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How to Make Backswords in Infinite Craft

Backswords is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backsword plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackswordPluralBackswords

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 752 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4ObsidianStoneBlade
  5. 5BladeFireSword
  6. 6SwordSwordLongsword
  7. 7LongswordLongswordGreatsword
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9PlantWindDandelion
  10. 10DandelionWaterWine
  11. 11WindWineBalloon
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13BalloonDustDust Bunny
  14. 14PlantWaterSwamp
  15. 15FireSwampDragon
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17AshFirePhoenix
  18. 18DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  19. 19Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  20. 20GreatswordOppositeBacksword
  21. 21WindWindTornado
  22. 22TornadoWaterTsunami
  23. 23EarthTsunamiIsland
  24. 24EarthIslandContinent
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27SteamWaveSurf
  28. 28ContinentSurfAustralia
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30MountainWindAvalanche
  31. 31AvalancheWindSnow
  32. 32AustraliaSnowNo
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34LakeWaterOcean
  35. 35NoOceanNot
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  40. 40NotSingularityPlural
  41. 41BackswordPluralBackswords
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Obsidian + Stone→ Blade5Blade + Fire→ Sword6Sword + Sword→ Longsword7Longsword + Longsword→ Greatsword8Earth + Water→ Plant9Plant + Wind→ Dandelion10Dandelion + Water→ Wine11Wind + Wine→ Balloon12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny14Plant + Water→ Swamp15Fire + Swamp→ Dragon16Dust + Fire→ Ash17Ash + Fire→ Phoenix18Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang19Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite20Greatsword + Opposite→ Backsword21Wind + Wind→ Tornado22Tornado + Water→ Tsunami23Earth + Tsunami→ Island24Earth + Island→ Continent25Fire + Water→ Steam26Water + Wind→ Wave27Steam + Wave→ Surf28Continent + Surf→ Australia29Earth + Earth→ Mountain30Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche31Avalanche + Wind→ Snow32Australia + Snow→ No33Water + Water→ Lake34Lake + Water→ Ocean35No + Ocean→ Not36Fire + Steam→ Engine37Dust + Engine→ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole39Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity40Not + Singularity→ Plural41Backsword + Plural→ Backswords

Other ways to make Backswords

2 combinations are known to produce Backswords. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backswords
FirstSecondResult
BackswordPluralBackswords
Back SwordPluralBackswords

Backswords at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backswords in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backsword with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backswords?

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

Is Backswords hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backswords?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Backswords, 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.