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How to Make Sand Piston in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

PistonSand PirateSand Piston

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 196 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. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9LakeWaterOcean
  10. 10LakeOceanSea
  11. 11SeaWindSail
  12. 12FireSailPirate
  13. 13DustWindSandstorm
  14. 14PirateSandstormSand Pirate
  15. 15PistonSand PirateSand Piston
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Black Hole + Earthโ†’ Hole7Engine + Holeโ†’ Piston8Water + Waterโ†’ Lake9Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean10Lake + Oceanโ†’ Sea11Sea + Windโ†’ Sail12Fire + Sailโ†’ Pirate13Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm14Pirate + Sandstormโ†’ Sand Pirate15Piston + Sand Pirateโ†’ Sand Piston

Other ways to make Sand Piston

6 combinations are known to produce Sand Piston. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Sand Piston
FirstSecondResult
PistonSand PunkSand Piston
PistonSand GenieSand Piston
PistonSand PirateSand Piston
PistonSand SkimmerSand Piston
PistonSand TrainSand Piston
PistonSand ChariotSand Piston

What you can make with Sand Piston

Sand Piston at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sand Piston in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Sand Piston?

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

Is Sand Piston 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 Sand Piston?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Sand Piston, and the shortest route is shown above.

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