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How to Make Backwant in Infinite Craft

Backwant is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Want. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackWantBackwant

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 46

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 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. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21SteamWineStew
  22. 22FireStewChili
  23. 23ChiliFireHot
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25DandelionDustWish
  26. 26HotWishDesire
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28PlantSmokeIncense
  29. 29PlantWaterSwamp
  30. 30IncenseSwampMosquito
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  33. 33Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  34. 34FireSeedsPopcorn
  35. 35MountainPopcornMovie
  36. 36MosquitoMovieIt
  37. 37DesireItWant
  38. 38BackWantBackwant
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→ Back19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Water→ Wine21Steam + Wine→ Stew22Fire + Stew→ Chili23Chili + Fire→ Hot24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Dandelion + Dust→ Wish26Hot + Wish→ Desire27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Plant + Smoke→ Incense29Plant + Water→ Swamp30Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch33Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds34Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn35Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie36Mosquito + Movie→ It37Desire + It→ Want38Back + Want→ Backwant

What you can make with Backwant

Backwant at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backwant in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Want. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backwant?

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

Is Backwant hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backwant?

Only one known combination produces Backwant.

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