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How to Make Backupward in Infinite Craft

Backupward is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backup plus Backward. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackupBackwardBackupward

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 46

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 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. 21EnginePlantCar
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23EarthWaveSand
  24. 24FireSandGlass
  25. 25GlassSteamMirror
  26. 26FireFireVolcano
  27. 27MirrorVolcanoEcho
  28. 28CarEchoReverse
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30SurfWindmillWindsurfing
  31. 31ReverseWindsurfingBackward
  32. 32BackupBackwardBackupward
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†’ Backup21Engine + Plantโ†’ Car22Water + Windโ†’ Wave23Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand24Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass25Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror26Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano27Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo28Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse29Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf30Surf + Windmillโ†’ Windsurfing31Reverse + Windsurfingโ†’ Backward32Backup + Backwardโ†’ Backupward

What you can make with Backupward

Backupward at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backupward in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backup with Backward. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backupward?

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

Is Backupward hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backupward?

Only one known combination produces Backupward.

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