What Is Channeling in Minecraft? Enchantment Explained

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Understand how to get and use the Channeling enchantment in Minecraft

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: October 30, 2023 Fact Checked

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• What is Channeling in Minecraft?
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• Obtaining the Channeling Enchantment
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• Channeling Advancements

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When a Trident is imbued with the Channeling enchantment, players can summon a powerful lightning bolt to strike down enemies. This enchantment is good for defeating large mobs of enemies during a lightning storm. Keep in mind that Channeling and Riptide cannot be used together; Riptide's effects will supersede the other. This wikiHow will explain what the Channeling enchantment is, what it does, and how to get it in Minecraft.

Things You Should Know

• In Minecraft, Channeling is an enchantment you can apply to a Trident to summon lightning.
• Channeling can only be used during a thunderstorm and can only hit mobs exposed to the open sky.
• To obtain the Channeling Enchantment, use an Enchantment Table, or combine a Trident with Channeling I at an Anvil.

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Section 1 of 3:

What is Channeling in Minecraft?

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   Channeling is a Trident enchantment that allows it to summon lightning. When a Trident is imbued with the Channeling enchantment, players can summon and throw a lightning bolt at enemies—as long as there is an active thunderstorm and the enemies are exposed to the open sky. Channeling adds a second hit following your initial blow, making it easy to fight against mobs.

   • Similar to other enchantments in Minecraft, you'll need to create a book enchanted with Channeling to use it.
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Obtaining the Channeling Enchantment

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   Use an Enchantment Table. You must have a Trident, Enchantment Table, and lapis lazuli. When you place the Trident in the Enchantment Table, there's a chance it will be imbued with Channeling I. However, enchantments are randomized, and it may take you more than one try to imbue a Trident with Channeling I.

   • Keep in mind that you cannot imbue a Trident with Channeling I if it already has Riptide.
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   Use an Anvil. You must have a Trident and the Enchanted Book for Channeling I. When these two items are placed together on an Anvil, the Trident will be imbued with Channeling I.

   • You can obtain the Enchanted Book for Channeling I in the following ways:
     • Fishing
     • Raid drops
     • Minecart chests
     • Monster room chests
     • Librarian villagers
     • Overworld chests
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Channeling Advancements

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   Surge Protector. You can use Channeling to obtain the Surge Protector Advancement. You'll need to "protect a Villager from an undesired shock without starting a fire".

   • To easily obtain this Advancement, place a lightning rod near a Villager, and then hit the lightning rod with the Trident imbued with Channeling.
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   Very Very Frightening. You can use Channeling to obtain the Very Very Frightening Advancement. You'll need to "strike a Villager with lightning".

   • As the description says, you'll need to hit a Villager with the Trident imbued with Channeling.
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