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How to Make Backwashes in Infinite Craft

Backwashes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwash plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwashPluralBackwashes

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 50

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25EarthTsunamiIsland
  26. 26EarthIslandContinent
  27. 27SteamWaveSurf
  28. 28ContinentSurfAustralia
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30MountainWindAvalanche
  31. 31AvalancheWindSnow
  32. 32AustraliaSnowNo
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34LakeWaterOcean
  35. 35NoOceanNot
  36. 36DustEngineVacuum
  37. 37FireVacuumBlack Hole
  38. 38Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  39. 39NotSingularityPlural
  40. 40BackwashPluralBackwashes
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→ Dandelion20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Dandelion + Dust→ Wish22Back + Wish→ Backwash23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Earth + Tsunami→ Island26Earth + Island→ Continent27Steam + Wave→ Surf28Continent + Surf→ Australia29Earth + Earth→ Mountain30Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche31Avalanche + Wind→ Snow32Australia + Snow→ No33Water + Water→ Lake34Lake + Water→ Ocean35No + Ocean→ Not36Dust + Engine→ Vacuum37Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole38Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity39Not + Singularity→ Plural40Backwash + Plural→ Backwashes

Backwashes at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backwashes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwash with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backwashes?

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

Is Backwashes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backwashes?

Only one known combination produces Backwashes.

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