6 Best Trident Enchantments in Minecraft

Trident is one of the most unique and rarest in-game items in Minecraft. It’s one of the few things that you cannot craft and need to obtain in your Minecraft world. But that’s not all. Trident also has some of the coolest in-game enchantments you can use. Some of these enchantments can even make you feel like Aquaman. So, check out the best Trident enchantments, what are the best combinations for this weapon, and how to apply them in Minecraft right here.

All Trident Enchantments in Minecraft

There are six enchantments that are suitable to be applied to a Trident in Minecraft. Most of them are easy to get in the game and can give your weapon some excellent advantages while engaged in a battle with powerful mobs like the Warden. That said, here are the Trident enchantments you can use in Minecraft:

Enchant	Max Level	Effect
Loyalty	3	Summons back the Trident when thrown at the enemy
Channeling	1	Attacks with lightning strike when the trident hits a mob during a
Impaling	5	Increases the damage dealt to mobs inside water
Riptide	3	Allows you to fly around by throwing off the Trident into the air
Unbreaking	3	Increases the durability of the Trident
Mending	1	Allows the trident to gain health overtom

1. Loyalty

Probably one of the coolest enchantments in Minecraft, loyalty is a trident-exclusive enchantment. As the name suggests, it will make your trident loyal so that it comes back to you after each throw. If you ever wanted to feel like the Greek god (or the Avenger) Thor, this is the way to do it. You can apply this using an enchanted book as well as the enchanting table.

The speed of the trident’s return depends upon the level of your enchantment. It has a maximum of 3 levels you can upgrade to. As for the limitations, your trident will get damaged when thrown into lava and won’t return from the void (Java-exclusive). And in the unfortunate case that you die before it returns, you can find it in the same location as your death.

2. Channeling

Continuing the theme of the Greek God Thor, our next trident enchantment lets you produce lightning in the game. But don’t confuse it with an electricity-based attack. When used, this enchantment channels lighting from the sky. It only has one level, but it’s more than enough to make it one of the most powerful enchantments in Minecraft. You can apply this enchantment using an enchanted book as well as the enchanting table in Minecraft.

But to keep the game fair for everyone, this enchantment only works if the attacked mob is under an open sky. That means you can’t use a trident with this enchantment underground or in other dimensions. Moreover, if you want to use this with a thrown trident, it must be during a thunderstorm. As for the benefits of this enchantment, a trident’s lightning can do more than just damage. You can use it to:

• Turn creeper into charged creepers
• Light places on fire
• Set mobs on fire
• Create witches out of villagers
• Convert pigs into zombified piglins
• Change colors of mooshrooms

3. Impaling

As the name suggests, this is one of the best trident enchantments if you want to cause extra damage to the mobs. With an upper limit of 5 levels, Impaling is one of the most dangerous in-game enchantments. You can apply it using an enchanted book or an enchanting table.

Each level of this enchantment adds an additional 2.5 hearts worth of damage to the trident. At its maximum level, another player can easily kill you with a single hit. But to keep it from being overpowered, at least in Java edition, the extra damage only applies to aquatic Minecraft mobs. Meanwhile, in the Bedrock edition, you can use it on any mob as long as they are in contact with water. And yes, even rain counts as contact with water in Minecraft.

4. Riptide

Our next entry on the list is nothing less than a superpower. The Riptide enchantment pushes or hurls the players towards the direction in which the trident is thrown. You can even use the same throw to attack mobs, but doing so can increase the risk of confrontation with that mob as well. Riptide has 3 levels of degradation, and each new level increases its distance coverage by 6 blocks.

However, do keep in mind that it only works when the player is standing in water or rain. Additionally, since the trident technically never leaves our hand, we can’t combine this enchantment with loyalty. Similarly, Minecraft also doesn’t allow you to use it alongside lightning because it might end up hurting the player more. You can apply riptide using an enchanted book as well as the enchanting table.

5. Unbreaking

Among all the enchantments, unbreaking is a common one for most tools and equipment. As you might have guessed, it increases the durability of the trident when applied to it. Technically, it doesn’t increase the durability but reduces the chances or probability of an item getting its durability decreased quickly. In any case, your equipment lasts longer when you apply unbreaking to it.

Keeping the rarity of a trident in mind, this is one of the very first enchantments you should apply. Unbreaking has a maximum of 3 levels, and you can easily find enchanted books with this effect. Alternatively, it’s also one of the first enchantments you can obtain while using an enchanting table.

6. Mending

Our next enchantment also revolves around durability. But instead of increasing regular durability, mending focuses on restoring the reduced durability of an item. Most players use it to fix damaged tridents dropped by the drowned mob. Unlike other enchantments, mending is not applicable using an enchanting table. To use it, you need to find an enchanted book.

There are no specific levels to this enchantment, so the amount of restored durability depends upon your in-game experience. Mending restores two durability units for one experience orb point. So, it isn’t technically free, but it also doesn’t cost much. You can do various experience-based activities in-game, including cooking, killing, and more, to automatically mend your trident.

As a weapon, tridents can act as a throwable as well as a close-range melee weapon. When compared to a diamond sword, it has a higher rate of damage but a slower attack speed unless you are underwater. The best feature of trident in Minecraft is that you can use it to kill mobs up to 80 blocks away.

Best Minecraft Trident Enchantment Combo

For making the most out of a trident, there are two main enchantment combos to apply on it. Either you can make it a powerful ranged weapon, or use it to fly around like the god of thunder. That said, here are the two combinations you can use:

1. Trident as a Ranged Weapon

To get the highest damage output as well as use the trident for a lifetime in the game, you can apply the following enchantments on the trident:

• Loyalty 3: Will bring back the trident every time you throw it at the mob during a thunderstorm
• Impaling 5: Increases the damage done by the trident
• Channeling 1: Summons lightning strikes at the targeted mob
• Unbreaking 3: This will increase the durability of your trident for a lifetime
• Mending: To make sure your trident heals itself anytime you kill a mob

2. Trident for Flying

Apart from going for the Elytra, which is a complete endgame item, you can use the the Trident to fly around. However, this will only happen if you’re inside water, or during rain and thunderstorms. That said, here are the enchantments you can use:

• Riptide 3: This will allow you to go forward or fly around in the direction you throw the trident, but only in rain or water
• Impaling 5: Increases the amount of damage done to the mobs
• Unbreaking 3: Increases the durability of the trident
• Mending: Helps the trident gain health points for each kill you do in the game

How to Enchant Trident in Minecraft

In Minecraft, you can enchant your Trident in three easy ways – using a enchanting table, with enchanted books and an anvil, or by using commands. That said, here are all the steps to enchant the weapon in the game:

1. Enchanting Table

• Place the Enchanting table on the ground, and interact with it to open its UI.
• Place Lapis Lazuli and the trident in their respective cells and pick the enchantments you wish to apply from the right hand side.
• You can also try to place a set of 12 bookshelves around the enchanting table to get better enchants.

2. Enchanted Books and Anvil

• The next way is when you want specific enchants on the trident. For this, you must place the anvil first and interact with it to open its UI.
• Now place the trident and your choice of enchanted book on their respective cells.
• Drag and drop the enchanted trident next to store it in your inventory.

3. Commands

The last and final way is by using cheats or commands. Simply hold the trident in your hand, open up your in-game chat screen, and type the following command: ‘/enchant <username> minecraft:channeling‘. This will give the trident you’re holding the Channeling enchantment.

Now you have the power to explore the depths of ocean biomes in Minecraft. Trident enchantments are at their best when used alongside other special features. Many developers also provide you these enchantments alongside popular Minecraft modpacks.

But as you might have noticed, it’s easy for you to discover them in the game, and you don’t need to turn to mods. With that said, don’t forget to share your favorite trident enchantments with us in the comments below.