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How to Make Hardback in Infinite Craft

Hardback sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 9 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Paperback plus Paperback.

The final combination

PaperbackPaperbackHardback

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 30

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 9 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6BookEarthLibrary
  7. 7PaperRiverPaper Boat
  8. 8LibraryPaper BoatPaperback
  9. 9PaperbackPaperbackHardback
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Book + Earthโ†’ Library7Paper + Riverโ†’ Paper Boat8Library + Paper Boatโ†’ Paperback9Paperback + Paperbackโ†’ Hardback

Hardback at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
30
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 9 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hardback in Infinite Craft?

Combine Paperback with Paperback. The full path from the base elements takes 9 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hardback?

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

Is Hardback hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 9 steps it is faster than 74% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hardback?

Only one known combination produces Hardback.

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