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How to Make Captain Obvious in Infinite Craft

Captain Obvious is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain Nemo plus Joke. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain NemoJokeCaptain Obvious

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1914 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineSteamTrain
  4. 4TrainWaterSubmarine
  5. 5SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  6. 6FireWindSmoke
  7. 7SmokeWaterFog
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9FogPlantMushroom
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustEarthPlanet
  12. 12FirePlanetSun
  13. 13MushroomSunSmile
  14. 14SmileWindLaugh
  15. 15EarthLaughJoke
  16. 16Captain NemoJokeCaptain Obvious
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Engine + Steamโ†’ Train4Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine5Steam + Submarineโ†’ Captain Nemo6Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke7Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog8Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant9Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom10Earth + Windโ†’ Dust11Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet12Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun13Mushroom + Sunโ†’ Smile14Smile + Windโ†’ Laugh15Earth + Laughโ†’ Joke16Captain Nemo + Jokeโ†’ Captain Obvious

Other ways to make Captain Obvious

14 combinations are known to produce Captain Obvious. Here are 14 of them.

Captain Obvious at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
14
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Obvious in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain Nemo with Joke. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Obvious?

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

Is Captain Obvious hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Obvious?

Yes. 14 combinations are known to produce Captain Obvious, and the shortest route is shown above.

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