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How to Make Frontthing in Infinite Craft

Frontthing is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backthing plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackthingOppositeFrontthing

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 552 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 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. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  22. 22SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  23. 23MountainSwamp ThingMountain Thing
  24. 24Mountain ThingSwamp ThingThing Thing
  25. 25EarthThing ThingThing
  26. 26BackThingBackthing
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28DandelionWaterWine
  29. 29WindWineBalloon
  30. 30EarthWindDust
  31. 31BalloonDustDust Bunny
  32. 32FireSwampDragon
  33. 33DustFireAsh
  34. 34AshFirePhoenix
  35. 35DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  36. 36Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  37. 37BackthingOppositeFrontthing
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→ Back19Earth + Earth→ Mountain20Plant + Water→ Swamp21Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap22Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing23Mountain + Swamp Thing→ Mountain Thing24Mountain Thing + Swamp Thing→ Thing Thing25Earth + Thing Thing→ Thing26Back + Thing→ Backthing27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Dandelion + Water→ Wine29Wind + Wine→ Balloon30Earth + Wind→ Dust31Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny32Fire + Swamp→ Dragon33Dust + Fire→ Ash34Ash + Fire→ Phoenix35Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang36Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite37Backthing + Opposite→ Frontthing

Other ways to make Frontthing

2 combinations are known to produce Frontthing. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Frontthing
FirstSecondResult
BackthingOppositeFrontthing
BackthingNotFrontthing

Frontthing at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Frontthing in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backthing with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Frontthing?

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

Is Frontthing hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Frontthing?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Frontthing, and the shortest route is shown above.

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