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How to Make Bluebacks in Infinite Craft

Bluebacks is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 80 combinations to get there, and the final one is Blueback plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BluebackPluralBluebacks

Marathon80 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 127

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 80 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. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21PlanetSteamSteampunk
  22. 22SteampunkWindAirship
  23. 23AirshipWindZeppelin
  24. 24GlassZeppelinGoogle
  25. 25GoogleWaterSearch
  26. 26BackSearchBacksearch
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28EarthEarthMountain
  29. 29LakeMountainFjord
  30. 30FjordMountainNorway
  31. 31FireNorwayViking
  32. 32VikingVolcanoRagnarok
  33. 33LakeRagnarokLoki
  34. 34LokiWaterMischief
  35. 35MischiefWaterTrouble
  36. 36MirrorTroubleDouble
  37. 37EarthEngineTractor
  38. 38EarthTractorFarm
  39. 39FarmPlantFood
  40. 40SteamWaveSurf
  41. 41SurfWaveSurfer
  42. 42WindWindTornado
  43. 43TornadoWaterTsunami
  44. 44SteamTsunamiTitanic
  45. 45SurferTitanicJack
  46. 46SteamWindCloud
  47. 47CloudEngineJet
  48. 48JackJetAce
  49. 49DustEngineVacuum
  50. 50FireVacuumBlack Hole
  51. 51Black HoleEarthHole
  52. 52AceHoleOne
  53. 53FoodOneWon
  54. 54DoubleWonDoublewon
  55. 55BacksearchDoublewonBackdouble
  56. 56MountainRiverCanyon
  57. 57LakeWaterOcean
  58. 58OceanWaterFish
  59. 59EarthFishWhale
  60. 60CanyonWhaleBlue Whale
  61. 61PlantWaterSwamp
  62. 62FireSwampDragon
  63. 63DragonDustDragonfly
  64. 64DragonflyEarthAnt
  65. 65AntWindAntelope
  66. 66AntelopeEarthGazelle
  67. 67GazelleWaterGiraffe
  68. 68DustGiraffeNeck
  69. 69Blue WhaleNeckBlue Neck
  70. 70BackdoubleBlue NeckBlueback
  71. 71EarthTsunamiIsland
  72. 72EarthIslandContinent
  73. 73ContinentSurfAustralia
  74. 74MountainWindAvalanche
  75. 75AvalancheWindSnow
  76. 76AustraliaSnowNo
  77. 77NoOceanNot
  78. 78Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  79. 79NotSingularityPlural
  80. 80BluebackPluralBluebacks
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†’ Back19Earth + Windโ†’ Dust20Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet21Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk22Steampunk + Windโ†’ Airship23Airship + Windโ†’ Zeppelin24Glass + Zeppelinโ†’ Google25Google + Waterโ†’ Search26Back + Searchโ†’ Backsearch27Water + Waterโ†’ Lake28Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain29Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord30Fjord + Mountainโ†’ Norway31Fire + Norwayโ†’ Viking32Viking + Volcanoโ†’ Ragnarok33Lake + Ragnarokโ†’ Loki34Loki + Waterโ†’ Mischief35Mischief + Waterโ†’ Trouble36Mirror + Troubleโ†’ Double37Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor38Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm39Farm + Plantโ†’ Food40Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf41Surf + Waveโ†’ Surfer42Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado43Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami44Steam + Tsunamiโ†’ Titanic45Surfer + Titanicโ†’ Jack46Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud47Cloud + Engineโ†’ Jet48Jack + Jetโ†’ Ace49Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum50Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole51Black Hole + Earthโ†’ Hole52Ace + Holeโ†’ One53Food + Oneโ†’ Won54Double + Wonโ†’ Doublewon55Backsearch + Doublewonโ†’ Backdouble56Mountain + Riverโ†’ Canyon57Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean58Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish59Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale60Canyon + Whaleโ†’ Blue Whale61Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp62Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon63Dragon + Dustโ†’ Dragonfly64Dragonfly + Earthโ†’ Ant65Ant + Windโ†’ Antelope66Antelope + Earthโ†’ Gazelle67Gazelle + Waterโ†’ Giraffe68Dust + Giraffeโ†’ Neck69Blue Whale + Neckโ†’ Blue Neck70Backdouble + Blue Neckโ†’ Blueback71Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island72Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent73Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia74Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche75Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow76Australia + Snowโ†’ No77No + Oceanโ†’ Not78Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity79Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural80Blueback + Pluralโ†’ Bluebacks

Bluebacks at a glance

Steps to craft
80
Marathon
Crafting depth
127
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 80 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Bluebacks in Infinite Craft?

Combine Blueback with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 80 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bluebacks?

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

Is Bluebacks hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 80 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bluebacks?

Only one known combination produces Bluebacks.

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