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Quick answer
- A Trident can't be crafted. Kill drowned holding one.
- Drop chance: 8.5% on Java, 25% on Bedrock, plus 1% per Looting level.
- Trial chamber vaults have a small chance too.
The trident is a spear you can throw, ride through rain with, or use to call down lightning. Getting one takes a bit of luck.
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Getting one from drowned
Drowned are underwater zombies. About 6.25% of them spawn holding a trident, and only those can drop one.
8.5%drop chance on Java
25%drop chance on Bedrock
They throw themDrowned with tridents throw them at you from range. Bring a shield.
Zombies don't countZombies that turn into drowned by drowning never get tridents. You need naturally spawned ones in rivers and oceans.
Trident enchantments
| Enchantment | What it does |
|---|---|
| Loyalty | The trident flies back to you after you throw it |
| Riptide | Launches you when you throw in water or rain: 9, 15 or 21 blocks |
| Channeling | Calls lightning on mobs you hit during a thunderstorm |
| Impaling | Extra damage against sea mobs (on Bedrock, anything in water or rain) |
With Riptide you can't throw the trident at all. It only launches you.
Stats and repairs
- 9 damage in melee, 8 when thrown.
- 250 durability on Java, 251 on Bedrock.
- Repair it by combining two tridents in an Anvil, or give it Mending.
Cheat sheet
- Only from drowned holding one (or trial chamber vaults)
- 8.5% Java, 25% Bedrock, +1% per Looting level
- Loyalty to throw, Riptide to fly, Channeling for lightning
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