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How to Make Backupwards in Infinite Craft

Backupwards is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backupward plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackupwardPluralBackupwards

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 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
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34TornadoWaterTsunami
  35. 35EarthTsunamiIsland
  36. 36EarthIslandContinent
  37. 37ContinentSurfAustralia
  38. 38EarthEarthMountain
  39. 39MountainWindAvalanche
  40. 40AvalancheWindSnow
  41. 41AustraliaSnowNo
  42. 42WaterWaterLake
  43. 43LakeWaterOcean
  44. 44NoOceanNot
  45. 45DustEngineVacuum
  46. 46FireVacuumBlack Hole
  47. 47Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  48. 48NotSingularityPlural
  49. 49BackupwardPluralBackupwards
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Fire + Water→ Steam7Earth + Steam→ Mud8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Wind→ Windmill10Mud + Windmill→ Pig11Pig + Water→ Piggyback12Pencil + Piggyback→ Backpack13Engine + Steam→ Train14Train + Water→ Submarine15Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo16Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo17Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo18Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar19Pixar + Wind→ Up20Backpack + Up→ Backup21Engine + Plant→ Car22Water + Wind→ Wave23Earth + Wave→ Sand24Fire + Sand→ Glass25Glass + Steam→ Mirror26Fire + Fire→ Volcano27Mirror + Volcano→ Echo28Car + Echo→ Reverse29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Surf + Windmill→ Windsurfing31Reverse + Windsurfing→ Backward32Backup + Backward→ Backupward33Wind + Wind→ Tornado34Tornado + Water→ Tsunami35Earth + Tsunami→ Island36Earth + Island→ Continent37Continent + Surf→ Australia38Earth + Earth→ Mountain39Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche40Avalanche + Wind→ Snow41Australia + Snow→ No42Water + Water→ Lake43Lake + Water→ Ocean44No + Ocean→ Not45Dust + Engine→ Vacuum46Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole47Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity48Not + Singularity→ Plural49Backupward + Plural→ Backupwards

Backupwards at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backupwards in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backupward with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backupwards?

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

Is Backupwards hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backupwards?

Only one known combination produces Backupwards.

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