24. 24PlantWeedPot
  25. 25MoonshinePotStill
  26. 26BackStillBackstill
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→ Back19Plant + Water→ Swamp20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Dandelion + Water→ Wine22Swamp + Wine→ Moonshine23Dandelion + Plant→ Weed24Plant + Weed→ Pot25Moonshine + Pot→ Still26Back + Still→ Backstill

What you can make with Backstill

Backstill at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backstill in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Still. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backstill?

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

Is Backstill hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backstill?

Only one known combination produces Backstill.

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