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How to Make Backthings in Infinite Craft

Backthings is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backthing plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackthingPluralBackthings

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 64

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 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. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  22. 22SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  23. 23MountainSwamp ThingMountain Thing
  24. 24Mountain ThingSwamp ThingThing Thing
  25. 25EarthThing ThingThing
  26. 26BackThingBackthing
  27. 27WindWindTornado
  28. 28TornadoWaterTsunami
  29. 29EarthTsunamiIsland
  30. 30EarthIslandContinent
  31. 31SteamWaveSurf
  32. 32ContinentSurfAustralia
  33. 33MountainWindAvalanche
  34. 34AvalancheWindSnow
  35. 35AustraliaSnowNo
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37LakeWaterOcean
  38. 38NoOceanNot
  39. 39EarthWindDust
  40. 40DustEngineVacuum
  41. 41FireVacuumBlack Hole
  42. 42Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  43. 43NotSingularityPlural
  44. 44BackthingPluralBackthings
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 + Earth→ Mountain20Plant + Water→ Swamp21Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap22Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing23Mountain + Swamp Thing→ Mountain Thing24Mountain Thing + Swamp Thing→ Thing Thing25Earth + Thing Thing→ Thing26Back + Thing→ Backthing27Wind + Wind→ Tornado28Tornado + Water→ Tsunami29Earth + Tsunami→ Island30Earth + Island→ Continent31Steam + Wave→ Surf32Continent + Surf→ Australia33Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche34Avalanche + Wind→ Snow35Australia + Snow→ No36Water + Water→ Lake37Lake + Water→ Ocean38No + Ocean→ Not39Earth + Wind→ Dust40Dust + Engine→ Vacuum41Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole42Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity43Not + Singularity→ Plural44Backthing + Plural→ Backthings

Backthings at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backthings in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backthing with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backthings?

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

Is Backthings hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backthings?

Only one known combination produces Backthings.

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