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How to Make Captain Pastcactus in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Captain SteamcactusPresent TenseCaptain Pastcactus

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineSteamTrain
  4. 4TrainWaterSubmarine
  5. 5SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  9. 9Captain NemoVenus FlytrapCaptain Planet
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12PlantSandCactus
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15PlanetSteamSteampunk
  16. 16CactusSteampunkSteamcactus
  17. 17Captain PlanetSteamcactusCaptain Steamcactus
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  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. 28PlantSteamTea
  29. 29EngineWindWindmill
  30. 30TeaWindmillDutch
  31. 31FirePlanetSun
  32. 32SunTime MachineFuture
  33. 33DutchFutureTense
  34. 34Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  37. 37Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  38. 38Captain SteamcactusPresent TenseCaptain Pastcactus
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Engine + Steamโ†’ Train4Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine5Steam + Submarineโ†’ Captain Nemo6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap9Captain Nemo + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Captain Planet10Water + Windโ†’ Wave11Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand12Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus13Earth + Windโ†’ Dust14Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet15Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk16Cactus + Steampunkโ†’ Steamcactus17Captain Planet + Steamcactusโ†’ Captain Steamcactus18Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash19Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor20Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm21Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue22Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger23Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger24Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum25Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole26Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine27Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger28Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea29Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill30Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch31Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun32Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future33Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense34Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense35Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado36Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity37Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense38Captain Steamcactus + Present Tenseโ†’ Captain Pastcactus

Captain Pastcactus at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Pastcactus in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Captain Pastcactus?

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

Is Captain Pastcactus 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 Pastcactus?

Only one known combination produces Captain Pastcactus.

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