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How to Make Backwash in Infinite Craft

Backwash is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Wish. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackWishBackwash

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 26

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 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. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DandelionDustWish
  22. 22BackWishBackwash
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Earth + Paperโ†’ Map6Map + Windโ†’ Compass7Compass + Waterโ†’ Navigation8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Engine + Plantโ†’ Car11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass14Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror15Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano16Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo17Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse18Navigation + Reverseโ†’ Back19Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion20Earth + Windโ†’ Dust21Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish22Back + Wishโ†’ Backwash

What you can make with Backwash

Backwash at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
26
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backwash in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Wish. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backwash?

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

Is Backwash hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backwash?

Only one known combination produces Backwash.

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