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How to Make Captain Compost in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Captain HookCompostCaptain Compost

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 172 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. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4WaterWaterLake
  5. 5LakeWaterOcean
  6. 6LakeOceanSea
  7. 7SeaWindSail
  8. 8FireSailPirate
  9. 9DragonPirateCaptain Hook
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWindLeaf
  13. 13DustLeafCompost
  14. 14Captain HookCompostCaptain Compost
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon4Water + Waterโ†’ Lake5Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean6Lake + Oceanโ†’ Sea7Sea + Windโ†’ Sail8Fire + Sailโ†’ Pirate9Dragon + Pirateโ†’ Captain Hook10Earth + Windโ†’ Dust11Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree12Tree + Windโ†’ Leaf13Dust + Leafโ†’ Compost14Captain Hook + Compostโ†’ Captain Compost

Other ways to make Captain Compost

2 combinations are known to produce Captain Compost. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Captain Compost
FirstSecondResult
Captain HookCompostCaptain Compost
Captain HamCompostCaptain Compost

What you can make with Captain Compost

Captain Compost at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Compost in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain Hook with Compost. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Compost?

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

Is Captain Compost 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 Compost?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Captain Compost, 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.