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How to Make Backstory in Infinite Craft

Backstory is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 19 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back to the Future plus History. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Back to the FutureHistoryBackstory

Long19 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 254 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 19 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4PlanetSteamSteampunk
  5. 5SteampunkWindAirship
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9TreeWaveSurfboard
  10. 10AirshipSurfboardHoverboard
  11. 11DustHoverboardMarty McFly
  12. 12FireMarty McFlyBack to the Future
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassSandHourglass
  17. 17FireHourglassTime
  18. 18AshTimeHistory
  19. 19Back to the FutureHistoryBackstory
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Fire + Water→ Steam4Planet + Steam→ Steampunk5Steampunk + Wind→ Airship6Earth + Water→ Plant7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Water + Wind→ Wave9Tree + Wave→ Surfboard10Airship + Surfboard→ Hoverboard11Dust + Hoverboard→ Marty McFly12Fire + Marty McFly→ Back to the Future13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Glass + Sand→ Hourglass17Fire + Hourglass→ Time18Ash + Time→ History19Back to the Future + History→ Backstory

Other ways to make Backstory

4 combinations are known to produce Backstory. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backstory
FirstSecondResult
Back to the FutureHistoryBackstory
Back To The FutureHistoryBackstory
Back to the FutureHiStoryBackstory
Back To The FutureHiStoryBackstory

What you can make with Backstory

Backstory at a glance

Steps to craft
19
Long
Crafting depth
25
longer than 84% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 19 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backstory in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back to the Future with History. The full path from the base elements takes 19 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backstory?

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

Is Backstory hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 19 steps it is longer than 84% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backstory?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Backstory, 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.