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Trident - Every Way to Craft, Find, and Use It in Minecraft

Trident is a common weapon item in Minecraft 1.21.4, obtained without crafting, dealing 9 damage at 1.1 attacks per second, with 250 durability.

What is Trident?

Trident is a Minecraft Weapon with rarity Common. It stacks up to 1 per inventory slot.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:trident. Command: /give @p minecraft:trident 1.

Combat stats

  • kind: weapon
  • weapon Type: trident
  • attack Damage: 9
  • attack Speed: 1.1

Durability

Trident has 250 durability. Repair with the same tier material at an anvil, or apply Mending to auto-repair using XP.

Trident enchantability

Trident has an enchantability value of 1. Higher enchantability means more and higher-level enchantments are offered per XP level at an enchanting table. Gold tools sit at 22, Netherite at 15, Wood at 15, Iron at 14, Diamond at 10, Stone at 5.

Wiki-verified item facts

  • Rarity tier: Rare
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Stack size: 1
  • Durability: 251 uses

Sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Trident (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Tags

  • Weapon
  • Common
  • Non-Craftable
  • Unstackable
  • Has Durability
  • Weapon Stats

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:trident
  • Category: Weapon
  • Rarity: Common
  • Stack size: 1
  • Craftable: No
  • Durability: 250
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:trident 1

Overview

Trident is a weapon item in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers its stack size, crafting recipe, and every recipe that uses it as an ingredient, plus real durability and repair data.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Trident cannot be crafted, so plan to mine, fish, trade, or fight for it instead.
  • Check the "Used In Crafting" list on this page to see what it unlocks before farming it in bulk.
  • With 250 durability, expect roughly 250 uses before it breaks - pair it with Unbreaking or carry a spare.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Trident cannot be crafted, so plan to mine, fish, trade, or fight for it instead.
  2. Check the "Used In Crafting" list on this page to see what it unlocks before farming it in bulk.
  3. Keep spare inventory space free since Trident cannot be stacked.
  4. With 250 durability, expect roughly 250 uses before it breaks - pair it with Unbreaking or carry a spare.
  5. Trident deals 9 attack damage at speed 1.1 - time hits to avoid the post-swing cooldown penalty.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Use /give @p minecraft:trident 1 in a test world to check builds without farming it first.

Pro tips

  • Track your best source and repeat short farming loops instead of one long session.
  • This item belongs to the Weapon category - related items in that category may share similar crafting paths.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 5-15 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get Trident?

Trident has no crafting recipe in vanilla Minecraft. It's typically obtained through mining, mob drops, chest loot, fishing, or villager trading depending on the item type.

What is the stack size of Trident?

Trident does not stack - each one takes up a full inventory slot, so plan storage space carefully.

How much durability does Trident have?

Trident has 250 durability, meaning it can be used 250 times before breaking.

How much damage does Trident deal?

Trident deals 9 attack damage per hit at an attack speed of 1.1 attacks per second (unenchanted, against an unarmored target).

What enchantments can I put on Trident?

Trident can be enchanted with anything in these categories: Tridents, Any Durable Item, Any Equippable/Held Item. Check each enchantment's page for exact level requirements and enchanting table costs.

Is Trident affected by material tier?

Yes. Weapon items scale in durability and effectiveness by material - netherite is strongest, followed by diamond, iron, stone/chainmail, and gold or wood at the low end.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Trident?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:trident, usable in commands such as /give, /clear, and loot tables.

Variants

  • No same-family material variants were detected for Trident in the current dataset.

Obtaining

  • Obtaining: no direct crafting or loot table source is currently indexed, so treat this as a progression/utility reference item.

Uses

  • Combat use: 9 damage per hit means ~3 clean hits to defeat a 20 HP target (before armor); theoretical hit-window time is ~1.82s at 1.1 attacks/sec.
  • Inventory use: non-stackable, so reserve dedicated hotbar or storage slots.

Combat and Stats

  • Damage per hit: 9.
  • Attack speed: 1.1 attacks/second.
  • Base DPS: ~9.9 before enchantments, crits, potion effects, and target armor.

Repairing

  • Durability: 250 total uses before breakage.
  • Repair note: durability exists, but repair material mapping is missing in the current dataset.

Enchantments

  • Compatibility tags: Tridents, Any Durable Item, Any Equippable/Held Item.
  • Search intent fit: use this section to answer queries like "what enchants can go on Trident" with exact compatibility tags.
  • Optimization tip: choose enchantments based on the role above (combat, mining, utility, or survivability).

Data Values

  • Internal namespaced ID: minecraft:trident.
  • Category classification: Weapon.
  • Stack size: 1.

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