Can I use Loyalty with Riptide?

No, Loyalty and Riptide are incompatible enchantments. You can only have one per trident. Riptide makes you fly through the air when you throw it, while Loyalty just brings it back to you.

What's the fastest Loyalty level?

Loyalty III is the fastest. It brings your trident back quickly after you throw it. Loyalty I and II are slower, so Loyalty III is worth getting if you can find it.

Does Loyalty work underwater?

Yes, Loyalty works great underwater. This is one of its biggest advantages since tridents are useful for aquatic combat. You'll never lose your trident in the ocean.

Can I get Loyalty from fishing?

No, you can't fish for enchanted tridents with Loyalty. You have to get it through enchanting tables, anvils with enchanted books, or commands.

Will my trident return if I throw it into the void?

No, if your trident falls into the void or off the map, it's gone. Loyalty only works when the trident hits a block or mob and can physically return to you.

Loyalty Enchantment Guide - Minecraft 1.13+

The Loyalty enchantment is one of the most useful trident abilities in Minecraft. It makes your trident come back to you automatically after you throw it, so you never lose it in water or when fighting mobs.

What Does Loyalty Do?

Loyalty enchantments make your trident return to you when thrown. This works exactly like throwing a boomerang. You don’t have to pick it up off the ground or dive into water to retrieve it. The enchantment pulls the trident back into your inventory after it hits something.

The trident appears in the first empty slot of your hotbar when it returns, which might not be the same slot you threw it from. The higher your Loyalty level, the faster it comes back.

Loyalty Levels

Loyalty has 3 levels, and each one brings your trident back faster:

Loyalty I – Slow return speed
Loyalty II – Medium return speed
Loyalty III – Fast return speed

How to Get Loyalty

You can add the Loyalty enchantment to tridents in three ways:

Enchanting Table – Enchant a trident directly if you find Loyalty in the table.
Anvil – Combine a trident with an enchanted book that has Loyalty.
/enchant Command – Use command blocks or creative mode to apply it instantly.

What You Can Enchant

Only tridents can use the Loyalty enchantment. You can also apply Loyalty to enchanted books if you want to move it between tridents later.

Incompatible Enchantments

Loyalty doesn’t work with Riptide. You can’t have both on the same trident. Riptide propels you through the air when you throw it, while Loyalty just brings it back, so they serve different purposes.

How to Use Your Loyalty Trident

Once you have a Loyalty-enchanted trident, hold it in your hand and aim it like a bow. Left-click to throw it at enemies. You’ll see a rope-like effect pulling it back to you after it hits. The trident automatically goes into your hotbar.

This works great for combat because you get your trident back instantly instead of having to chase it down or retrieve it from water.

Enchantment ID and Commands

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Loyalty has the ID value of 65 and uses the command name loyalty.

Enchant Command Syntax

/enchant @p loyalty 1
/enchant @p loyalty 2
/enchant @p loyalty 3

Replace @p with a specific player name if needed. The number at the end is the enchantment level (1-3).

Version Info

Loyalty was added in Minecraft 1.13 (the Aquatic Update) for Java Edition. It’s available in all newer versions of Minecraft Java Edition.

Loyalty Enchantment Guide – Minecraft 1.13+