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How to Make Backthinkers in Infinite Craft

Backthinkers is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backthink plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackthinkPluralBackthinkers

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 64

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 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. 19FireWindSmoke
  20. 20SmokeWaterFog
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustWindSandstorm
  23. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25SandstormStoneSphinx
  26. 26FogSphinxRiddle
  27. 27RiddleWindAnswer
  28. 28AnswerSteamQuestion
  29. 29EarthEngineTractor
  30. 30EngineTractorTank
  31. 31QuestionTankThink
  32. 32BackThinkBackthink
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34TornadoWaterTsunami
  35. 35EarthTsunamiIsland
  36. 36EarthIslandContinent
  37. 37SteamWaveSurf
  38. 38ContinentSurfAustralia
  39. 39EarthEarthMountain
  40. 40MountainWindAvalanche
  41. 41AvalancheWindSnow
  42. 42AustraliaSnowNo
  43. 43WaterWaterLake
  44. 44LakeWaterOcean
  45. 45NoOceanNot
  46. 46DustEngineVacuum
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  49. 49NotSingularityPlural
  50. 50BackthinkPluralBackthinkers
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→ Back19Fire + Wind→ Smoke20Smoke + Water→ Fog21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx26Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle27Riddle + Wind→ Answer28Answer + Steam→ Question29Earth + Engine→ Tractor30Engine + Tractor→ Tank31Question + Tank→ Think32Back + Think→ Backthink33Wind + Wind→ Tornado34Tornado + Water→ Tsunami35Earth + Tsunami→ Island36Earth + Island→ Continent37Steam + Wave→ Surf38Continent + Surf→ Australia39Earth + Earth→ Mountain40Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche41Avalanche + Wind→ Snow42Australia + Snow→ No43Water + Water→ Lake44Lake + Water→ Ocean45No + Ocean→ Not46Dust + Engine→ Vacuum47Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole48Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity49Not + Singularity→ Plural50Backthink + Plural→ Backthinkers

Backthinkers at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backthinkers in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backthink with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backthinkers?

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

Is Backthinkers hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backthinkers?

Only one known combination produces Backthinkers.

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