Home / Recipes / Captain John ๐งโโ๏ธ How to Make Captain John in Infinite CraftCaptain John is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain Jonah plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ณ Captain Jonah+ ๐ Initials= ๐งโโ๏ธ Captain John
Marathon 55 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 84 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce Captain John, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 84 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.
1 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam2 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine3 ๐ Engine+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Train4 ๐ Train+ ๐ง Water= ๐ค Submarine5 ๐จ Steam+ ๐ค Submarine= ๐ณ Captain Nemo6 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant7 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Swamp8 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ Swamp= ๐ชฒ Venus Flytrap9 ๐ณ Captain Nemo+ ๐ชฒ Venus Flytrap= ๐ Captain Planet10 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion11 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ฑ Seed12 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake13 ๐ Lake+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Ocean14 ๐ Ocean+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Fish15 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Fish= ๐ณ Whale16 ๐ฑ Seed+ ๐ณ Whale= ๐ณ Jonah17 ๐ Captain Planet+ ๐ณ Jonah= ๐ณ Captain Jonah18 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree19 ๐ณ Tree+ ๐ง Water= ๐ River20 ๐ River+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ Paper21 ๐ Paper+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Book22 ๐ Earth+ ๐ River= โฌ๏ธ Delta23 ๐ Book+ โฌ๏ธ Delta= ๐ Alphabet24 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Earth= ๐๏ธ Mountain25 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust26 ๐ Lake+ ๐๏ธ Mountain= ๐๏ธ Fjord27 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐๏ธ Fjord= ๐น Troll28 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐น Troll= ๐ Dwarf29 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฑ Pollen30 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฏ Honey31 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet32 ๐ Earth+ ๐ช Planet= ๐ Moon33 ๐ฏ Honey+ ๐ Moon= ๐ Honeymoon34 ๐ Dwarf+ ๐ Honeymoon= ๐ Short35 ๐ Alphabet+ ๐ Short= ๐ Acronym36 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐จ Wind= ๐คง Allergy37 ๐ Engine+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Car38 ๐ Car+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐จ Rust39 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Rust= ๐จ Iron40 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Iron= ๐ค Metal41 ๐คง Allergy+ ๐ค Metal= ๐ช Nickel42 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke43 ๐ช Nickel+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ฆ Nickelodeon44 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava45 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone46 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฆด Fossil47 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฆด Fossil= ๐ฆ Dinosaur48 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm49 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ฒ Wood50 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ฒ Wood= ๐ก Sandal51 ๐ฆ Dinosaur+ ๐ก Sandal= ๐ Thesaurus52 ๐ Lake+ ๐ Thesaurus= ๐ Synonym53 ๐ฆ Nickelodeon+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ Nickname54 ๐ Acronym+ ๐ Nickname= ๐ Initials55 ๐ณ Captain Jonah+ ๐ Initials= ๐งโโ๏ธ Captain JohnCrafting tree 1 Fire + Water โ Steam 2 Fire + Steam โ Engine 3 Engine + Steam โ Train 4 Train + Water โ Submarine 5 Steam + Submarine โ Captain Nemo 6 Earth + Water โ Plant 7 Plant + Water โ Swamp 8 Plant + Swamp โ Venus Flytrap 9 Captain Nemo + Venus Flytrap โ Captain Planet 10 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 11 Dandelion + Wind โ Seed 12 Water + Water โ Lake 13 Lake + Water โ Ocean 14 Ocean + Water โ Fish 15 Earth + Fish โ Whale 16 Seed + Whale โ Jonah 17 Captain Planet + Jonah โ Captain Jonah 18 Earth + Plant โ Tree 19 Tree + Water โ River 20 River + Tree โ Paper 21 Paper + Plant โ Book 22 Earth + River โ Delta 23 Book + Delta โ Alphabet 24 Earth + Earth โ Mountain 25 Earth + Wind โ Dust 26 Lake + Mountain โ Fjord 27 Dust + Fjord โ Troll 28 Mountain + Troll โ Dwarf 29 Dust + Plant โ Pollen 30 Pollen + Water โ Honey 31 Dust + Earth โ Planet 32 Earth + Planet โ Moon 33 Honey + Moon โ Honeymoon 34 Dwarf + Honeymoon โ Short 35 Alphabet + Short โ Acronym 36 Pollen + Wind โ Allergy 37 Engine + Plant โ Car 38 Car + Dust โ Rust 39 Fire + Rust โ Iron 40 Earth + Iron โ Metal 41 Allergy + Metal โ Nickel 42 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 43 Nickel + Smoke โ Nickelodeon 44 Earth + Fire โ Lava 45 Lava + Water โ Stone 46 Plant + Stone โ Fossil 47 Fire + Fossil โ Dinosaur 48 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 49 Dust + Tree โ Wood 50 Sandstorm + Wood โ Sandal 51 Dinosaur + Sandal โ Thesaurus 52 Lake + Thesaurus โ Synonym 53 Nickelodeon + Synonym โ Nickname 54 Acronym + Nickname โ Initials 55 Captain Jonah + Initials โ Captain John
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Other ways to make Captain John 2 combinations are known to produce Captain John. Here are 2 of them.
Captain John at a glance
Steps to craft 55 Marathon
Crafting depth 84 longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 55 steps Similar effort to Captain John, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Captain John in Infinite Craft? Combine Captain Jonah with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Captain John? 55 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Captain John hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Captain John? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Captain John, and the shortest route is shown above.
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