A Throwaway Joke
Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea.
Requirements: Obtain a trident from a Drowned (8.5% drop chance.
Advancement Made!A Throwaway JokeOverview
A Throwaway Joke is a task advancement in the Adventure tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea." It branches directly off Monster Hunter, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Adventure tab covers advancements focused on exploration, combat, trading, and interacting with the world and its inhabitants. A Throwaway Joke was added in Minecraft 1.13 and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.
It is rated Medium difficulty on this site: requires some preparation or specific resources. Part of normal gameplay progression. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. One further advancement, Very Very Frightening, is gated behind it.
In tree terms, A Throwaway Joke sits second along its line: the full path from the Adventure root reads Adventure -> Monster Hunter -> A Throwaway Joke. That means 2 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and A Throwaway Joke is one of 47 total advancements in the Adventure tab. It shares its parent with 5 sibling advancements (Monsters Hunted, Take Aim, It Spreads, Postmortal, and Mob Kabob), all of which open from the same point in the tree.
How to Complete A Throwaway Joke
To earn A Throwaway Joke:
- Obtain a trident from a Drowned (8.5% drop chance, 11.5% with Looting III) and throw it at any entity by holding right-click to charge and releasing.
Tips & Fastest Route
Tips & Fastest Route- Fastest route: Obtain a trident from a Drowned and throw it at any entity.
- Tridents drop from Drowned at 8.5%, rising to 11.5% with Looting III; only naturally-spawned Drowned can carry one.
- Without Loyalty the trident stays where it lands, so be ready to retrieve it.
- Make sure Monster Hunter is already ticked off before you start, otherwise A Throwaway Joke will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
- At Medium difficulty, A Throwaway Joke is a routine step once you have the prerequisites in hand; no special grinding is usually needed beyond the items the steps call for.
Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes- The advancement is called A Throwaway Joke in game; this page kept its older address.
- Remember that A Throwaway Joke will not appear as available until Monster Hunter is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.
Reward & What It Unlocks
Reward & What It UnlocksA Throwaway Joke grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.
Earning it unlocks Very Very Frightening, which becomes the next step along this branch of the tree.
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