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How to Make Captain Mal Present in Infinite Craft

Captain Mal Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain Mal plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain MalPresent TenseCaptain Mal Present

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 65

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3PlantSteamTea
  4. 4WaterWaterLake
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6LakeMountainFjord
  7. 7FjordMountainNorway
  8. 8FireNorwayViking
  9. 9TeaVikingEarl Grey
  10. 10FireWindSmoke
  11. 11PlantSmokeIncense
  12. 12PlantWaterSwamp
  13. 13IncenseSwampMosquito
  14. 14FireMosquitoFirefly
  15. 15Earl GreyFireflyCaptain Mal
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustFireAsh
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EarthEngineTractor
  20. 20EarthTractorFarm
  21. 21FarmFireBarbecue
  22. 22AshBarbecueBurger
  23. 23BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  24. 24DustEngineVacuum
  25. 25FireVacuumBlack Hole
  26. 26Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  27. 27Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  28. 28EngineWindWindmill
  29. 29TeaWindmillDutch
  30. 30DustEarthPlanet
  31. 31FirePlanetSun
  32. 32SunTime MachineFuture
  33. 33DutchFutureTense
  34. 34Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  37. 37Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  38. 38Captain MalPresent TenseCaptain Mal Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Water→ Steam3Plant + Steam→ Tea4Water + Water→ Lake5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6Lake + Mountain→ Fjord7Fjord + Mountain→ Norway8Fire + Norway→ Viking9Tea + Viking→ Earl Grey10Fire + Wind→ Smoke11Plant + Smoke→ Incense12Plant + Water→ Swamp13Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito14Fire + Mosquito→ Firefly15Earl Grey + Firefly→ Captain Mal16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Fire→ Ash18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Earth + Engine→ Tractor20Earth + Tractor→ Farm21Farm + Fire→ Barbecue22Ash + Barbecue→ Burger23Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger24Dust + Engine→ Vacuum25Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole26Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine27Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger28Engine + Wind→ Windmill29Tea + Windmill→ Dutch30Dust + Earth→ Planet31Fire + Planet→ Sun32Sun + Time Machine→ Future33Dutch + Future→ Tense34Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense35Wind + Wind→ Tornado36Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity37Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense38Captain Mal + Present Tense→ Captain Mal Present

Captain Mal Present at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 97% 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 Mal Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain Mal with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Mal Present?

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

Is Captain Mal Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Mal Present?

Only one known combination produces Captain Mal Present.

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