The ultimate guide to trident enchantments: Loyalty vs Riptide, Impaling, and optimal anvil ordering for your trident setup.
The trident is unique among Minecraft weapons — it can be thrown, used in melee, and even used for transportation. The best enchantments depend entirely on how you use it.
Tridents have unique conflicts: Riptide conflicts with both Loyalty and Channeling. This means you need separate tridents for different uses. Use this best trident enchantments calculator to plan each one.
The best trident enchantments depend on use. For a throwing trident: Loyalty III (returns to you), Impaling V (extra damage to water mobs), Unbreaking III, and Mending. For a mobility trident: Riptide III + Impaling V + Unbreaking III + Mending.
No. Riptide and Channeling are mutually exclusive. Riptide launches you through the air (requires rain or water), while Channeling summons lightning during storms. Choose based on your play style.
No. Riptide and Loyalty are also mutually exclusive. Riptide replaces the throw mechanic entirely, so Loyalty would have no effect.
Impaling increases damage against guardians, elder guardians, turtles, dolphins, and players in water/rain. At Impaling V, it deals +12.5 extra damage per hit. It works on both thrown tridents and melee attacks.
Most players make two: one with Loyalty III + Impaling V for ranged attacks, and one with Riptide III for fast travel during rain and in water. Use this calculator to optimize both setups.