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Sticky Piston

A piston that pulls blocks back when it retracts, in addition to pushing them when extending.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Redstone

Version Added

1.7

Item ID

sticky_piston

Sticky Piston at a glance

Crafting gives you Sticky Piston, a redstone component filed under Redstone. Stack Sticky Piston 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

Wire Sticky Piston into a circuit and it becomes part of the timing: redstone builds are made of components like this, each one deciding what the next block sees. On the hardness scale Sticky Piston sits at 1.5. Explosives face the same figure, which is why Sticky Piston is not a wall you rely on. Any pickaxe will do on Sticky Piston, from wood upward. It sits between Sculk Sensor and Stone Button in Redstone, number 24 of 29 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
SlimeballSlimeball
PistonPiston
Sticky PistonSticky Piston

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Essential for many redstone contraptions like piston doors, flying machines, and hidden passages.

Frequently asked questions about Sticky Piston

  1. Slimeball, Piston going into Sticky Piston, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Sticky Piston in Minecraft?

    Sticky Piston is crafted from Slimeball and Piston at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. Sticky Piston on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Sticky Piston used for?

    A piston that pulls blocks back when it retracts, in addition to pushing them when extending.

  3. 64 Sticky Piston drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Sticky Piston can you stack?

    64 Slimeball and 64 Piston is what 64 Sticky Piston costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A double chest of Sticky Piston comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  4. Sticky Piston as a block, next to the pickaxe its 1.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Sticky Piston take to break?

    1.5 hardness is one number on Sticky Piston, and 1.5 blast resistance is the other number on it. That is the default pairing for Sticky Piston, and it means it has no special toughness either way. Any pickaxe will do on Sticky Piston, from wood upward. Java 26.2 records Sticky Piston with the numbers above, and it keeps them here.

  5. Sticky Piston coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.7

    When was Sticky Piston added to Minecraft?

    Sticky Piston was added in version 1.7.

Building with it

A slimeball on a piston makes it sticky, which means it pulls the block back as well as pushing it. That single difference is what separates a piston that opens a door from one that opens and closes it, and it is the base of every flying machine.

In practice

The sticky version pulls one block back with it, but only one: a slime or honey block behind it drags a whole column instead. Pulse it faster than a tick and the block is left behind entirely, which is the trick behind block droppers and most flying machines.

Related Astroworld Resources

Sticky Piston in a redstone circuit

Timing, signal strength and wiring for Sticky Piston on Astroworld Redstone

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