Minecraft Enchantment Tool
Trident enchantments
Use this Trident page to choose compatible enchantments and plan the cheapest anvil order before the final combine gets too expensive.
Anvil planner
Enchanting Workbench
Choose an item, tune rules, and add the enchantments you want to forge.
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Item to enchant
Current itemTrident
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Build and enchantments
Selected enchantments
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Add more enchantments
ChannelingImpalingLoyalty
MendingRiptide
Unbreaking
Curse of VanishingTrident
Compatible enchantments
Trident can use these enchantments in the calculator. Open an enchantment page for details, then return here to compare build orders.
- ChannelingMax level 1
- ImpalingMax level 5
- LoyaltyMax level 3
- MendingMax level 1
- RiptideMax level 3
- UnbreakingMax level 3
- Curse of VanishingMax level 1
Recommended trident enchantments
A trident needs an identity before it needs books. Loyalty and Channeling support a thrown weapon, while Riptide turns the trident into movement. Because Riptide conflicts with Loyalty and Channeling, the final role must be chosen early. Mending and Unbreaking are especially important because replacing a trident can be slow.
Recommended set
- LoyaltyUse Loyalty when the trident is a thrown weapon you want returned after each attack.
- ChannelingUse Channeling only on the thrown route, usually after deciding that storms and lightning utility matter.
- RiptideUse Riptide for travel and mobility, not for a Loyalty or Channeling build.
- ImpalingAdd Impaling when aquatic or edition-specific combat value fits your world.
- MendingPlan Mending early because tridents are uncommon and worth preserving.
Planning priority
- Choose thrown trident or Riptide travel tool before staging any conflict book.
- Pair durability support with the role-defining enchantment, then test Impaling as a separate branch.
- Keep Channeling off a Riptide plan because the conflict will block the route.
- Use cleaner books for the role-defining enchantments before optional combat upgrades.
Conflict warnings
- Riptide conflicts with both Loyalty and Channeling, so it creates a completely different trident.
- Edition, weather, and server rules can change how valuable some trident choices feel in practice.
Least XP vs Least Prior Work
- Least XP
- Use Least XP for a spare movement trident or a simple thrown weapon with clean books.
- Least Prior Work
- Use Least Prior Work for a rare trident you want to keep repairable with Mending over time.
Planning notes
- Minecraft adds prior work penalty every time an item goes through an anvil, so balanced combine trees usually cost less.
- Conflicting enchantments cannot be applied together unless the workbench compatibility override is enabled.
- Keep the final combine under the Too Expensive cap by testing the full set before spending levels in-game.