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How to Make Pistonhead in Infinite Craft

Pistonhead is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Piston plus Riddle. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PistonRiddlePistonhead

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1812 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6Black HoleEarthHole
  7. 7EngineHolePiston
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9SmokeWaterFog
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13SandstormStoneSphinx
  14. 14FogSphinxRiddle
  15. 15PistonRiddlePistonhead
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Black Hole + Earthโ†’ Hole7Engine + Holeโ†’ Piston8Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke9Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog10Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm11Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava12Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone13Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx14Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle15Piston + Riddleโ†’ Pistonhead

Other ways to make Pistonhead

12 combinations are known to produce Pistonhead. Here are 12 of them.

What you can make with Pistonhead

Pistonhead at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
12
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

Similar effort to Pistonhead, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pistonhead in Infinite Craft?

Combine Piston with Riddle. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pistonhead?

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

Is Pistonhead hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pistonhead?

Yes. 12 combinations are known to produce Pistonhead, 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.