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How to Make Piston Ant in Infinite Craft

Piston Ant is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Piston Escher. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymPiston EscherPiston Ant

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainMountainMountain Range
  23. 23EarthSteamMud
  24. 24FireMudBrick
  25. 25SandstormWaterOasis
  26. 26OasisWaterMirage
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28MirageSmokeIllusion
  29. 29BrickIllusionTrompe L’oeil
  30. 30Mountain RangeTrompe L’oeilM.C. Escher
  31. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32EarthWaveSand
  33. 33SandWaterBeach
  34. 34BeachLavaHawaii
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanWaterFish
  37. 37DustFishStarfish
  38. 38HawaiiStarfishHawaii Five-O
  39. 39FireSteamEngine
  40. 40DustEngineVacuum
  41. 41FireVacuumBlack Hole
  42. 42Black HoleEarthHole
  43. 43EngineHolePiston
  44. 44Hawaii Five-OPistonPiston Five-o
  45. 45M.C. EscherPiston Five-oPiston Escher
  46. 46AntonymPiston EscherPiston Ant
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range23Earth + Steam→ Mud24Fire + Mud→ Brick25Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis26Oasis + Water→ Mirage27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Mirage + Smoke→ Illusion29Brick + Illusion→ Trompe L’oeil30Mountain Range + Trompe L’oeil→ M.C. Escher31Water + Wind→ Wave32Earth + Wave→ Sand33Sand + Water→ Beach34Beach + Lava→ Hawaii35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Ocean + Water→ Fish37Dust + Fish→ Starfish38Hawaii + Starfish→ Hawaii Five-O39Fire + Steam→ Engine40Dust + Engine→ Vacuum41Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole42Black Hole + Earth→ Hole43Engine + Hole→ Piston44Hawaii Five-O + Piston→ Piston Five-o45M.C. Escher + Piston Five-o→ Piston Escher46Antonym + Piston Escher→ Piston Ant

Piston Ant at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Piston Ant in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Piston Escher. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Piston Ant?

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

Is Piston Ant hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Piston Ant?

Only one known combination produces Piston Ant.

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