Summary
Baldur’s Gate 3is a CRPG that plays similar to the tabletop classicDungeons and Dragons. Players are likely to findvarious different sorts of weaponryand armor to equip while adventuring across the three acts of the title. While some of the weaponry players find is likely to be quite common, such as long swords and axes, there are plenty of other variations of weapons to find, too.
One such example of this is tridents. While there are only a few types of tridents to be found, players may find themselves searching for this weapon due to the other abilities it can possess.
4A Regular Trident
1d6 or 1d8 of Piercing Damage
Out of the available tridents, the weakest of the bunch is the original regular trident that players are likely to find equipped by enemies, abandoned in dungeons, or sold for cheap by merchants. While this trident isn’t completely useless, players are unlikely to use it due to having other weapons commonly equipped at the start of the game that are naturally better than using any trident they are likely to find.
This doesn’t make them entirely useless, however. The trident is still a versatile weapon that players may enjoy using one or two-handed. This means it can easily be equippedalongside a shieldfor added protection, though it will only do 1d6 damage in these situations. Players may still instead gravitate towards spears, though if they are adamant about using tridents, these do the same damage.
3Trident +1 - Like a Normal Trident, But a Little Better
+1 More Damage than the Regular Trident
Players that are still in the early game ofBaldur’s Gate 3don’t just have to use a regular old trident, it is possible to purchase an upgraded version that does a little more damage. This trident is known in the game as Trident +1. Players are likely to find other variations of weapons that are even better than the trident during the first act of the game, especially when concerning piercing damage, asthere are multiple different spearsthat have added fun effects to them.
These spears are also throwable and versatile, like the trident, which means they can be held in either one or two hands. Even with this being the case, players who are adamant about using tridents during their playthrough should still purchase this weapon instead of using a regular trident, though they will be waiting a while to find a trident that’s better.
2Trident of the Waves - Hits With the Power of Umberlee
Inflicts Cold Damage and Creates Water on Impact
Moving on from the regular tridents with slightly upgraded damage is the very rare trident that can be found in Act Three while exploring the city ofBaldur’s Gate. The Trident of the Waves requires players to haveaccess to the secure vaultsthat can be found underneath the Counting House; players are likely to visit here when searching for the Stone Lord.
With the Trident of the Waves, equipped players will not only do the regular damage of an upgraded trident but also an additional 1d4 of cold damage. Alongside this, the trident also has the ability known as The Water Caller, which produces 2 meters of water when hitting an enemy. Since the trident also does cold damage, it will likely free this water, making it a difficult surface for opponents to walk across.
1Legendary Nyrulna - The Best of Them All
+3 Damage on Hit and Powerful Thunder Damage Too
Out of the four available tridents inBaldur’s Gate 3, the best is the legendary trident that many players are likely to have missed during the third and final act of the game. Players will only earn this trident if they manage to beat Akabi’s game by stopping him from cheating. With Nyrulna in hand, the player will become unstoppable.
Instead of just doing 1d6 one-handed or 1d8 two-handed, players that stab a foe with Nyrulna will also do an additional 1d6 of thunder damage. Besides this,the legendary trident is brilliantfor throwing due to its Zephyr Connection. This means that when it is thrown, it creates an explosion of thunder damage that does between 3-12 thunder damage, and it returns to its handler to be used again.
