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How to Make Yiback in Infinite Craft

Yiback is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwards plus Yi. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardsYiYiback

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 45

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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. 12EngineSteamTrain
  13. 13ReverseTrainBackwards
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19ContinentMountainAsia
  20. 20AsiaFireChina
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23EarthPlanetMoon
  24. 24ChinaMoonChang’e
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionWaterWine
  27. 27WindWineBalloon
  28. 28BalloonDustDust Bunny
  29. 29PlantWaterSwamp
  30. 30FireSwampDragon
  31. 31DustFireAsh
  32. 32AshFirePhoenix
  33. 33DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  34. 34Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  35. 35Chang’eOppositeYi
  36. 36BackwardsYiYiback
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterβ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamβ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterβ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantβ†’ Car5Water + Windβ†’ Wave6Earth + Waveβ†’ Sand7Fire + Sandβ†’ Glass8Glass + Steamβ†’ Mirror9Fire + Fireβ†’ Volcano10Mirror + Volcanoβ†’ Echo11Car + Echoβ†’ Reverse12Engine + Steamβ†’ Train13Reverse + Trainβ†’ Backwards14Wind + Windβ†’ Tornado15Tornado + Waterβ†’ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunamiβ†’ Island17Earth + Islandβ†’ Continent18Earth + Earthβ†’ Mountain19Continent + Mountainβ†’ Asia20Asia + Fireβ†’ China21Earth + Windβ†’ Dust22Dust + Earthβ†’ Planet23Earth + Planetβ†’ Moon24China + Moonβ†’ Chang’e25Plant + Windβ†’ Dandelion26Dandelion + Waterβ†’ Wine27Wind + Wineβ†’ Balloon28Balloon + Dustβ†’ Dust Bunny29Plant + Waterβ†’ Swamp30Fire + Swampβ†’ Dragon31Dust + Fireβ†’ Ash32Ash + Fireβ†’ Phoenix33Dragon + Phoenixβ†’ Yin Yang34Dust Bunny + Yin Yangβ†’ Opposite35Chang’e + Oppositeβ†’ Yi36Backwards + Yiβ†’ Yiback

Yiback at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
45
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Yiback in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwards with Yi. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Yiback?

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

Is Yiback hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Yiback?

Only one known combination produces Yiback.

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