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How to Make Backstories in Infinite Craft

Backstories is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backglasses plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackglassesThesaurusBackstories

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 4410 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 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. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  21. 21FireworksGlassGlasses
  22. 22BackGlassesBackglasses
  23. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25PlantStoneFossil
  26. 26FireFossilDinosaur
  27. 27EarthWindDust
  28. 28DustWindSandstorm
  29. 29DustTreeWood
  30. 30SandstormWoodSandal
  31. 31DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  32. 32BackglassesThesaurusBackstories
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 + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks21Fireworks + Glass→ Glasses22Back + Glasses→ Backglasses23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Plant + Stone→ Fossil26Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur27Earth + Wind→ Dust28Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm29Dust + Tree→ Wood30Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal31Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus32Backglasses + Thesaurus→ Backstories

Other ways to make Backstories

10 combinations are known to produce Backstories. Here are 10 of them.

Backstories at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
10
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backstories in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backglasses with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backstories?

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

Is Backstories hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backstories?

Yes. 10 combinations are known to produce Backstories, 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.