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How to Make Cutbacks in Infinite Craft

Cutbacks is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Knives plus Recession. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

KnivesRecessionCutbacks

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 51

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4ObsidianStoneBlade
  5. 5BladeObsidianKnife
  6. 6WindWindTornado
  7. 7TornadoWaterTsunami
  8. 8EarthTsunamiIsland
  9. 9EarthIslandContinent
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13ContinentSurfAustralia
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16AvalancheWindSnow
  17. 17AustraliaSnowNo
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeWaterOcean
  20. 20NoOceanNot
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22FireSteamEngine
  23. 23DustEngineVacuum
  24. 24FireVacuumBlack Hole
  25. 25Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  26. 26NotSingularityPlural
  27. 27KnifePluralKnives
  28. 28EarthWaterPlant
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30TreeWaterRiver
  31. 31MountainRiverCanyon
  32. 32CanyonEarthGrand Canyon
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34DandelionPlantWeed
  35. 35Grand CanyonWeedGrand Daddy Purple
  36. 36Grand Daddy PurpleWaterGDP
  37. 37EarthGDPEconomy
  38. 38EconomyTornadoRecession
  39. 39KnivesRecessionCutbacks
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Obsidian + Stone→ Blade5Blade + Obsidian→ Knife6Wind + Wind→ Tornado7Tornado + Water→ Tsunami8Earth + Tsunami→ Island9Earth + Island→ Continent10Fire + Water→ Steam11Water + Wind→ Wave12Steam + Wave→ Surf13Continent + Surf→ Australia14Earth + Earth→ Mountain15Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche16Avalanche + Wind→ Snow17Australia + Snow→ No18Water + Water→ Lake19Lake + Water→ Ocean20No + Ocean→ Not21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Fire + Steam→ Engine23Dust + Engine→ Vacuum24Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole25Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity26Not + Singularity→ Plural27Knife + Plural→ Knives28Earth + Water→ Plant29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Tree + Water→ River31Mountain + River→ Canyon32Canyon + Earth→ Grand Canyon33Plant + Wind→ Dandelion34Dandelion + Plant→ Weed35Grand Canyon + Weed→ Grand Daddy Purple36Grand Daddy Purple + Water→ GDP37Earth + GDP→ Economy38Economy + Tornado→ Recession39Knives + Recession→ Cutbacks

Cutbacks at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cutbacks in Infinite Craft?

Combine Knives with Recession. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cutbacks?

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

Is Cutbacks hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cutbacks?

Only one known combination produces Cutbacks.

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