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How to Make The Punishing Piston in Infinite Craft

The Punishing Piston is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mossy Piston plus The Punisher. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mossy PistonThe PunisherThe Punishing Piston

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 43

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3StoneStoneBoulder
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EarthPlantTree
  6. 6TreeWindLeaf
  7. 7BoulderLeafMoss
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustEngineVacuum
  12. 12FireVacuumBlack Hole
  13. 13Black HoleEarthHole
  14. 14EngineHolePiston
  15. 15MossPistonMossy Piston
  16. 16PlantWaterSwamp
  17. 17PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  18. 18PlantVenus FlytrapCarnivorous Plant
  19. 19EngineStoneSteamroller
  20. 20Carnivorous PlantSteamrollerCarnivorous Steamroller
  21. 21TreeWaterRiver
  22. 22RiverTreePaper
  23. 23SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  24. 24PaperSwamp ThingComic Book
  25. 25Carnivorous SteamrollerComic BookThe Punisher
  26. 26Mossy PistonThe PunisherThe Punishing Piston
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Stone + Stone→ Boulder4Earth + Water→ Plant5Earth + Plant→ Tree6Tree + Wind→ Leaf7Boulder + Leaf→ Moss8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Engine→ Vacuum12Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole13Black Hole + Earth→ Hole14Engine + Hole→ Piston15Moss + Piston→ Mossy Piston16Plant + Water→ Swamp17Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap18Plant + Venus Flytrap→ Carnivorous Plant19Engine + Stone→ Steamroller20Carnivorous Plant + Steamroller→ Carnivorous Steamroller21Tree + Water→ River22River + Tree→ Paper23Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing24Paper + Swamp Thing→ Comic Book25Carnivorous Steamroller + Comic Book→ The Punisher26Mossy Piston + The Punisher→ The Punishing Piston

The Punishing Piston at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
43
longer than 92% 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 The Punishing Piston in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mossy Piston with The Punisher. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Punishing Piston?

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

Is The Punishing Piston hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Punishing Piston?

Only one known combination produces The Punishing Piston.

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