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How to Make Captain Fail in Infinite Craft

Captain Fail is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain Hail plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain HailOppositeCaptain Fail

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 34

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4WaterWaterLake
  5. 5LakeWaterOcean
  6. 6LakeOceanSea
  7. 7SeaWindSail
  8. 8FireSailPirate
  9. 9DragonPirateCaptain Hook
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11SteamWindCloud
  12. 12CloudWaterRain
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14MountainWindAvalanche
  15. 15AvalancheWindSnow
  16. 16RainSnowHail
  17. 17Captain HookHailCaptain Hail
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20WindWineBalloon
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22BalloonDustDust Bunny
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  26. 26Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  27. 27Captain HailOppositeCaptain Fail
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon4Water + Waterโ†’ Lake5Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean6Lake + Oceanโ†’ Sea7Sea + Windโ†’ Sail8Fire + Sailโ†’ Pirate9Dragon + Pirateโ†’ Captain Hook10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud12Cloud + Waterโ†’ Rain13Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain14Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche15Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow16Rain + Snowโ†’ Hail17Captain Hook + Hailโ†’ Captain Hail18Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion19Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine20Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon21Earth + Windโ†’ Dust22Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny23Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash24Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix25Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang26Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite27Captain Hail + Oppositeโ†’ Captain Fail

Captain Fail at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Fail in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain Hail with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Fail?

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

Is Captain Fail hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Fail?

Only one known combination produces Captain Fail.

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