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How to Make Captain Tan in Infinite Craft

Captain Tan is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain Rex plus Tan. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain RexTanCaptain Tan

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 233 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5FireFossilDinosaur
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8LakeOceanSea
  9. 9SeaWindSail
  10. 10FireSailPirate
  11. 11DinosaurPirateCaptain Rex
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14FireSandGlass
  15. 15FireGlassLens
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustEarthPlanet
  18. 18FirePlanetSun
  19. 19LensSunSunburn
  20. 20SunburnWaterTan
  21. 21Captain RexTanCaptain Tan
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Plant + Stone→ Fossil5Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur6Water + Water→ Lake7Lake + Water→ Ocean8Lake + Ocean→ Sea9Sea + Wind→ Sail10Fire + Sail→ Pirate11Dinosaur + Pirate→ Captain Rex12Water + Wind→ Wave13Earth + Wave→ Sand14Fire + Sand→ Glass15Fire + Glass→ Lens16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Earth→ Planet18Fire + Planet→ Sun19Lens + Sun→ Sunburn20Sunburn + Water→ Tan21Captain Rex + Tan→ Captain Tan

Other ways to make Captain Tan

3 combinations are known to produce Captain Tan. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Captain Tan
FirstSecondResult
Captain HamTannerCaptain Tan
Captain RexTanCaptain Tan
Captain NutsSunbedCaptain Tan

Captain Tan at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
23
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Tan in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain Rex with Tan. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Tan?

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

Is Captain Tan hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Tan?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Captain Tan, 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.