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How to Make Captain Approval in Infinite Craft

Captain Approval is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 57 combinations to get there, and the final one is Approve plus Captain Nirvana. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ApproveCaptain NirvanaCaptain Approval

Marathon57 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 90

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 57 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3DustWindSandstorm
  4. 4PlanetSandstormMars
  5. 5EarthMarsLife
  6. 6EarthLifeHuman
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8TornadoWaterTsunami
  9. 9EarthTsunamiIsland
  10. 10EarthIslandContinent
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13SteamWaveSurf
  14. 14ContinentSurfAustralia
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16MountainWindAvalanche
  17. 17AvalancheWindSnow
  18. 18AustraliaSnowNo
  19. 19DustNoYes
  20. 20HumanYesAgree
  21. 21WaterWaterLake
  22. 22LakeWaterOcean
  23. 23NoOceanNot
  24. 24AgreeNotDisagree
  25. 25PlanetPlanetStar
  26. 26EarthWaterPlant
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28PlantSmokeIncense
  29. 29IncenseSmokePrayer
  30. 30SmokeWaterFog
  31. 31FogPrayerPriest
  32. 32PrayerPriestConfession
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34DandelionWindSeed
  35. 35ConfessionSeedTruth
  36. 36StarTruthFact
  37. 37EarthNoO
  38. 38FactOOf
  39. 39DisagreeOfDisapprove
  40. 40FireSteamEngine
  41. 41EnginePlantCar
  42. 42EarthWaveSand
  43. 43FireSandGlass
  44. 44GlassSteamMirror
  45. 45FireFireVolcano
  46. 46MirrorVolcanoEcho
  47. 47CarEchoReverse
  48. 48DisapproveReverseApprove
  49. 49EngineSteamTrain
  50. 50TrainWaterSubmarine
  51. 51SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  52. 52LakeMountainFjord
  53. 53LakePlantLily
  54. 54LakeLilyLotus
  55. 55FjordLotusNirvana
  56. 56Captain NemoNirvanaCaptain Nirvana
  57. 57ApproveCaptain NirvanaCaptain Approval
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm4Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars5Earth + Mars→ Life6Earth + Life→ Human7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Tornado + Water→ Tsunami9Earth + Tsunami→ Island10Earth + Island→ Continent11Fire + Water→ Steam12Water + Wind→ Wave13Steam + Wave→ Surf14Continent + Surf→ Australia15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche17Avalanche + Wind→ Snow18Australia + Snow→ No19Dust + No→ Yes20Human + Yes→ Agree21Water + Water→ Lake22Lake + Water→ Ocean23No + Ocean→ Not24Agree + Not→ Disagree25Planet + Planet→ Star26Earth + Water→ Plant27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Plant + Smoke→ Incense29Incense + Smoke→ Prayer30Smoke + Water→ Fog31Fog + Prayer→ Priest32Prayer + Priest→ Confession33Plant + Wind→ Dandelion34Dandelion + Wind→ Seed35Confession + Seed→ Truth36Star + Truth→ Fact37Earth + No→ O38Fact + O→ Of39Disagree + Of→ Disapprove40Fire + Steam→ Engine41Engine + Plant→ Car42Earth + Wave→ Sand43Fire + Sand→ Glass44Glass + Steam→ Mirror45Fire + Fire→ Volcano46Mirror + Volcano→ Echo47Car + Echo→ Reverse48Disapprove + Reverse→ Approve49Engine + Steam→ Train50Train + Water→ Submarine51Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo52Lake + Mountain→ Fjord53Lake + Plant→ Lily54Lake + Lily→ Lotus55Fjord + Lotus→ Nirvana56Captain Nemo + Nirvana→ Captain Nirvana57Approve + Captain Nirvana→ Captain Approval

What you can make with Captain Approval

Captain Approval at a glance

Steps to craft
57
Marathon
Crafting depth
90
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 57 steps

Similar effort to Captain Approval, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Approval in Infinite Craft?

Combine Approve with Captain Nirvana. The full path from the base elements takes 57 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Approval?

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

Is Captain Approval hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 57 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Approval?

Only one known combination produces Captain Approval.

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