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How to Make Captain Archimedes in Infinite Craft

Captain Archimedes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain Archimomedes plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain ArchimomedesOppositeCaptain Archimedes

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 564 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3CloudWaterRain
  4. 4WindWindTornado
  5. 5RainTornadoFlood
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8FireSandGlass
  9. 9FireGlassLens
  10. 10FireLensMagnifying Glass
  11. 11FloodMagnifying GlassArchimedes
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14EnginePlantCar
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionEarthFlower
  17. 17CarFlowerCarnation
  18. 18DandelionEngineHelicopter
  19. 19CarnationHelicopterMom
  20. 20ArchimedesMomArchimomedes
  21. 21EngineSteamTrain
  22. 22TrainWaterSubmarine
  23. 23SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26OceanWaterFish
  27. 27EarthFishWhale
  28. 28PlantWhaleKrill
  29. 29Captain NemoKrillCaptain Krill
  30. 30ArchimomedesCaptain KrillCaptain Archimomedes
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32WindWineBalloon
  33. 33EarthWindDust
  34. 34BalloonDustDust Bunny
  35. 35PlantWaterSwamp
  36. 36FireSwampDragon
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38AshFirePhoenix
  39. 39DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  40. 40Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  41. 41Captain ArchimomedesOppositeCaptain Archimedes
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud3Cloud + Waterโ†’ Rain4Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado5Rain + Tornadoโ†’ Flood6Water + Windโ†’ Wave7Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand8Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass9Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens10Fire + Lensโ†’ Magnifying Glass11Flood + Magnifying Glassโ†’ Archimedes12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant14Engine + Plantโ†’ Car15Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion16Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower17Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation18Dandelion + Engineโ†’ Helicopter19Carnation + Helicopterโ†’ Mom20Archimedes + Momโ†’ Archimomedes21Engine + Steamโ†’ Train22Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine23Steam + Submarineโ†’ Captain Nemo24Water + Waterโ†’ Lake25Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean26Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish27Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale28Plant + Whaleโ†’ Krill29Captain Nemo + Krillโ†’ Captain Krill30Archimomedes + Captain Krillโ†’ Captain Archimomedes31Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine32Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon33Earth + Windโ†’ Dust34Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny35Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp36Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon37Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash38Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix39Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang40Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite41Captain Archimomedes + Oppositeโ†’ Captain Archimedes

Other ways to make Captain Archimedes

4 combinations are known to produce Captain Archimedes. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Captain Archimedes
FirstSecondResult
Captain ArchimomedesOppositeCaptain Archimedes
Captain ArchimomedesNotCaptain Archimedes
AnagramCaptain ArchimomedesCaptain Archimedes
Captain ArchimomedesLessCaptain Archimedes

Captain Archimedes at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Archimedes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain Archimomedes with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Archimedes?

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

Is Captain Archimedes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Archimedes?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Captain Archimedes, 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.