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How to Make Foreground in Infinite Craft

Foreground is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Background plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackgroundOppositeForeground

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 43

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5PlantStoneFossil
  6. 6FireFossilDinosaur
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustWindSandstorm
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10DustTreeWood
  11. 11SandstormWoodSandal
  12. 12DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  13. 13LakeThesaurusSynonym
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16AvalancheWindSnow
  17. 17PlantSnowChristmas Tree
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19EarthSteamMud
  20. 20FireMudBrick
  21. 21BrickBrickWall
  22. 22Christmas TreeWallWallpaper
  23. 23SynonymWallpaperBackground
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionWaterWine
  26. 26WindWineBalloon
  27. 27BalloonDustDust Bunny
  28. 28PlantWaterSwamp
  29. 29FireSwampDragon
  30. 30DustFireAsh
  31. 31AshFirePhoenix
  32. 32DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  33. 33Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  34. 34BackgroundOppositeForeground
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava4Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone5Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil6Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm9Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree10Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood11Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal12Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus13Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym14Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain15Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche16Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow17Plant + Snowโ†’ Christmas Tree18Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam19Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud20Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick21Brick + Brickโ†’ Wall22Christmas Tree + Wallโ†’ Wallpaper23Synonym + Wallpaperโ†’ Background24Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion25Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine26Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon27Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny28Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp29Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon30Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash31Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix32Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang33Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite34Background + Oppositeโ†’ Foreground

Foreground at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
43
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Foreground in Infinite Craft?

Combine Background with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Foreground?

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

Is Foreground hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Foreground?

Only one known combination produces Foreground.

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