One Trident Throw Only
by ananasem
One Trident Throw Only changes how Drowned mobs use tridents, so a Drowned throws its held trident once and must later search for it on the ground.
What it does
The mod alters the trident behavior of Drowned, the aquatic mobs of Minecraft. Instead of throwing tridents repeatedly and producing an endless supply, a Drowned throws the trident it holds only once. Once it has thrown its trident, a Drowned must scan nearby for the tridents it released and collect any that fall within its reach, including ones lying on the ground that were originally the player's.
The change is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and the server alone needs the mod. The mod is published for Fabric and Forge, across the game versions 1.20 – 1.21.10, with files for 1.20.1 and 1.20.6 as the latest builds. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Item properties are preserved when a trident is stolen from a player, and tridents thrown by Drowned lose durability as usual. The author lists NeoForge, Forge and Sponge support and a configurable trident searching and pickup mechanic as planned, so they are not part of the current builds.
Key features
Single throw per Drowned
A Drowned that holds a trident throws it once, which ends the infinite trident supply from the vanilla mob.
Trident searching and pickup
After a throw, the Drowned looks around for thrown tridents and picks them up when they are within reach.
Ground pickup of player tridents
Drowned can also collect tridents lying on the ground, including tridents that were originally thrown by the player.
Durability and item preservation
Tridents thrown by Drowned lose durability, and item properties carry over when a trident is stolen from a player.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Drowned Drop Tridents is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21.4 – 1.21.5, server required with an optional client, under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only and not open source. Tridents Drop Always covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.6 – 26.2, is server required with an optional client, and is open source under the MIT License. Throw it is a client and server mod for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, under All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Trident Throw Only | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2026-03-27 |
| Drowned Drop Tridents | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-03-27 |
| Tridents Drop Always | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-13 |
| Throw it | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does One Trident Throw Only need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does One Trident Throw Only support?
Are the thrown tridents lost after a throw?
In the catalog
One Trident Throw Only is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
Improvement of the Drowned mob mechanics in relation to tridents. Drowned which spawn with a trident can throw it only once, but are now able to search for and pick up tridents from the ground (including player tridents)! 🟢 Drowned can throw the held trident only once.\ 🟢 Drowned look around for thrown tridents and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/one-trident-throw-only
- Owner
- ananasem
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15