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How to Make Captain Dave in Infinite Craft

Captain Dave is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain David plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain DavidNotCaptain Dave

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 34

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineSteamTrain
  4. 4TrainWaterSubmarine
  5. 5SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustFireAsh
  8. 8AshDustCinder
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10EarthFireLava
  11. 11LavaWaterStone
  12. 12SmokeStoneStatue
  13. 13CinderStatueDavid
  14. 14Captain NemoDavidCaptain David
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16TornadoWaterTsunami
  17. 17EarthTsunamiIsland
  18. 18EarthIslandContinent
  19. 19WaterWindWave
  20. 20SteamWaveSurf
  21. 21ContinentSurfAustralia
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23MountainWindAvalanche
  24. 24AvalancheWindSnow
  25. 25AustraliaSnowNo
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28NoOceanNot
  29. 29Captain DavidNotCaptain Dave
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Engine + Steamโ†’ Train4Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine5Steam + Submarineโ†’ Captain Nemo6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash8Ash + Dustโ†’ Cinder9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava11Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone12Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue13Cinder + Statueโ†’ David14Captain Nemo + Davidโ†’ Captain David15Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado16Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami17Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island18Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent19Water + Windโ†’ Wave20Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf21Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia22Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain23Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche24Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow25Australia + Snowโ†’ No26Water + Waterโ†’ Lake27Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean28No + Oceanโ†’ Not29Captain David + Notโ†’ Captain Dave

Captain Dave at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Dave in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain David with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Dave?

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

Is Captain Dave hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Dave?

Only one known combination produces Captain Dave.

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