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How to Make Backups in Infinite Craft

Backups is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backup plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackupPluralBackups

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 51

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineWindWindmill
  10. 10MudWindmillPig
  11. 11PigWaterPiggyback
  12. 12PencilPiggybackBackpack
  13. 13EngineSteamTrain
  14. 14TrainWaterSubmarine
  15. 15SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  16. 16Captain NemoDustNemo
  17. 17NemoWindFinding Nemo
  18. 18EarthFinding NemoPixar
  19. 19PixarWindUp
  20. 20BackpackUpBackup
  21. 21WindWindTornado
  22. 22TornadoWaterTsunami
  23. 23EarthTsunamiIsland
  24. 24EarthIslandContinent
  25. 25WaterWindWave
  26. 26SteamWaveSurf
  27. 27ContinentSurfAustralia
  28. 28EarthEarthMountain
  29. 29MountainWindAvalanche
  30. 30AvalancheWindSnow
  31. 31AustraliaSnowNo
  32. 32WaterWaterLake
  33. 33LakeWaterOcean
  34. 34NoOceanNot
  35. 35DustEngineVacuum
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  38. 38NotSingularityPlural
  39. 39BackupPluralBackups
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree5Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill10Mud + Windmillโ†’ Pig11Pig + Waterโ†’ Piggyback12Pencil + Piggybackโ†’ Backpack13Engine + Steamโ†’ Train14Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine15Steam + Submarineโ†’ Captain Nemo16Captain Nemo + Dustโ†’ Nemo17Nemo + Windโ†’ Finding Nemo18Earth + Finding Nemoโ†’ Pixar19Pixar + Windโ†’ Up20Backpack + Upโ†’ Backup21Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado22Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami23Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island24Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent25Water + Windโ†’ Wave26Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf27Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia28Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain29Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche30Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow31Australia + Snowโ†’ No32Water + Waterโ†’ Lake33Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean34No + Oceanโ†’ Not35Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum36Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole37Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity38Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural39Backup + Pluralโ†’ Backups

Backups at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backups in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backup with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backups?

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

Is Backups hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backups?

Only one known combination produces Backups.

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