The Minecraft trident has been in Minecraft Java Edition since the Aquatic update (Java Edition 1.13) as a rare drop from Drowned enemies. The trident is easily one of the best Minecraft weapons as not only can it be used in melee and ranged combat, but even its non-enchanted form can dish out more than a diamond sword, although its attack speed is a little lower. Plus, if you work on your aim you can throw a trident up to 80 blocks away.
You cannot craft a Minecraft trident, so you can’t actually find a recipe for this underwater weapon. Instead, you’ll need to grab one of these from the cold, dead, soggy hands of a Drowned mob, one of the new zombies introduced with the Aquatic update.
The fact that the trident is a mob drop and as powerful as a diamond sword makes it an excellent weapon early into your Minecraft adventure, provided you’re strong enough to take out a Drowned. Below we’ll walk you through how to get your own Minecraft trident, as well as what Minecraft enchantments you can upgrade it with.
Head underwater and look for zombie mobs called Drowned. Occasionally, these chaps will spawn into the world holding a trident, so you simply have to defeat them for a chance of a trident dropping, but that chance is very small at 8.5%.
Those drop rates mean the Minecraft trident is pretty tricky to get hold of and you’ll likely spend hours diving around in search of one. You’ll want to farm a few of these, too, as the random durability means it’s only a matter of time until one breaks. To repair a trident in Minecraft you simply combine two tridents at an anvil.
The trident is a very powerful and versatile weapon, with an attack speed of 1.1 and a standard attack dealing nine points of damage. Wind up a critical hit with the trident and it can take off 13 points of damage. The ranged attack deals eight points of damage, which is much more than an uncharged bow shot, but one point less than a fully charged bow shot.
The other neat feature of the trident is that it can hold unique enchantments. Here’s the full list of Minecraft trident enchantments:
And there you have it, everything you need to know to get your very own Minecraft trident, repair it, and enchant it. The trident is definitely one of the best weapons in vanilla Minecraft, so it’s definitely worth adding to your collection. You can also create and customise a Minecraft shield to use alongside your Minecraft trident to take down enemies, especially if you’re venturing to the Minecraft Nether.
