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How to Make The Empire Strikes Backwards in Infinite Craft

The Empire Strikes Backwards is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Reverse plus The Empire Strikes Back. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ReverseThe Empire Strikes BackThe Empire Strikes Backwards

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 242 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 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. 12EarthEarthMountain
  13. 13MountainWindAvalanche
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustWindSandstorm
  16. 16EarthSandstormDune
  17. 17DustEarthPlanet
  18. 18DunePlanetTatooine
  19. 19FireTatooineStar Wars
  20. 20AvalancheStar WarsThe Empire Strikes Back
  21. 21ReverseThe Empire Strikes BackThe Empire Strikes Backwards
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Earth + Earth→ Mountain13Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm16Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune17Dust + Earth→ Planet18Dune + Planet→ Tatooine19Fire + Tatooine→ Star Wars20Avalanche + Star Wars→ The Empire Strikes Back21Reverse + The Empire Strikes Back→ The Empire Strikes Backwards

Other ways to make The Empire Strikes Backwards

2 combinations are known to produce The Empire Strikes Backwards. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Empire Strikes Backwards
FirstSecondResult
ReverseThe Empire Strikes BackThe Empire Strikes Backwards
The Empire Strikes BackTypeThe Empire Strikes Backwards

What you can make with The Empire Strikes Backwards

The Empire Strikes Backwards at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
24
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

Similar effort to The Empire Strikes Backwards, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Empire Strikes Backwards in Infinite Craft?

Combine Reverse with The Empire Strikes Back. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Empire Strikes Backwards?

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

Is The Empire Strikes Backwards hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Empire Strikes Backwards?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Empire Strikes Backwards, 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.