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How to Make Captain Van in Infinite Craft

Captain Van is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain Present plus Van. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain PresentVanCaptain Van

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 41

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineSteamTrain
  4. 4TrainWaterSubmarine
  5. 5SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8FirePlanetSun
  9. 9DustEngineVacuum
  10. 10FireVacuumBlack Hole
  11. 11Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  12. 12SunTime MachineFuture
  13. 13Captain NemoFutureCaptain Future
  14. 14Captain FutureFireCaptain Present
  15. 15EarthWaterPlant
  16. 16PlantSteamTea
  17. 17EngineWindWindmill
  18. 18TeaWindmillDutch
  19. 19EnginePlantCar
  20. 20CarEngineRacecar
  21. 21DutchRacecarSpyder
  22. 22DutchSpyderVan
  23. 23Captain PresentVanCaptain Van
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Engine + Steamโ†’ Train4Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine5Steam + Submarineโ†’ Captain Nemo6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet8Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun9Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum10Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole11Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine12Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future13Captain Nemo + Futureโ†’ Captain Future14Captain Future + Fireโ†’ Captain Present15Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant16Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea17Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill18Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch19Engine + Plantโ†’ Car20Car + Engineโ†’ Racecar21Dutch + Racecarโ†’ Spyder22Dutch + Spyderโ†’ Van23Captain Present + Vanโ†’ Captain Van

Captain Van at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain Van in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain Present with Van. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain Van?

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

Is Captain Van hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain Van?

Only one known combination produces Captain Van.

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