FIELD NOTES
Confirmed information
Pre-release coverage
The pictured transaction costs 200 emeralds. It demonstrates upgrading an existing weapon; it does not establish a universal upgrade price, a damage value, or the weapon’s launch drop location.
Primary source: Mojang Battlestaff upgrade screenshot
Screenshot exampleCommon; power 28 → 35; 200 emeralds.
ServiceBlacksmith item-power upgrade.
What this example helps you decide
Replacing a weapon is not the only way to raise its power. The Blacksmith can bring retained gear up to your currently available cap. Whether a particular staff is worth keeping depends on its effects and how it plays, which these screenshots cannot settle.
