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How to Make Captain Cactus in Infinite Craft

Captain Cactus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cactus Pirate plus Star. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cactus PirateStarCaptain Cactus

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 199 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6LakeWaterOcean
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustEarthPlanet
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10PlanetSteamSteampunk
  11. 11OceanSteampunkSteampunk Pirate
  12. 12CactusSteampunk PirateCactus Pirate
  13. 13PlanetPlanetStar
  14. 14Cactus PirateStarCaptain Cactus
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus5Water + Waterโ†’ Lake6Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk11Ocean + Steampunkโ†’ Steampunk Pirate12Cactus + Steampunk Pirateโ†’ Cactus Pirate13Planet + Planetโ†’ Star14Cactus Pirate + Starโ†’ Captain Cactus

Other ways to make Captain Cactus

9 combinations are known to produce Captain Cactus. Here are 9 of them.

What you can make with Captain Cactus

Captain Cactus at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
9
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cactus Pirate with Star. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Cactus?

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

Is Captain Cactus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Cactus?

Yes. 9 combinations are known to produce Captain Cactus, 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.