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How to Make Backstills in Infinite Craft

Backstills is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backstill plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackstillPluralBackstills

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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
  27. 27WindWindTornado
  28. 28TornadoWaterTsunami
  29. 29EarthTsunamiIsland
  30. 30EarthIslandContinent
  31. 31SteamWaveSurf
  32. 32ContinentSurfAustralia
  33. 33EarthEarthMountain
  34. 34MountainWindAvalanche
  35. 35AvalancheWindSnow
  36. 36AustraliaSnowNo
  37. 37WaterWaterLake
  38. 38LakeWaterOcean
  39. 39NoOceanNot
  40. 40EarthWindDust
  41. 41DustEngineVacuum
  42. 42FireVacuumBlack Hole
  43. 43Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  44. 44NotSingularityPlural
  45. 45BackstillPluralBackstills
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→ Backstill27Wind + Wind→ Tornado28Tornado + Water→ Tsunami29Earth + Tsunami→ Island30Earth + Island→ Continent31Steam + Wave→ Surf32Continent + Surf→ Australia33Earth + Earth→ Mountain34Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche35Avalanche + Wind→ Snow36Australia + Snow→ No37Water + Water→ Lake38Lake + Water→ Ocean39No + Ocean→ Not40Earth + Wind→ Dust41Dust + Engine→ Vacuum42Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole43Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity44Not + Singularity→ Plural45Backstill + Plural→ Backstills

Backstills at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backstills in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backstill with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backstills?

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

Is Backstills hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backstills?

Only one known combination produces Backstills.

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