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How to Make Washback in Infinite Craft

Washback is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwash plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwashLettersWashback

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 442 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 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. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DandelionDustWish
  22. 22BackWishBackwash
  23. 23PaperPlantBook
  24. 24EarthRiverDelta
  25. 25BookDeltaAlphabet
  26. 26DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  27. 27AlphabetFireworksLetters
  28. 28BackwashLettersWashback
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Earth + Paperโ†’ Map6Map + Windโ†’ Compass7Compass + Waterโ†’ Navigation8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Engine + Plantโ†’ Car11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass14Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror15Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano16Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo17Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse18Navigation + Reverseโ†’ Back19Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion20Earth + Windโ†’ Dust21Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish22Back + Wishโ†’ Backwash23Paper + Plantโ†’ Book24Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta25Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet26Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks27Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters28Backwash + Lettersโ†’ Washback

Other ways to make Washback

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

Alternative combinations that produce Washback
FirstSecondResult
BackwashLettersWashback
Clean VikingPast TenseWashback

Washback at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Washback in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwash with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Washback?

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

Is Washback hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Washback?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Washback, 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.