How do you get Piston in Minecraft?

Piston is crafted from Oak Planks, Cobblestone, Iron Ingot, and Redstone Dust at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

When was Piston added to Minecraft?

Piston was added in version 1.7.

What is Piston used for?

Piston is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Sticky Piston.

How long does Piston take to break?

Mining Piston works against 1.5; explosions on it work against 1.5. Matching numbers put Piston in the ordinary group, the group creepers get through, and it is no exception. Any pickaxe will do on Piston, from wood upward. Java 26.2 stores Piston with those figures unchanged, so it reads the same here.

How many Piston can you stack?

64 Piston fill one slot, and filling it costs 192 Oak Planks, 256 Cobblestone, 64 Iron Ingot, and 64 Redstone Dust: 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

RedstoneCraftable

Piston

A redstone-powered block that pushes blocks and entities in front of it when activated. Can push up to 12 blocks.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Piston at a glance

Redstone holds Piston: a redstone component out of crafting. 64 Piston fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

As a redstone component, Piston is wired into contraptions and circuits, and what it does with a signal is what gives builders the logic and timing behind automatic farms, doors and machines. It additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Sticky Piston. The game rates Piston at 1.5 hardness. It carries the same 1.5 into an explosion. Any pickaxe will do on Piston, from wood upward. It sits between Observer and Redstone Comparator in Redstone, number 15 of 29 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Oak Planks
Oak Planks
Oak Planks
Cobblestone
Iron Ingot
Cobblestone
Cobblestone
Redstone Dust
Cobblestone
Piston
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Piston has the grid for Piston

Used to craft

Piston goes into one recipe, Sticky Piston, and the link below shows the grid for it. The links below go straight to the recipes that take Piston.

Sticky Piston

How to obtain

Crafting

Notes

Cannot push obsidian, bedrock, or most tile entities. Pushes up to 12 blocks in a line.

Frequently asked questions about Piston

How do you get Piston in Minecraft?
Piston is crafted from Oak Planks, Cobblestone, Iron Ingot, and Redstone Dust at a Crafting Table, in a single step.
When was Piston added to Minecraft?
Piston was added in version 1.7.
What is Piston used for?
Piston is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Sticky Piston.
How long does Piston take to break?
Mining Piston works against 1.5; explosions on it work against 1.5. Matching numbers put Piston in the ordinary group, the group creepers get through, and it is no exception. Any pickaxe will do on Piston, from wood upward. Java 26.2 stores Piston with those figures unchanged, so it reads the same here.
How many Piston can you stack?
64 Piston fill one slot, and filling it costs 192 Oak Planks, 256 Cobblestone, 64 Iron Ingot, and 64 Redstone Dust: 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

Building with it

Three planks, four cobblestone, one iron and one redstone give a piston, and it pushes up to twelve blocks at once. Doors, elevators, bridges and every hidden entrance in the game come back to this one block and how you time the pulse feeding it.

In practice

A piston pushes up to twelve blocks in a line and refuses to move obsidian, bedrock or anything with an inventory. It also extends one tick after the signal arrives, which is why fast door circuits need the pulse length tuned rather than just the wiring.

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