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How to Make Backward Present in Infinite Craft

Backward Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwarddown plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwarddownPresent TenseBackward Present

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 106

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 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. 21WaterWindmillEnergy
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25Dandelion PatchLakeDuck
  26. 26DuckWindGoose
  27. 27EnergyGooseDown
  28. 28BackupDownBackdown
  29. 29EnginePlantCar
  30. 30WaterWindWave
  31. 31EarthWaveSand
  32. 32FireSandGlass
  33. 33GlassSteamMirror
  34. 34FireFireVolcano
  35. 35MirrorVolcanoEcho
  36. 36CarEchoReverse
  37. 37SteamWaveSurf
  38. 38SurfWindmillWindsurfing
  39. 39ReverseWindsurfingBackward
  40. 40BackdownBackwardBackwarddown
  41. 41EarthEngineTractor
  42. 42EarthTractorFarm
  43. 43FarmFireBarbecue
  44. 44AshBarbecueBurger
  45. 45BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  46. 46DustEngineVacuum
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  49. 49Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  50. 50PlantSteamTea
  51. 51TeaWindmillDutch
  52. 52DustEarthPlanet
  53. 53FirePlanetSun
  54. 54SunTime MachineFuture
  55. 55DutchFutureTense
  56. 56Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  57. 57WindWindTornado
  58. 58Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  59. 59Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  60. 60BackwarddownPresent TenseBackward Present
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→ Backup21Water + Windmill→ Energy22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch24Water + Water→ Lake25Dandelion Patch + Lake→ Duck26Duck + Wind→ Goose27Energy + Goose→ Down28Backup + Down→ Backdown29Engine + Plant→ Car30Water + Wind→ Wave31Earth + Wave→ Sand32Fire + Sand→ Glass33Glass + Steam→ Mirror34Fire + Fire→ Volcano35Mirror + Volcano→ Echo36Car + Echo→ Reverse37Steam + Wave→ Surf38Surf + Windmill→ Windsurfing39Reverse + Windsurfing→ Backward40Backdown + Backward→ Backwarddown41Earth + Engine→ Tractor42Earth + Tractor→ Farm43Farm + Fire→ Barbecue44Ash + Barbecue→ Burger45Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger46Dust + Engine→ Vacuum47Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole48Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine49Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger50Plant + Steam→ Tea51Tea + Windmill→ Dutch52Dust + Earth→ Planet53Fire + Planet→ Sun54Sun + Time Machine→ Future55Dutch + Future→ Tense56Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense57Wind + Wind→ Tornado58Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity59Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense60Backwarddown + Present Tense→ Backward Present

Backward Present at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
106
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 60 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backward Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwarddown with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backward Present?

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

Is Backward Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backward Present?

Only one known combination produces Backward Present.

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