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How to Make Backwarddowns in Infinite Craft

Backwarddowns is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwarddown plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwarddownPluralBackwarddowns

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 84

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 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. 41WindWindTornado
  42. 42TornadoWaterTsunami
  43. 43EarthTsunamiIsland
  44. 44EarthIslandContinent
  45. 45ContinentSurfAustralia
  46. 46EarthEarthMountain
  47. 47MountainWindAvalanche
  48. 48AvalancheWindSnow
  49. 49AustraliaSnowNo
  50. 50LakeWaterOcean
  51. 51NoOceanNot
  52. 52DustEngineVacuum
  53. 53FireVacuumBlack Hole
  54. 54Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  55. 55NotSingularityPlural
  56. 56BackwarddownPluralBackwarddowns
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†’ Backup21Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy22Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion23Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch24Water + Waterโ†’ Lake25Dandelion Patch + Lakeโ†’ Duck26Duck + Windโ†’ Goose27Energy + Gooseโ†’ Down28Backup + Downโ†’ Backdown29Engine + Plantโ†’ Car30Water + Windโ†’ Wave31Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand32Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass33Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror34Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano35Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo36Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse37Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf38Surf + Windmillโ†’ Windsurfing39Reverse + Windsurfingโ†’ Backward40Backdown + Backwardโ†’ Backwarddown41Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado42Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami43Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island44Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent45Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia46Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain47Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche48Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow49Australia + Snowโ†’ No50Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean51No + Oceanโ†’ Not52Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum53Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole54Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity55Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural56Backwarddown + Pluralโ†’ Backwarddowns

Backwarddowns at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backwarddowns in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwarddown with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backwarddowns?

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

Is Backwarddowns hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backwarddowns?

Only one known combination produces Backwarddowns.

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