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How to Make Backthesaurus in Infinite Craft

Backthesaurus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackThesaurusBackthesaurus

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 355 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 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. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21PlantStoneFossil
  22. 22FireFossilDinosaur
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24DustWindSandstorm
  25. 25DustTreeWood
  26. 26SandstormWoodSandal
  27. 27DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  28. 28BackThesaurusBackthesaurus
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→ Back19Earth + Fire→ Lava20Lava + Water→ Stone21Plant + Stone→ Fossil22Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur23Earth + Wind→ Dust24Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm25Dust + Tree→ Wood26Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal27Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus28Back + Thesaurus→ Backthesaurus

Other ways to make Backthesaurus

5 combinations are known to produce Backthesaurus. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backthesaurus
FirstSecondResult
BackThesaurusBackthesaurus
BackspaceThesaurusBackthesaurus
BacklifeThesaurusBackthesaurus
BackmatchThesaurusBackthesaurus
BackmanThesaurusBackthesaurus

Backthesaurus at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
35
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backthesaurus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backthesaurus?

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

Is Backthesaurus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backthesaurus?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Backthesaurus, 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.