Craft a Sticky Piston in Minecraft (2022)

Before exploring the crafting process, we will first go over the mechanics of a sticky piston in Minecraft. You can skip to its recipe if you are familiar with its mechanics using the table below. We have tested all the mechanics in Minecraft 1.19 on a Windows PC.

What is a Sticky Piston in Minecraft?

A sticky piston is a component block that, on receiving a Redstone signal, can push and pull blocks that are next to it. The block that it interacts with gets stuck to the face of the sticky piston. Naturally, the sticky piston only generates in jungle temples and Ancient cities in the Deep Dark biome of Minecraft. You can break it with any tool to make it drop as an item.

What Can a Sticky Piston Push and Pull?

Sticky pistons can interact with all mobs and players in the game, but they can only push and not pull any of them. But when it comes to the in-game blocks, a sticky piston can easily push and pull most of the solid blocks. Well, there are obviously a few exceptions, and here’s a list of blocks that can’t be pushed or pulled using a sticky piston:

ConduitCrying ObsidianEnchanting TableEnd Portal FrameEnder ChestGrindstoneJukebox (can be used to tame allays)LodestoneNether PortalObsidianReinforced DeepslateRespawn AnchorSculk blocksSpawner

Similarly, there are also some blocks that can only be pushed but not pulled. These include:

CarpetsGlazed TerracottaAll fragile blocks like wheat and other crops, etc.

Please note that our list only goes over the blocks that are present in survival gameplay. For an extended list, you may refer to Minecraft Wiki. Though, you won’t need it in most scenarios.

Items Required to Make a Sticky Piston

You only need the following items to make a sticky piston in Minecraft:

SlimeballPistonCrafting Table

Since a sticky piston is a modified version of a regular piston, you will first need to learn how to make a piston in Minecraft. Fortunately, with the help of our detailed guide, it won’t take you long.
Meanwhile, you have to kill small slime mobs to get slimeballs. They most commonly spawn inside swamp and mangrove swamp biomes. And if you want to take slime hunting to a whole new level, we also have a guide on how to make a slime farm in Minecraft. Also, for those unaware, Minecraft frogs eat slimes, and you need to use slime balls and magma cubes to make froglight in Minecraft.

Minecraft Sticky Piston Crafting Recipe

The sticky piston in Minecraft has one of the simplest crafting recipes in the game. You just have to place a piston in the crafting table with a slime ball in the cell right above it. Because of the simplicity of this recipe, you can use it in any vertically adjacent cells.

How to Use a Sticky Piston in Minecraft

A sticky piston works like any other Redstone component. It requires Redstone signals to power itself, and when it receives them, it pushes the block in front of it. When that signal is removed, the sticky piston retracts and pulls the block back with it. It can also pull a block that’s one block away from it when it expands.
To understand its functionality better, let’s try using a sticky piston with the help of a lever. Here’s what you need to do:

  1. First, place a solid block on the ground.
  2. Then, put a sticky piston right behind that block. The sticky piston should be facing into the block.
  3. Next, put a lever next to the sticky piston or attach it to its back. But don’t attach it to the side or top of the sticky piston or it will break.
  4. Finally, once everything is in place, turn on the lever to activate the sticky piston in Minecraft. Doing so will make it push the block that’s right in front of it. When you turn off the lever, the sticky piston will pull the block back to its original spot.
    Can sticky pistons be crafted with honey in Minecraft? Sticky pistons can only be crafted with slime balls and not honey.
    Can sticky pistons move obsidian? Sticky pistons can’t move obsidian blocks. Can you make a sticky piston with magma cream? You can not use honey or magma cream to craft sticky pistons. Instead, you have to combine slime balls and regular pistons to make sticky pistons.

Make and Use a Sticky Piston in Minecraft

With that, you now have one of the most powerful Minecraft components at your disposal. The only limitation is your own imagination in this blocky world. And if you’re in search of ideas, our list of best Minecraft maps has plenty of good options. But what are you planning to use the sticky piston for? Tell us in the comments below!