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How to Make Captain’s Present in Infinite Craft

Captain’s Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain’s Log plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain’s LogPresent TenseCaptain’s Present

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 71

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlanetSteamSteampunk
  8. 8EarthSteampunkRobot
  9. 9GlassRobotAndroid
  10. 10AndroidGlassGoogle Glass
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12WaterWaterLake
  13. 13EngineLakeBoat
  14. 14FireWindSmoke
  15. 15SmokeWaterFog
  16. 16FogPlanetVenus
  17. 17BoatVenusLove Boat
  18. 18Google GlassLove BoatCaptain’s Log
  19. 19DustFireAsh
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21EarthTractorFarm
  22. 22FarmFireBarbecue
  23. 23AshBarbecueBurger
  24. 24BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  25. 25DustEngineVacuum
  26. 26FireVacuumBlack Hole
  27. 27Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  28. 28Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  29. 29EarthWaterPlant
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34SunTime MachineFuture
  35. 35DutchFutureTense
  36. 36Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  37. 37WindWindTornado
  38. 38Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  39. 39Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  40. 40Captain’s LogPresent TenseCaptain’s Present
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Fire + Water→ Steam7Planet + Steam→ Steampunk8Earth + Steampunk→ Robot9Glass + Robot→ Android10Android + Glass→ Google Glass11Fire + Steam→ Engine12Water + Water→ Lake13Engine + Lake→ Boat14Fire + Wind→ Smoke15Smoke + Water→ Fog16Fog + Planet→ Venus17Boat + Venus→ Love Boat18Google Glass + Love Boat→ Captain’s Log19Dust + Fire→ Ash20Earth + Engine→ Tractor21Earth + Tractor→ Farm22Farm + Fire→ Barbecue23Ash + Barbecue→ Burger24Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger25Dust + Engine→ Vacuum26Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole27Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine28Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger29Earth + Water→ Plant30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Engine + Wind→ Windmill32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Fire + Planet→ Sun34Sun + Time Machine→ Future35Dutch + Future→ Tense36Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense37Wind + Wind→ Tornado38Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity39Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense40Captain’s Log + Present Tense→ Captain’s Present

Captain’s Present at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
71
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Captain’s Present, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Captain’s Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain’s Log with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Captain’s Present?

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

Is Captain’s Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Captain’s Present?

Only one known combination produces Captain’s Present.

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