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How to Make Hosback in Infinite Craft

Hosback is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 62 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backward plus HOS. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardHOSHosback

Marathon62 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 89

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 62 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8GlassSteamMirror
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10MirrorVolcanoEcho
  11. 11CarEchoReverse
  12. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13EngineWindWindmill
  14. 14SurfWindmillWindsurfing
  15. 15ReverseWindsurfingBackward
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17SmokeWaterFog
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20LakeWaterOcean
  21. 21OceanWaterFish
  22. 22FishWaterFishbowl
  23. 23FireFishbowlGoldfish
  24. 24DustGoldfishGold
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26MountainWindAvalanche
  27. 27AvalancheLakeIceberg
  28. 28GoldIcebergGoldberg
  29. 29FogGoldbergHarvey
  30. 30DustEarthPlanet
  31. 31PlanetPlanetStar
  32. 32PlantSmokeIncense
  33. 33IncenseSmokePrayer
  34. 34FogPrayerPriest
  35. 35PrayerPriestConfession
  36. 36PlantWindDandelion
  37. 37DandelionWindSeed
  38. 38ConfessionSeedTruth
  39. 39StarTruthFact
  40. 40WindWindTornado
  41. 41TornadoWaterTsunami
  42. 42EarthTsunamiIsland
  43. 43EarthIslandContinent
  44. 44ContinentSurfAustralia
  45. 45AvalancheWindSnow
  46. 46AustraliaSnowNo
  47. 47EarthNoO
  48. 48FactOOf
  49. 49HarveyOfHarvey Oswald
  50. 50DandelionEarthFlower
  51. 51EarthPlantTree
  52. 52TreeWaterRiver
  53. 53EarthRiverDelta
  54. 54FirePlanetSun
  55. 55FireSunSolar
  56. 56PlanetSolarSystem
  57. 57FireSystemComputer
  58. 58ComputerTsunamiInternet
  59. 59DeltaInternetReddit
  60. 60FlowerRedditSubreddit
  61. 61Harvey OswaldSubredditHOS
  62. 62BackwardHOSHosback
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Steam + Wave→ Surf13Engine + Wind→ Windmill14Surf + Windmill→ Windsurfing15Reverse + Windsurfing→ Backward16Fire + Wind→ Smoke17Smoke + Water→ Fog18Earth + Wind→ Dust19Water + Water→ Lake20Lake + Water→ Ocean21Ocean + Water→ Fish22Fish + Water→ Fishbowl23Fire + Fishbowl→ Goldfish24Dust + Goldfish→ Gold25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche27Avalanche + Lake→ Iceberg28Gold + Iceberg→ Goldberg29Fog + Goldberg→ Harvey30Dust + Earth→ Planet31Planet + Planet→ Star32Plant + Smoke→ Incense33Incense + Smoke→ Prayer34Fog + Prayer→ Priest35Prayer + Priest→ Confession36Plant + Wind→ Dandelion37Dandelion + Wind→ Seed38Confession + Seed→ Truth39Star + Truth→ Fact40Wind + Wind→ Tornado41Tornado + Water→ Tsunami42Earth + Tsunami→ Island43Earth + Island→ Continent44Continent + Surf→ Australia45Avalanche + Wind→ Snow46Australia + Snow→ No47Earth + No→ O48Fact + O→ Of49Harvey + Of→ Harvey Oswald50Dandelion + Earth→ Flower51Earth + Plant→ Tree52Tree + Water→ River53Earth + River→ Delta54Fire + Planet→ Sun55Fire + Sun→ Solar56Planet + Solar→ System57Fire + System→ Computer58Computer + Tsunami→ Internet59Delta + Internet→ Reddit60Flower + Reddit→ Subreddit61Harvey Oswald + Subreddit→ HOS62Backward + HOS→ Hosback

Hosback at a glance

Steps to craft
62
Marathon
Crafting depth
89
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 62 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hosback in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backward with HOS. The full path from the base elements takes 62 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hosback?

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

Is Hosback hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 62 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hosback?

Only one known combination produces Hosback.

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