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How to Make Minecraft Piston in Infinite Craft

Minecraft Piston is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Minecraft Pi plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Minecraft PiPast TenseMinecraft Piston

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 792 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7DustTreeWood
  8. 8DustWoodBroom
  9. 9BroomFireWitch
  10. 10DateWitchHex
  11. 11FireFireVolcano
  12. 12HexVolcanoHexagon
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16PlantWindDandelion
  17. 17DandelionWindSeed
  18. 18SeedTreeApple
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20AppleSteamPie
  21. 21IslandPiePi
  22. 22HexagonPiHex Pi
  23. 23DustEarthPlanet
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25WaterWindWave
  26. 26EarthWaveSand
  27. 27EngineSandSandbox
  28. 28PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  29. 29Hex PiMinecraftMinecraft Pi
  30. 30DustFireAsh
  31. 31FireSandGlass
  32. 32GlassSandHourglass
  33. 33FireHourglassTime
  34. 34AshTimeHistory
  35. 35GlassSteamMirror
  36. 36HistoryMirrorPast
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38SmokeWaterFog
  39. 39FogPlantMushroom
  40. 40EarthMushroomToadstool
  41. 41DandelionPlantWeed
  42. 42ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  43. 43DateWaterDating
  44. 44DatingEarthMarriage
  45. 45EarthMarriageDivorce
  46. 46DandelionDustWish
  47. 47WaterWishGenie
  48. 48DivorceGenieSingle
  49. 49Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  50. 50PastTriplePast Tense
  51. 51Minecraft PiPast TenseMinecraft Piston
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date6Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree7Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood8Dust + Woodโ†’ Broom9Broom + Fireโ†’ Witch10Date + Witchโ†’ Hex11Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano12Hex + Volcanoโ†’ Hexagon13Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado14Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami15Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island16Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion17Dandelion + Windโ†’ Seed18Seed + Treeโ†’ Apple19Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam20Apple + Steamโ†’ Pie21Island + Pieโ†’ Pi22Hexagon + Piโ†’ Hex Pi23Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet24Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine25Water + Windโ†’ Wave26Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand27Engine + Sandโ†’ Sandbox28Planet + Sandboxโ†’ Minecraft29Hex Pi + Minecraftโ†’ Minecraft Pi30Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash31Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass32Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass33Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time34Ash + Timeโ†’ History35Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror36History + Mirrorโ†’ Past37Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke38Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog39Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom40Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool41Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed42Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom43Date + Waterโ†’ Dating44Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage45Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce46Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish47Water + Wishโ†’ Genie48Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single49Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple50Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense51Minecraft Pi + Past Tenseโ†’ Minecraft Piston

Other ways to make Minecraft Piston

2 combinations are known to produce Minecraft Piston. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Minecraft Piston
FirstSecondResult
Minecraft PiPast TenseMinecraft Piston
Minecraft PiPast tenseMinecraft Piston

Minecraft Piston at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
79
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Minecraft Piston in Infinite Craft?

Combine Minecraft Pi with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Minecraft Piston?

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

Is Minecraft Piston hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Minecraft Piston?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Minecraft Piston, 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.