Riptide in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Riptide enchantment with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

Supported Platforms

The Riptide enchantment is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.13)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (1.4.0)
Xbox 360	Yes (TU69)
Xbox One	Yes (1.4.0)
PS3	Yes (1.76)
PS4	Yes (1.76)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 38)
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (1.4.0)
Education Edition	Yes (1.4.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The Riptide enchantment can be added to a trident. With this enchantment, your trident will propel you forward when you throw a trident while in the water or out in the rain (you must be wet in water).

You can add the Riptide enchantment to any trident using an enchanting table, anvil, or game command. Then throw the enchanted trident while in water or rain, and watch yourself launch forward in the direction of your target.

The maximum level for the Riptide enchantment is Level 3. This means that you can enchant a trident with up to Riptide III. The higher the level, the further you propel forward.

Enchantment Name	Riptide
Min Level	Level 1 (Riptide I)
Max Level	Level 3 (Riptide III)
Description	Propels you forward when you throw a trident while in the water or out in the rain (you must be wet in water)
Applies To	Tridents
How to add Enchantment	1. Enchanting Table 2. Anvil 3. /enchant command

Incompatible Enchantments

In Minecraft, the Riptide enchantment can not be combined with the following enchantments:

Items to Enchant with Riptide

In Minecraft, you can enchant the following items with Riptide:

How to make an Enchanted Book

How to make a Trident

Hold the Enchanted Trident

Once you have a trident that is enchanted with Riptide, stand in water or rain (you need to be wet for the Riptide enchantment to work). Then hold the enchanted trident in your hand and aim the trident like you would a bow.

In this tutorial, we are standing in a body of water that is only 1 block deep and we are aiming our trident at a horse on a hill.

aim with trident in water

Now throw the trident like you would shoot an arrow from your bow.

throw enchanted trident in water

Once you throw the trident, the Riptide enchantment will shoot you forward in the direction of your target (it will appear as you are flying behind the trident).

enchanted trident propels player forward

In this tutorial, we have used the trident to launch ourselves right out of the water and on to a hill. The Riptide enchantment is great because it can launch you through any non-solid object such as air or water. The higher the Riptide enchantment, the further you will propel forward.

Make sure you pick up your trident afterwards so that you can use it again.

TIP: Add the Loyalty enchantment to your trident so the trident always returns and you've found a great way to travel!

Congratulations, you just learned all about the Riptide enchantment in Minecraft.