Why Can’t We Combine Loyalty and Riptide in Minecraft?

Let’s be honest: tridents are cool, but they could be way cooler.
And the fact that you can’t combine Loyalty and Riptide enchantments? That’s just frustrating.

We’ve all been there. You finally get your hands on a trident, a rare drop from a drowned, possibly after hours of looting — and now it’s time to enchant it. You’re dreaming of the ultimate utility weapon: one that flies back to you and lets you zoom through the air when it’s raining.

But wait.

You realize those enchantments, Loyalty and Riptide, don’t work together. Minecraft won’t let you do it.

What gives?

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A Battle of Mechanics

Let’s break it down.

• Loyalty makes your trident return to you like Thor’s hammer. You throw it, it comes back. Super satisfying.
• Riptide launches you forward when you throw the trident while wet — whether it’s raining or you’re in water.

Both are powerful. Both are fun.

So why can’t you have both?

The answer: technical conflict.
Loyalty wants the trident to fly away from you and come back.
Riptide keeps the trident in your hand to launch you forward.

From a dev’s point of view? Makes sense.
From a player’s point of view? It sucks.

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Why This Feels Like a Missed Opportunity

1. Tridents are hard to get

They’re not craftable. You need luck, loot, or time grinding drowned mobs. It’s a whole quest on its own.

So when you finally have one, it should feel worth it. But without the ability to combine enchantments freely, it just feels limited.

2. Riptide is super situational

Only works in water or rain. That’s it. If the sun’s out and you’re not in an ocean — tough luck. You basically have a glorified melee stick.

3. Loyalty is… meh

Yeah, it’s cool that the trident returns to you. But unless you add Channeling or Impaling, it doesn’t really shine. And compared to a good bow? It’s underwhelming.

4. The combo would make tridents truly useful

Imagine it: ranged damage when on land and insane mobility in water or rain. That’s not broken — it’s balanced versatility.

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The Modding Community Knows What’s Up

The moderators already let you combine them. Data packs exist that make it work smoothly. No issues, no drama. Just good gameplay.

So the real question is:
If the players can make it work, why can’t Mojang?

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Tridents Deserve Better

Minecraft is all about creativity. It’s about combining things and pushing the limits of what’s possible.

Blocking enchantment combos that make sense — just because of some behind-the-scenes mechanic — feels like a weird design choice, especially when it stops people from using one of the most unique weapons in the game to its full potential.

If Mojang ever revisits tridents, this should be at the top of the list.

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