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Better Tridents

by Fuzs

With Better Tridents installed, the loyalty enchantment returns thrown tridents more reliably, and a trident can be crafted at a workbench.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMozilla Public License 2.0Open source1.18.2 – 26.3

What it does

The mod makes small but practical changes to tridents. Loyalty is the main one: when a loyalty trident is thrown, drops from nearby mobs are pulled toward the player along with it. A crafting recipe for the trident itself is added, and an anvil can repair a worn trident by using prismarine shards.

Impaling follows the Bedrock Edition rule, so any creature touching water or rain takes the extra damage instead of only certain aquatic mobs. Changes apply to client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 23 release versions, 1.18.2 – 26.3, and the code is under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.

Required dependencies are Fabric API, Forge Config API Port and Puzzles Lib. Forge Config Screens is optional and adds an in-game settings screen when present. Settings can also be edited in the config folder, in files named after the mod ID with client, common or server suffixes.

Key features

  1. Loyalty returns drops

    Drops from mobs, including items and experience points, are pulled toward the player with a loyalty trident.

  2. Trident crafting recipe

    Tridents can be crafted at a workbench rather than found only in the world.

  3. Anvil repair

    A trident nearing the end of its durability can be repaired in an anvil using a few prismarine shards.

  4. Bedrock impaling

    Impaling damages any creature standing in water or caught in rain, matching the Bedrock Edition behavior.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.326.3.1Not available26.3.1
26.226.2.0Not available26.2.0
26.1.226.1.0Not available26.1.0
26.1.126.1.0Not available26.1.0
26.126.1.0Not available26.1.0
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.21.1121.11.0Not available21.11.0
1.21.1021.10.0Not available21.10.0
1.21.921.9.0Not available21.9.0
1.21.8v21.8.0-1.21.8-FabricNot availablev21.8.0-1.21.8-NeoForge
1.21.7v21.7.0-1.21.7-FabricNot availablev21.7.0-1.21.7-NeoForge
1.21.6v21.6.0-1.21.6-FabricNot availablev21.6.0-1.21.6-NeoForge
1.21.5v21.5.0-1.21.5-FabricNot availablev21.5.0-1.21.5-NeoForge
1.21.4v21.4.0-1.21.4-FabricNot availablev21.4.0-1.21.4-NeoForge
1.21.3v21.3.0-1.21.3-FabricNot availablev21.3.0-1.21.3-NeoForge
1.21.1v21.1.0-1.21.1-FabricNot availablev21.1.0-1.21.1-NeoForge
1.21v21.0.1-1.21-FabricNot availablev21.0.1-1.21-NeoForge
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 3

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Puzzles LibWhy is it called Puzzles? That's the puzzle.
Required
Forge Config API PortNeoForge's & Forge's config systems provided to other modding ecosystems. Designed for a multiloader architecture.
Required

Use cases

Loyalty builds

Players who rely on loyalty tridents get their drops returned to them, which saves trips across open water.

Survival on servers

Server owners who want the trident changes on a multiplayer world install the mod on the server and on each client.

Who it’s for: Players who use tridents in survival and server owners who want the loyalty and impaling changes for their world.

How it compares

Full comparison

Keep Trident is client and server, licensed under the MIT License, and covers 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Improved Trident is also client and server and released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, but it adds Quilt and covers 1.14 – 1.21.4. Craftable Trident by sumbaii999 is server required with client optional, licensed under the MIT License, and covers 1.13 – 26.2.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Better TridentsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-29
Keep TridentFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 1.21.1Client and server2025-10-31
Improved TridentFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.14 – 1.21.4Client and server2025-03-02
Craftable TridentFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-07-25

Questions

Does Better Tridents need Fabric API on Forge?

No. Fabric API is required only on Fabric. On Forge and NeoForge the required dependencies are Forge Config API Port and Puzzles Lib.

Does the server need Better Tridents?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Can the settings be changed in game?

Yes, when Forge Config Screens is installed. Otherwise the settings are edited in the config folder.

In the catalog

Better Tridents is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

More from Fuzs

All projects
Forge Config API Port1.16 – 26.3Puzzles Lib1.18.2 – 26.3Visual Workbench1.19 – 26.3Cut Through1.18.2 – 26.3Easy Anvils1.18.2 – 26.3Pick Up Notifier1.19 – 26.3

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What the author says

Better Tridents brings some small, but much need improvements to tridents. Especially the loyalty enchantment is much more useful, and there's even a crafting recipe for tridents themselves! Tridents finally have a crafting recipe! All three elder guardian in an ocean monument will each drop a new trident fragment…
Fuzs, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Fuzs
Published
2022-09-01
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-29
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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