BetterTrident
by KebabDev
BetterTrident changes where a thrown trident lands when it returns, so the item goes back to the exact hotbar slot it was thrown from.
What it does
In vanilla Minecraft a returning trident often ends up in the wrong slot, which breaks up a hotbar during combat or hunting. BetterTrident records the slot a trident leaves from and sends it back there, so players keep their arrangement without reorganizing the inventory after each throw. The fix works with the Loyalty enchantment, and the returned trident keeps its normal behavior.
The mod needs no setup: it has no configuration screen and no options to change. Its effect is limited to the trident's return path, so its performance cost is light. The mod is published for Fabric only, with a single build, 1.0.0 for 1.21.11, released on 2026-05-17 under the MIT License. The code is not open source, and the mod runs on the client alone, so servers do not need to install it.
Key features
Returns to the original slot
A trident thrown from a hotbar slot comes back to that same slot instead of the first free one.
Works with Loyalty
Tridents enchanted with Loyalty still return, and the slot restore applies to the return.
No configuration
The mod has no settings to adjust, so it works once installed.
Light performance cost
The change only affects the moment a trident returns, keeping the added work small.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Hunting and combat
Players who throw tridents repeatedly can keep their weapon and other items in fixed hotbar positions between throws.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who use tridents in survival or adventure worlds and want a returning trident to keep its hotbar position.
How it compares
Tridents Load Chunks is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.21.11 – 26.3, open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and it works on servers rather than the client. Tridents Return from the Void is also server-side, for 1.21 – 1.21.5 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is not open source. BetterTrident instead runs on the client alone and only changes the return slot.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetterTrident | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-17 |
| Tridents Load Chunks | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Tridents Return from the Void | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-05-06 |
Questions
Does BetterTrident need to be installed on the server?
Does BetterTrident work with the Loyalty enchantment?
Which game versions does BetterTrident support?
In the catalog
BetterTrident is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
BetterTrident fixes one of Minecraft's most annoying trident quirks — your trident always returning to the wrong inventory slot. When you throw your trident, BetterTrident remembers exactly which hotbar slot it came from. The moment it returns to your inventory, it goes straight back to that slot — no hunting, no…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bettertrident
- Owner
- KebabDev
- Published
- 2026-05-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15