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How to Make Piston Ability in Infinite Craft

Piston Ability is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ability plus Piston Range. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AbilityPiston RangePiston Ability

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 44

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13BeachSunVacation
  14. 14DustVacationDustin
  15. 15BeachDustinStranger Things
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18Stranger ThingsTreeWill
  19. 19AWillAble
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21LakePlantLily
  22. 22AbleLilyAbility
  23. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24MountainMountainMountain Range
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleEarthHole
  30. 30EngineHolePiston
  31. 31Mountain RangePistonPiston Range
  32. 32AbilityPiston RangePiston Ability
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Beach + Sun→ Vacation14Dust + Vacation→ Dustin15Beach + Dustin→ Stranger Things16Earth + Water→ Plant17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Stranger Things + Tree→ Will19A + Will→ Able20Water + Water→ Lake21Lake + Plant→ Lily22Able + Lily→ Ability23Earth + Earth→ Mountain24Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range25Fire + Water→ Steam26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Earth→ Hole30Engine + Hole→ Piston31Mountain Range + Piston→ Piston Range32Ability + Piston Range→ Piston Ability

What you can make with Piston Ability

Piston Ability at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Piston Ability in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ability with Piston Range. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Piston Ability?

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

Is Piston Ability hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Piston Ability?

Only one known combination produces Piston Ability.

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