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How to Make Red Piston in Infinite Craft

Red Piston is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Green Piston plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Green PistonOppositeRed Piston

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 37

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4EarthObsidianDiamond
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6DiamondPlantEmerald
  7. 7EarthEmeraldGreen
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9MountainMountainMountain Range
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustEngineVacuum
  14. 14FireVacuumBlack Hole
  15. 15Black HoleEarthHole
  16. 16EngineHolePiston
  17. 17Mountain RangePistonPiston Range
  18. 18GreenPiston RangeGreen Piston
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21WindWineBalloon
  22. 22BalloonDustDust Bunny
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25DustFireAsh
  26. 26AshFirePhoenix
  27. 27DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  28. 28Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  29. 29Green PistonOppositeRed Piston
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava2Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone3Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian4Earth + Obsidianโ†’ Diamond5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Diamond + Plantโ†’ Emerald7Earth + Emeraldโ†’ Green8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Earth + Windโ†’ Dust13Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum14Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole15Black Hole + Earthโ†’ Hole16Engine + Holeโ†’ Piston17Mountain Range + Pistonโ†’ Piston Range18Green + Piston Rangeโ†’ Green Piston19Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion20Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine21Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon22Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny23Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp24Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon25Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash26Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix27Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang28Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite29Green Piston + Oppositeโ†’ Red Piston

Red Piston at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 29 steps

Similar effort to Red Piston, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Red Piston in Infinite Craft?

Combine Green Piston with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Red Piston?

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

Is Red Piston hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Red Piston?

Only one known combination produces Red Piston.

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