Best Trident Enchantments
Separate builds for throwing and Riptide movement.
Separate builds for throwing and Riptide movement.
Throwing trident
Loyalty III returns the weapon quickly and Channeling summons lightning in valid thunderstorms.
Riptide
Riptide III moves the player in water or rain and can launch elytra flight.
Conflict
Riptide conflicts with Loyalty and Channeling, so one build cannot cover both roles.
Recommendation
Keep one Loyalty/Channeling trident and one Riptide III trident, both with Impaling V, Unbreaking III, and Mending.
Ready builds and anvil costs
Java 26.2. Fresh item and one fresh book at the required level per enchantment. No renaming or repairs. Costs are levels, not XP points.
Returning trident
- Impaling V
- Loyalty III
- Channeling I
- Unbreaking III
- Mending I
Total: 33 levels
Highest step: 10 levels · Operations: 5
Riptide travel trident
- Impaling V
- Riptide III
- Unbreaking III
- Mending I
Total: 28 levels
Highest step: 10 levels · Operations: 4
Frequently asked questions
How many levels does this build need?
Each build lists its total and most expensive step. Prices assume separate fresh books at the required levels and an item with no prior work in Java. Set the penalty separately for an item with history; material repair costs are not included.
Should all books be combined first?
Not always: transferring the right-hand book's enchantments costs levels at every step. The cheapest order depends on contents and input penalties. Open the specific build's plan for the left and right input of each operation.
Related articles
Anvil Too Expensive: Causes and FixesCheck the per-operation limit, prior-work penalty and book history. More player levels or a new anvil alone will not solve the problem.LoyaltyReturns a thrown trident to its owner.RiptideLaunches the player with the trident in water or rain.ChannelingSummons lightning on a hit during a thunderstorm under open sky.