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How to Make Mr. Backspace in Infinite Craft

Mr. Backspace is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backspace plus Mr. Combine. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackspaceMr. CombineMr. Backspace

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 713 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5CarFireCrash
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8EarthPlanetMoon
  9. 9EarthSteamMud
  10. 10MoonMudCheese
  11. 11CheeseEarthMouse
  12. 12CrashMouseKeyboard
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoTornadoHurricane
  15. 15HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  16. 16MudSteamboatMississippi
  17. 17TornadoWaterTsunami
  18. 18MississippiTsunamiMistake
  19. 19KeyboardMistakeBackspace
  20. 20EngineWindWindmill
  21. 21WindWindmillElectricity
  22. 22EarthEngineTractor
  23. 23ElectricityTractorCombine
  24. 24WaterWindWave
  25. 25EarthWaveSand
  26. 26SandWaterBeach
  27. 27FireSandGlass
  28. 28EarthGlassBottle
  29. 29BeachBottleMessage
  30. 30EarthMessageLetter
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32CarSandstormDune Buggy
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34LakePlantLily
  35. 35GlassWindWindow
  36. 36LilyWindowMonocle
  37. 37Dune BuggyMonocleMr. Bean
  38. 38LetterLetterWord
  39. 39Mr. BeanWordMr. Word
  40. 40LetterMr. WordMr. Letter
  41. 41CombineMr. LetterMr. Combine
  42. 42BackspaceMr. CombineMr. Backspace
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Car + Fire→ Crash6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Earth + Planet→ Moon9Earth + Steam→ Mud10Moon + Mud→ Cheese11Cheese + Earth→ Mouse12Crash + Mouse→ Keyboard13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane15Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat16Mud + Steamboat→ Mississippi17Tornado + Water→ Tsunami18Mississippi + Tsunami→ Mistake19Keyboard + Mistake→ Backspace20Engine + Wind→ Windmill21Wind + Windmill→ Electricity22Earth + Engine→ Tractor23Electricity + Tractor→ Combine24Water + Wind→ Wave25Earth + Wave→ Sand26Sand + Water→ Beach27Fire + Sand→ Glass28Earth + Glass→ Bottle29Beach + Bottle→ Message30Earth + Message→ Letter31Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm32Car + Sandstorm→ Dune Buggy33Water + Water→ Lake34Lake + Plant→ Lily35Glass + Wind→ Window36Lily + Window→ Monocle37Dune Buggy + Monocle→ Mr. Bean38Letter + Letter→ Word39Mr. Bean + Word→ Mr. Word40Letter + Mr. Word→ Mr. Letter41Combine + Mr. Letter→ Mr. Combine42Backspace + Mr. Combine→ Mr. Backspace

Other ways to make Mr. Backspace

3 combinations are known to produce Mr. Backspace. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Mr. Backspace
FirstSecondResult
BackspaceMr. CombineMr. Backspace
BackspaceMr. NumberMr. Backspace
BackspaceMr. Last WordMr. Backspace

Mr. Backspace at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
71
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mr. Backspace in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backspace with Mr. Combine. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mr. Backspace?

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

Is Mr. Backspace hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mr. Backspace?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Mr. Backspace, 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.