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New Weapon Idea: The Wooden Staff and its "Fangs" Enchantment

The wooden staff could be a weapon that could be acquired early in the game.
Its appearance could be similar to that of a trident, but lacking prongs and with a wooden texture like a long stick.

It could be crafted in the crafting table with sticks 3 vertically down the middle.

Concept for Weapon Stats:
This weapon has an attack damage of 3 (one less than a wooden sword) and an attack speed of .8 (the same speed as a wooden axe). The durability is the same as other wooden weapons and it is burnable as fuel.
The staff has slightly higher knockback than other weapons (and if the combat test changes are added, a longer reach similar to the trident). The wooden staff also has a unique charged attack. After being charged for 1 second (perhaps with the use button), you may release to swing downwards towards the ground in a heavy attack dealing twice the attack damage (6) and knockback of the standard attack.


Enchantment Suggestions

From enchanting table:
Unbreaking (I, II, and III)
Forceful Swing (I and II) (increases the knockback of the charged attack and maybe the normal attack to a much lesser extent)

Treasure Enchantments:
Mending
Fangs (releasing charged attack summons an "Evoker Fang" line attack from the ground that deals magic damage. This magic damage is not mitigated by armor, but is mitigated by enchantments such as Protection. Enchantment could be found in Woodland Mansion chests and/or very rarely as drops from Evokers, perhaps giving more reason to explore Woodland Mansions.

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    Additional Notes and Ideas:

    1.  If possible the "Fangs" enchantment could cause the Evoker's fang attack charging sound and particles once the attack is charged.
    2.  If desired an upgrade to the wooden staff could be implemented, the golden staff. This could be upgraded at at a smithing table with one gold ingot. This could allow for better enchanting and preventing Piglins from attacking you while held. It could also be repaired with gold at an anvil. It's also fancy. :D The golden staff could have a reduced durability to put it in line with other gold weapons and tools or remain the same.
    3.  I know similar suggestions have been made in the past, but I wanted to personally give this a go to flesh out a weapon which is useful in early game while also giving a balanced and interesting way to put a limited form of Evoker magic in player's hands, without making it a "magic wand" and while still adhering to the precedents set by Minecraft for things like enchanting, treasure enchantments, and charged attacks as seen with tridents and bows.
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    This has a bit of a bostaff feel to it, so maybe it could be made of bamboo instead to make it go along with an Asian theme.