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How to Make Sphinx Captain in Infinite Craft

Sphinx Captain is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Captain Highwind plus Sphinx. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Captain HighwindSphinxSphinx Captain

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 20

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineSteamTrain
  4. 4TrainWaterSubmarine
  5. 5SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionPlantWeed
  9. 9Captain NemoWeedCaptain High
  10. 10Captain HighWindCaptain Highwind
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustWindSandstorm
  13. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15SandstormStoneSphinx
  16. 16Captain HighwindSphinxSphinx Captain
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Engine + Steam→ Train4Train + Water→ Submarine5Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Plant→ Weed9Captain Nemo + Weed→ Captain High10Captain High + Wind→ Captain Highwind11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm13Earth + Fire→ Lava14Lava + Water→ Stone15Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx16Captain Highwind + Sphinx→ Sphinx Captain

Sphinx Captain at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
20
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sphinx Captain in Infinite Craft?

Combine Captain Highwind with Sphinx. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sphinx Captain?

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

Is Sphinx Captain hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Sphinx Captain?

Only one known combination produces Sphinx Captain.

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