Dungeons II Emerald Cap: Raised to 99,999

Update (Oct 2, 2026): Mojang announced on Steam that the emerald cap rose from 9,999 to 99,999 on all platforms. No game update is needed; it applies the next time you log in. The echo shard cap was not mentioned. The rest of this page describes the earlier 9,999 limit.

Players report that Minecraft Dungeons II (Minecraft Dungeons 2) caps emeralds at 9,999. If you salvage or sell items while near the cap, the screen may show a bigger total (one player saw 13,000, another 12,000), then it drops back to 9,999 when you leave the menu and the extra is lost. Spend emeralds before you salvage or sell in bulk. This comes from player reports; Mojang has not published the limit.

What players report

• The display goes over, then snaps back. Two Steam threads and one review describe the total climbing past 10,000 in the salvage or sell screen and resetting to 9,999 afterwards.
• Real losses. One poster said they just lost 21,000 emeralds. Another reply says the cap is intended, though they still think it is bad.
• Echo shards too. A reviewer says echo shards are capped at 100, and another player suspected a cap near 99. Unconfirmed.
• The cap stays late-game. A poster said they still had it after beating the game.
• All currencies. A streamer-style post says they hit the emerald limit about four hours in and calls the limits on all currencies extremely low; a reply notes the cap is not shown on screen, so you only notice by checking the menu.
• Why it matters. The review says some items can cost upwards of 5,000 emeralds, so heavy farmers hit the cap quickly. A separate thread asks Mojang to raise the cap or add a way to store more.

Earlier reports of a changed cap

A newer Steam thread says one player’s emeralds stayed at 32,000 after logging out and in, with replies guessing the cap had moved to 99,999 and another saying the number goes back to 9,999 after a purchase. Those are conflicting single-thread reports and nobody has cited a patch note, so the 9,999 figure stands until Mojang says otherwise. Check your count after buying something before relying on a higher number.

How to avoid losing emeralds

1. Watch your total before you salvage or sell. If it is above roughly 7,000 to 8,000, spend some first.
2. Sell or salvage in smaller batches so the total never crosses 9,999.
3. Spend on the blacksmith and enchantsmith upgrades you want before farming more. See beginner tips for how upgrades work.
4. Keep at least a few echo shards spent if you are near the reported cap of 100.

What we could not verify

The exact caps, whether a patch raises them, and whether salvage results are truly discarded or only displayed wrongly. We have not tested it ourselves and will update this page after doing so. Related complaint: items show few numbers, see item stats and power.