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How to Make Captain Shad in Infinite Craft

Captain Shad is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 58 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain Had plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain HadFuture TenseCaptain Shad

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 95

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 58 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6LakeWaterOcean
  7. 7OceanWaterFish
  8. 8EarthFishWhale
  9. 9MudWhaleMoby Dick
  10. 10BoatMoby DickCaptain Ahab
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassSandHourglass
  17. 17FireHourglassTime
  18. 18AshTimeHistory
  19. 19GlassSteamMirror
  20. 20HistoryMirrorPast
  21. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22SmokeWaterFog
  23. 23EarthWaterPlant
  24. 24FogPlantMushroom
  25. 25EarthMushroomToadstool
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionPlantWeed
  28. 28ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  29. 29DustWindSandstorm
  30. 30SandstormWaterOasis
  31. 31OasisPlantDate
  32. 32DateWaterDating
  33. 33DatingEarthMarriage
  34. 34EarthMarriageDivorce
  35. 35DandelionDustWish
  36. 36WaterWishGenie
  37. 37DivorceGenieSingle
  38. 38Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  39. 39PastTriplePast Tense
  40. 40Captain AhabPast TenseCaptain Had
  41. 41EarthEngineTractor
  42. 42EarthTractorFarm
  43. 43FarmFireBarbecue
  44. 44AshBarbecueBurger
  45. 45BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  46. 46DustEngineVacuum
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  49. 49Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  50. 50PlantSteamTea
  51. 51EngineWindWindmill
  52. 52TeaWindmillDutch
  53. 53DustEarthPlanet
  54. 54FirePlanetSun
  55. 55SunTime MachineFuture
  56. 56DutchFutureTense
  57. 57Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  58. 58Captain HadFuture TenseCaptain Shad
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Water + Water→ Lake4Engine + Lake→ Boat5Earth + Steam→ Mud6Lake + Water→ Ocean7Ocean + Water→ Fish8Earth + Fish→ Whale9Mud + Whale→ Moby Dick10Boat + Moby Dick→ Captain Ahab11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Glass + Sand→ Hourglass17Fire + Hourglass→ Time18Ash + Time→ History19Glass + Steam→ Mirror20History + Mirror→ Past21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Smoke + Water→ Fog23Earth + Water→ Plant24Fog + Plant→ Mushroom25Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Dandelion + Plant→ Weed28Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom29Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm30Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis31Oasis + Plant→ Date32Date + Water→ Dating33Dating + Earth→ Marriage34Earth + Marriage→ Divorce35Dandelion + Dust→ Wish36Water + Wish→ Genie37Divorce + Genie→ Single38Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple39Past + Triple→ Past Tense40Captain Ahab + Past Tense→ Captain Had41Earth + Engine→ Tractor42Earth + Tractor→ Farm43Farm + Fire→ Barbecue44Ash + Barbecue→ Burger45Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger46Dust + Engine→ Vacuum47Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole48Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine49Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger50Plant + Steam→ Tea51Engine + Wind→ Windmill52Tea + Windmill→ Dutch53Dust + Earth→ Planet54Fire + Planet→ Sun55Sun + Time Machine→ Future56Dutch + Future→ Tense57Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense58Captain Had + Future Tense→ Captain Shad

Captain Shad at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
95
longer than 99% 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 Shad in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain Had with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Shad?

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

Is Captain Shad hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 58 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Shad?

Only one known combination produces Captain Shad.

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