Impaling

Impaling is a rare ranged enchantment in Minecraft 1.21. Impaling makes the trident hit much harder against aquatic targets, adding a large bonus when you strike sea creatures.

Its opening level already delivers a noticeable boost — +2.5 damage (+1.25 hearts) to aquatic mobs — and it climbs from there to a maximum of level 5 (V) on your trident.

Edition matters a lot here: Java limits the bonus to genuinely aquatic mobs, while Bedrock extends it to anything touching water or rain, making Impaling a much more general weapon on Bedrock.

Impaling tops out at level 5, shown as V on the trident, and the gap between the levels is where the enchantment's character really lives.

Five levels, each adding +2.5 damage in a straight line up to +12.5 at Impaling V. In Java Edition the bonus applies specifically to water-dwelling mobs; in Bedrock it applies to any mob that is in water or being rained on, which makes it far broader there.

Impaling fits exactly one item — the trident — and nothing else will accept it, so it is a dedicated trident enchantment through and through.

Impaling has no exclusivity conflicts at all, so you can layer it onto a trident alongside every other enchantment that trident accepts without having to give anything up.

Impaling can be rolled directly at an enchanting table, where reaching its top level of V on a trident generally wants a fully bookshelf-powered table at roughly level 9. When the enchanting table refuses to offer Impaling, the same enchantment is available as a book from loot chest and villager trading for anvil application.

Its selection weight of 2 makes Impaling a rare roll: it surfaces only now and then on a trident, so you may need to re-roll several times or simply trade a villager for the book.