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How to Make Captain III in Infinite Craft

Captain III is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain II plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain IIFuture TenseCaptain III

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4WaterWaterLake
  5. 5LakeWaterOcean
  6. 6LakeOceanSea
  7. 7SeaWindSail
  8. 8FireSailPirate
  9. 9DragonPirateCaptain Hook
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionWindSeed
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13SeedTreeApple
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17FireGlassLens
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19MountainSandPyramid
  20. 20LensPyramidEye
  21. 21AppleEyeI
  22. 22Captain HookICaptain I
  23. 23FireFireVolcano
  24. 24Captain IVolcanoCaptain II
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27FireWaterSteam
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29EarthEngineTractor
  30. 30EarthTractorFarm
  31. 31FarmFireBarbecue
  32. 32AshBarbecueBurger
  33. 33BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  34. 34DustEngineVacuum
  35. 35FireVacuumBlack Hole
  36. 36Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  37. 37Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  38. 38PlantSteamTea
  39. 39EngineWindWindmill
  40. 40TeaWindmillDutch
  41. 41DustEarthPlanet
  42. 42FirePlanetSun
  43. 43SunTime MachineFuture
  44. 44DutchFutureTense
  45. 45Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  46. 46Captain IIFuture TenseCaptain III
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Water + Water→ Lake5Lake + Water→ Ocean6Lake + Ocean→ Sea7Sea + Wind→ Sail8Fire + Sail→ Pirate9Dragon + Pirate→ Captain Hook10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Wind→ Seed12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Seed + Tree→ Apple14Water + Wind→ Wave15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Fire + Glass→ Lens18Earth + Earth→ Mountain19Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid20Lens + Pyramid→ Eye21Apple + Eye→ I22Captain Hook + I→ Captain I23Fire + Fire→ Volcano24Captain I + Volcano→ Captain II25Earth + Wind→ Dust26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Fire + Water→ Steam28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Earth + Engine→ Tractor30Earth + Tractor→ Farm31Farm + Fire→ Barbecue32Ash + Barbecue→ Burger33Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger34Dust + Engine→ Vacuum35Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole36Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine37Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger38Plant + Steam→ Tea39Engine + Wind→ Windmill40Tea + Windmill→ Dutch41Dust + Earth→ Planet42Fire + Planet→ Sun43Sun + Time Machine→ Future44Dutch + Future→ Tense45Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense46Captain II + Future Tense→ Captain III

Captain III at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain III in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain II with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain III?

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

Is Captain III hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain III?

Only one known combination produces Captain III.

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