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{{For}}
{{Infobox item
| group = Wooden
| 1-1 = Held Wooden Spear.png
| 1-2 = Wooden Spear.png
| invimage = Wooden Spear
| group2 = Golden
| 2-1 = Held Golden Spear.png
| 2-2 = Golden Spear.png
| invimage2 = Golden Spear
| group3 = Stone
| 3-1 = Held Stone Spear.png
| 3-2 = Stone Spear.png
| invimage3 = Stone Spear
| group4 = Copper
| 4-1 = Held Copper Spear.png
| 4-2 = Copper Spear.png
| invimage4 = Copper Spear
| group5 = Iron
| 5-1 = Held Iron Spear.png
| 5-2 = Iron Spear.png
| invimage5 = Iron Spear
| group6 = Diamond
| 6-1 = Held Diamond Spear.png
| 6-2 = Diamond Spear.png
| invimage6 = Diamond Spear
| group7 = Netherite
| 7-1 = Held Netherite Spear.png
| 7-2 = Netherite Spear.png
| invimage7 = Netherite Spear
| attackdamage =
'''Jab attack:'''
* '''{{JE}}''':<br/>{{ItemSprite|wooden-spear}}{{ItemSprite|golden-spear}} {{hp|1}}<br />{{ItemSprite|stone-spear}}{{ItemSprite|copper-spear}} {{hp|2}}<br />{{ItemSprite|iron-spear}} {{hp|3}}<br />{{ItemSprite|diamond-spear}} {{hp|4}}<br/>{{ItemSprite|netherite-spear}} {{hp|5}}
* '''{{BE}}''':<br/>{{ItemSprite|wooden-spear}}{{ItemSprite|golden-spear}} {{hp|2}}<br />{{ItemSprite|stone-spear}}{{ItemSprite|copper-spear}} {{hp|3}}<br />{{ItemSprite|iron-spear}} {{hp|4}}<br />{{ItemSprite|diamond-spear}} {{hp|5}}<br/>{{ItemSprite|netherite-spear}} {{hp|6}}
<hr>
'''Charge attack:'''
* {{ItemSprite|wooden-spear}}{{ItemSprite|golden-spear}} 0.7× multiplier<br />{{ItemSprite|stone-spear}}{{ItemSprite|copper-spear}} 0.82× multiplier<br />{{ItemSprite|iron-spear}} 0.95× multiplier<br />{{ItemSprite|diamond-spear}} 1.075× multiplier<br/>{{ItemSprite|netherite-spear}} 1.2× multiplier
| attackspeedcustom = {{ItemSprite|wooden-spear}} <abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 1.5384615659713745.">1.54</abbr> (0.65 seconds)<br />{{ItemSprite|stone-spear}} <abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 1.3333333730697632.">1.33</abbr> (0.75 seconds)<br />{{ItemSprite|copper-spear}} <abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 1.1764705181121826.">1.18</abbr> (0.85 seconds)<br />{{ItemSprite|golden-spear}}{{ItemSprite|iron-spear}} <abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 1.0526316165924072.">1.05</abbr> (0.95 seconds)<br />{{ItemSprite|diamond-spear}} <abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 0.9523810148239136.">0.95</abbr> (1.05 seconds)<br />{{ItemSprite|netherite-spear}} <abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 0.8695652484893799.">0.87</abbr> (1.15 seconds)
| usecooldownbedrock = {{ItemSprite|wooden-spear}} {{convert|13|ticks|seconds}}<br />{{ItemSprite|stone-spear}} {{convert|15|ticks|seconds}}<br />{{ItemSprite|copper-spear}} {{convert|17|ticks|seconds}}<br />{{ItemSprite|golden-spear}}{{ItemSprite|iron-spear}} {{convert|19|ticks|seconds}}<br />{{ItemSprite|diamond-spear}} {{convert|21|ticks|seconds}}<br />{{ItemSprite|netherite-spear}} {{convert|23|ticks|seconds}}
| attackrangecustom =
* '''Minimum:'''<br/>2 (2 blocks)
* '''Maximum:'''<br/>4.5 (4.5 blocks)
| hitboxmargin = 0.125
| durability = 
'''{{JE}}''':
* {{ItemSprite|golden-spear}} 32
* {{ItemSprite|wooden-spear}} 59
* {{ItemSprite|stone-spear}} 131
* {{ItemSprite|copper-spear}} 190
* {{ItemSprite|iron-spear}} 250
* {{ItemSprite|diamond-spear}} 1561
* {{ItemSprite|netherite-spear}} 2031
'''{{BE}}''':
* {{ItemSprite|golden-spear}} 33
* {{ItemSprite|wooden-spear}} 60
* {{ItemSprite|stone-spear}} 132
* {{ItemSprite|copper-spear}} 191
* {{ItemSprite|iron-spear}} 251
* {{ItemSprite|diamond-spear}} 1562
* {{ItemSprite|netherite-spear}} 2032
| enchantability = 
* {{ItemSprite|stone-spear}} 5
* {{ItemSprite|diamond-spear}} 10
* {{ItemSprite|copper-spear}} 13
* {{ItemSprite|iron-spear}} 14
* {{ItemSprite|wooden-spear}}{{ItemSprite|netherite-spear}} 15
* {{ItemSprite|golden-spear}} 22
| renewable = {{ItemSprite|wooden-spear}}{{ItemSprite|golden-spear}}{{ItemSprite|stone-spear}}{{ItemSprite|copper-spear}}{{ItemSprite|iron-spear}} Yes<br />{{ItemSprite|diamond-spear}} No ([[Minecraft:Renewable resource#Vault|except via vault]])<br />{{ItemSprite|netherite-spear}} No
| stackable = No
|*-1caption=Held|*-2caption=Item}}

A '''spear''' is a [[Minecraft:tiered]] melee [[Minecraft:weapon]] that can be used to perform slow {{Control|attack|text=jab attacks}} or held forward to do {{Control|use|text=charge attacks}} which deal [[Minecraft:damage]] based on the velocity of the user and the target. Spears have especially long reach, but cannot hit targets that are too close.

== Variants ==
There are seven spear variants:
* {{ItemLink|Wooden Spear}}
* {{ItemLink|Golden Spear}}
* {{ItemLink|Stone Spear}}
* {{ItemLink|Copper Spear}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Spear}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Spear}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Spear}}

== Obtaining == 
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|C1={Any Planks};Gold Ingot;{Any stone-tier block};Copper Ingot;Iron Ingot;Diamond
|B2=Stick
|A3=Stick
|Output=Wooden Spear;Golden Spear;Stone Spear;Copper Spear;Iron Spear;Diamond Spear
|type=Combat
|description=
|ignoreusage=1
|showdescription=
}}

=== Smithing ===
{{Smithing
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Spear
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Spear
|description=
|showdescription=
}}

=== Mob loot ===
[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s{{only|JE}}, [[Minecraft:zombie horsemen]], and [[Minecraft:camel husk jockey]] riders can spawn wielding iron spears, while [[Minecraft:piglin]]s and [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s can spawn wielding golden spears. These spears have an 8.5% chance of dropping upon death, increased to a maximum of 11.5% with the Looting III enchantment.

It is also possible to get the golden spear from a piglin by dropping a [[Minecraft:crossbow]] or [[Minecraft:sword]] nearby, which the piglin will swap its spear for. It then requires precise timing to pick it up before the piglin does.

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|stone-spear,copper-spear,iron-spear,diamond-spear,damaged-random-enchanted-diamond-spear,level-enchanted-diamond-spear}}

== Usage ==
=== Attacking ===
[[File:Weapon reach comparison.gif|thumb|Comparing the reach of other weapons (3 blocks) to the spear (4.5 blocks).]]
Spears have a longer attack range than other weapons, at 4.5 blocks rather than 3 blocks. However, they also have a minimum attack range value that prevents attacking entities that are within 2 blocks of the user.<ref group="note">The minimum attack range for non-player entities inside of a charge attack is 1 block, whilst the maximum is 2.25 blocks.</ref> Unlike all other weapons, including a bare hand, spears cannot do [[Minecraft:critical hit]]s or [[Minecraft:sprint-knockback attack]]s.<ref>{{cite bug|MC|302782|Spears do not activate critical hits or sprint-knockback attacks when meeting the appropriate conditions|resolution=Works As Intended}}</ref>

[[File:Spear hitbox inflation.gif|thumb|The 0.125 hitbox margin on spear attacks.]]
Spears can damage multiple entities with a single attack. Spears [[Minecraft:Hitbox margin|inflate the hitboxes]] of targets by 0.125 when calculating hit registration, giving them more effective area. Spears also have a unique ability to attack through non-solid blocks like [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s and [[Minecraft:tall grass]]. {{IN|Java}}, spear attacks (both jab and charge attacks) are also uniquely capable of causing horizontal knockback to [[Minecraft:primed TNT]]. Spears have two methods of attacking:

==== Jab attack ====
A spear can be used with the {{ctrl|attack}} button to perform a jab attack, dealing damage at an amount dependent on the [[Minecraft:tier]] of the spear. Jab attacks have a unique type of cooldown that cannot be bypassed:
* {{IN|JE}}, they use a variant of the [[Minecraft:attack cooldown]] where attacking is not possible until 100% charge, unlike other weapons.
* {{IN|BE}}, they instead have a [[Minecraft:use cooldown]] like that of an [[Minecraft:ender pearl]], creating a similar forced-cooldown effect. The use cooldown triggers for all spear tiers in the inventory, not only the tier that was jabbed with.
A spear can still perform a charge attack while the jab attack is on cooldown, and thus by alternating between jab attacks and charge attacks the rate of attacks can be effectively doubled. Jab attacks do one additional damage in {{BE}} compared to {{JE}}.<ref>{{cite bug|MC|304490|Spear jab attack damage does not match Bedrock Edition|resolution=Works As Intended}}</ref> The jab attack of copper spears is strictly worse than stone spears, due to having a lower attack speed{{Only|Java|short=1}} / longer use cooldown{{Only|Bedrock|short=1}} with identical attack damage.<ref>{{cite bug|MC|304382|Copper spear does the exact same damage as a stone spear while having worse cooldowns|resolution=Works As Intended}}</ref> Switching to a spear in {{BE}} does not cause the use cooldown to need to charge, unlike the attack cooldown in {{JE}}.

==== Charge attack ====
{{redirect|Charge||Charge (disambiguation)}}
The spear can alternatively be lowered into an attack position by holding the {{ctrl|use}} button, where colliding with a target deals damage depending on the velocity of the user and the velocity of the target. Charged attacks require a movement speed difference of 5.1 blocks per second between the attacker and the target in order to deal damage. Because of this, mobs like [[Minecraft:skeleton]]s that strafe backwards will often only take knockback from charge attacks. Charge attacks can hit multiple entities, and in {{BE}} there is a 0.5 second (10 tick) delay between charge attack connections. A charge attack can be dealt even when the jab attack is on cooldown. Charge attacks go through three stages when held out:

[[File:Spear charge attack stages.gif|thumb|The three stages of a charge attack: engaged, tired, and disengaged.]]
* Engaged
** The first state of a charge attack, indicated by the spear being held out steadily.
** The attack deals [[Minecraft:damage]], inflicts [[Minecraft:Knockback (mechanic)|knockback]], and dismounts attacked targets from their [[Minecraft:mount]]s.
* Tired
** The second state of a charge attack, indicated by the spear rotating sideways and shaking.
** The attack deals damage and inflicts knockback.
* Disengaged
** The final state of a charge attack, indicated by the spear being lowered down to the bottom of the screen.
** The attack only deals damage.

Charge attacks can still deal damage while the user is standing still, if the target is moving towards the user. The damage done by the charge attack is its [[#Multipliers|damage multiplier]] multiplied by the velocity of the attacker relative to the target in blocks per second. Charge attacks are not influenced by the [[Minecraft:Strength]] or [[Minecraft:Weakness]] effects.<ref>{{cite bug|MC|302778|Strength, Weakness and any other attack_damage attribute modifiers do not impact damage dealt by spears when performing charge attacks|resolution=Fixed}}</ref><ref>{{cite bug|MC|306239|Strength and Weakness effects still do not affect spear charge attacks|resolution=Unresolved}}</ref> {{IN|Bedrock}}, spear charge attacks produce critical hit particles when striking targets, but they aren't actually critical hits. A charge attack can be canceled at any time, regardless of the stage it's in. When doing a charge attack directly after a jab attack, the spear will perform the jab animation and then flourish into the charge attack position in two rotations.{{Only|Java|short=1}}<ref>{{cite bug|MC|304792|Starting to charge immediately after jabbing with a spear causes it to rotate 270 degrees in third person mode|resolution=Works As Intended}}</ref>

==== Tier ====
The [[Minecraft:tier]] of a given spear slightly alters the behavior of jab and charge attacks:
; Positive effects of higher tiers
* Higher <abbr title="Used by jab attacks.">attack damage</abbr> and <abbr title="Used by charge attacks.">attack multipliers</abbr> than lower tiered spears.
* Charge attacks start up faster than lower tiered spears.

; Negative effects of higher tiers
* Jab attacks have longer attack cooldowns in ''Java Edition'', and longer use cooldowns in ''Bedrock Edition''.
* Charge attacks progress through their charge attack states faster, losing their dismounting effect and ability to do knockback earlier than lower tiered spears.
* Charge attacks have a longer recovery time after progressing through all three stages.

=== Breaking ===
The spear is the only weapon in the game aside from loaded [[Minecraft:crossbow]]s{{only|be}} that can not be used to break blocks, because a jab attack is performed even if the player is looking at a block.

=== Statistics ===
{{info needed section|enchanted charge attacks}}
Spears cannot perform [[Minecraft:critical hit]]s or [[Minecraft:sprint-knockback attack]]s.

==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{IN|java}}, spears have differing attack speeds, and have the following statistics:

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
!colspan=9 |Unenchanted jab attack
|-
!Type!!Attack damage!!<abbr title="Spears have a forced attack cooldown, meaning that cannot attack until the meter reaches 100%, unlike other weapons">Attack speed</abbr>!!<abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>!!Attack range!!Hitbox margin!!Durability!!Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is ''Lifetime damage minimum = Durability × Damage per hit''.</ref>!!Enchantability
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Wooden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||<abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 1.5384615659713745.">1.54</abbr> (0.65 seconds)||<abbr title="True value is 1.53846153846.">1.54</abbr>|| rowspan=14 |Minimum: 2 (2 blocks)<br/>Maximum: 4.5 (4.5 blocks)|| rowspan=14 |0.125||59||{{hp|59}}||15
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Golden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||<abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 1.0526316165924072.">1.05</abbr> (0.95 seconds)||<abbr title="True value is 1.05263157895.">1.05</abbr>||32||{{hp|32}}||22
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Stone Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||<abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 1.3333333730697632.">1.33</abbr> (0.75 seconds)||<abbr title="True value is 2.66666666667.">2.67</abbr>||131||{{hp|262}}||5
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Copper Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||<abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 1.1764705181121826.">1.18</abbr> (0.85 seconds)||<abbr title="True value is 2.35294117647.">2.35</abbr>||190||{{hp|380}}||13
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Iron Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||<abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 1.0526316165924072.">1.05</abbr> (0.95 seconds)||<abbr title="True value is 3.15789473684.">3.16</abbr>||250||{{hp|750}}||14
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Diamond Spear}}||{{hp|4}}||<abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 0.9523810148239136.">0.95</abbr> (1.05 seconds)||<abbr title="True value is 3.80952380952.">3.81</abbr>||1561||{{hp|6244}}||10
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Netherite Spear}}||{{hp|5}}||<abbr title="Value displayed in the tooltip. The true value is 0.8695652484893799.">0.87</abbr> (1.15 seconds)||<abbr title="True value is 4.34782608696.">4.35</abbr>||2031||{{hp|10155}}||15
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
!colspan=7 |Enchanted jab attack
|-
!Type!!Base attack damage!!Sharpness I!!Sharpness II!!Sharpness III!!Sharpness IV!!Sharpness V
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Wooden Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Golden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||{{hp|2}}||{{hp|2.5}}||{{hp|3}}||{{hp|3.5}}||{{hp|4}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Stone Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Copper Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||{{hp|3}}||{{hp|3.5}}||{{hp|4}}||{{hp|4.5}}||{{hp|5}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Iron Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||{{hp|4}}||{{hp|4.5}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|5.5}}||{{hp|6}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Diamond Spear}}||{{hp|4}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|5.5}}||{{hp|6}}||{{hp|6.5}}||{{hp|7}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Netherite Spear}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|6}}||{{hp|6.5}}||{{hp|7}}||{{hp|7.5}}||{{hp|8}}
|-
!Type!!Base attack damage!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> I!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> II!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> III!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> IV!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> V
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Wooden Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Golden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||{{hp|3.5}}||{{hp|6}}||{{hp|8.5}}||{{hp|11}}||{{hp|13.5}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Stone Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Copper Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||{{hp|4.5}}||{{hp|7}}||{{hp|9.5}}||{{hp|12}}||{{hp|14.5}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Iron Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||{{hp|5.5}}||{{hp|8}}||{{hp|10.5}}||{{hp|13}}||{{hp|15.5}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Diamond Spear}}||{{hp|4}}||{{hp|6.5}}||{{hp|9}}||{{hp|11.5}}||{{hp|14}}||{{hp|16.5}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Netherite Spear}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|7.5}}||{{hp|10}}||{{hp|12.5}}||{{hp|15}}||{{hp|17.5}}
|}
{{anchor|Multipliers}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
!colspan=10 |Charge attack
|-
! rowspan=2 |Type!! rowspan=2 |Damage multiplier!! rowspan=2 |<abbr title="The delay before a charge attack becomes able to hit entities.">Activation delay</abbr>!! colspan=4 |Duration!! colspan=3 |Speed requirement
|-
!Full!!<abbr title="The duration of the engaged stage, where the charge attack dismounts entities from their mounts, deals knockback, and deals damage.">Stage 1</abbr>!!<abbr title="The duration of the tired stage, where the charge attack deals knockback and deals damage.">Stage 2</abbr>!!<abbr title="The duration of the disengaged stage, where the charge attack only deals damage.">Stage 3</abbr>!!<abbr title="The blocks per second speed required for a stage 1 charge attack to dismount.">Dismount</abbr><ref group="note" name=note1>The speed requirements for non-player entities are scaled by 0.2</ref>!!<abbr title="The blocks per second speed required for a stage 1/stage 2 charge attack to deal knockback.">Knockback</abbr><ref group="note" name=note1/>!!<abbr title="The blocks per second speed required for a charge attack to deal damage.">Damage</abbr><ref group="note" name=note1/>
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Wooden Spear}}||0.7x||0.75 seconds||15 seconds||5 seconds||5 seconds||5 seconds||<14 blocks per second|| rowspan=14 |5.1 blocks per second<ref group="note">This speed requirement makes it possible to do knockback if sprinting straight forward, but not if sprinting while strafing left or right.</ref>|| rowspan=14 |4.6 blocks per second
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Golden Spear}}||0.7x||0.7 seconds||13.75 seconds||3.5 seconds||5 seconds||5.25 seconds||<13 blocks per second
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Stone Spear}}||0.82x||0.7 seconds||13.75 seconds||4.5 seconds||4.5 seconds||4.75 seconds||<13 blocks per second
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Copper Spear}}||0.82x||0.65 seconds||12.5 seconds||4 seconds||4.25 seconds||4.25 seconds||<12 blocks per second
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Iron Spear}}||0.95x||0.6 seconds||11.25 seconds||2.5 seconds||4.25 seconds||4.5 seconds||<11 blocks per second
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Diamond Spear}}||1.075x||0.5 seconds||10 seconds||3 seconds||3.5 seconds||3.5 seconds||<10 blocks per second
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Netherite Spear}}||1.2x||0.4 seconds||8.75 seconds||2.5 seconds||3 seconds||3.25 seconds||<9 blocks per second
|}

[[File:Spear elytra synergy.gif|thumb|Defeating a player wearing full Protection IV netherite armor in 3 hits using a netherite spear, elytra, and firework rockets.]]
{|class="wikitable collapsible"
!colspan=8 |Charge attack damage comparisons
|-
! rowspan="2" |Travel method
! rowspan="2" |Blocks traveled per second
! colspan="7" |Charge attack damage
|-
! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Golden Spear}}
! {{ItemSprite|Stone Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Copper Spear}}
! {{ItemSprite|Iron Spear}}
! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Spear}}
! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Spear}}
|-
| {{EntityLink|Player}} sprinting
| 5.612
| {{hp|4}}
| {{hp|5}}
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|7}}
|-
| {{EntityLink|Player}} sprinting ({{EffectLink|Speed}} I)
| 6.7344
| {{hp|5}}
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|8}}
| {{hp|9}}
|-
| {{EntityLink|Player}} sprinting ({{EffectLink|Speed}} II)
| 7.8568
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|8}}
| {{hp|9}}
| {{hp|10}}
|-
| {{EntityLink|Camel}} sprinting
| 8.203
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|8}}
| {{hp|9}}
| {{hp|10}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Enchanted Book|text=Lunge|link=Lunge}} I
| 9.16
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|8}}
| {{hp|9}}
| {{hp|10}}
| {{hp|11}}
|-
| {{EntityLink|Horse}} (average)
| 9.71
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|8}}
| {{hp|9}}
| {{hp|10}}
| {{hp|11}}
|-
| {{EntityLink|Horse}} (maximum)
| 14.57
| {{hp|10}}
| {{hp|12}}
| {{hp|14}}
| {{hp|16}}
| {{hp|16}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Enchanted Book|text=Lunge|link=Lunge}} II
| 18.32
| {{hp|13}}
| {{hp|16}}
| {{hp|18}}
| {{hp|20}}
| {{hp|22}}
|-
| [[File:Feather.png|16px]] [[Minecraft:Creative]] sprinting flight
| 22
| {{hp|16}}
| {{hp|18}}
| {{hp|21}}
| {{hp|23}}
| {{hp|26}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Enchanted Book|text=Lunge|link=Lunge}} III
| 27.48
| {{hp|20}}
| {{hp|23}}
| {{hp|27}}
| {{hp|30}}
| {{hp|33}}
|-
| [[File:Elytra Firework Rocket.png|16px]] [[Minecraft:Elytra]] at [[Minecraft:Firework Rocket|firework]] boost speed
| 33.5
| {{hp|24}}
| {{hp|28}}
| {{hp|32}}
| {{hp|36}}
| {{hp|41}}
|}

{{:Calculators/Spear damage}}

[[File:Jab attack charge attack alternating.gif|thumb|Alternating between jab attacks and charge attacks to increase DPS (damage per second).]]
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
!colspan=9 |<abbr title="Charge attacks can be performed while the jab attack is on cooldown, and thus alternating between jabs and charges increases DPS.">Jab attack / charge attack alternating</abbr><ref group="note">The formula used to calculate combined DPS is <math>\mathsf{DPS} = \frac{\mathsf{jabDamage} + \mathsf{chargeDamage}}{\max\!\left(\mathsf{jabCooldown},\ \mathsf{activationDelay}\right)}</math></ref>
|-
!colspan=9 |{{EntityLink|Player}} sprinting (5.612 blocks per second)
|-
! rowspan=2 |Type!! colspan=2 |Jab attack!! colspan=2 |Charge attack!! rowspan=2 |Combined <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>
|-
!Damage!!Attack cooldown!!Damage!!Activation delay
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Wooden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||0.65 seconds||{{hp|4}}||0.75 seconds||6.67
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Golden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||0.95 seconds||{{hp|4}}||0.7 seconds||5.26
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Stone Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||0.75 seconds||{{hp|5}}||0.7 seconds||9.33
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Copper Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||0.85 seconds||{{hp|5}}||0.65 seconds||8.24
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Iron Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||0.95 seconds||{{hp|6}}||0.6 seconds||9.47
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Diamond Spear}}||{{hp|4}}||1.05 seconds||{{hp|6}}||0.5 seconds||9.52
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Netherite Spear}}||{{hp|5}}||1.15 seconds||{{hp|7}}||0.4 seconds||10.43
|-
!colspan=9 |{{EntityLink|Player}} sprinting with {{EffectLink|Speed}} I (6.7344 blocks per second)
|-
! rowspan=2 |Type!! colspan=2 |Jab attack!! colspan=2 |Charge attack!! rowspan=2 |Combined <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>
|-
!Damage!!Attack cooldown!!Damage!!Activation delay
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Wooden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||0.65 seconds||{{hp|5}}||0.75 seconds||8
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Golden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||0.95 seconds||{{hp|5}}||0.7 seconds||6.32
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Stone Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||0.75 seconds||{{hp|6}}||0.7 seconds||10.67
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Copper Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||0.85 seconds||{{hp|6}}||0.65 seconds||9.41
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Iron Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||0.95 seconds||{{hp|7}}||0.6 seconds||10.53
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Diamond Spear}}||{{hp|4}}||1.05 seconds||{{hp|8}}||0.5 seconds||11.43
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Netherite Spear}}||{{hp|5}}||1.15 seconds||{{hp|9}}||0.4 seconds||12.17
|-
!colspan=9 |{{EntityLink|Player}} sprinting with {{EffectLink|Speed}} II (7.8568 blocks per second)
|-
! rowspan=2 |Type!! colspan=2 |Jab attack!! colspan=2 |Charge attack!! rowspan=2 |Combined <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>
|-
!Damage!!Attack cooldown!!Damage!!Activation delay
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Wooden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||0.65 seconds||{{hp|6}}||0.75 seconds||9.33
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Golden Spear}}||{{hp|1}}||0.95 seconds||{{hp|6}}||0.7 seconds||7.37
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Stone Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||0.75 seconds||{{hp|7}}||0.7 seconds||12
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Copper Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||0.85 seconds||{{hp|7}}||0.65 seconds||10.59
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Iron Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||0.95 seconds||{{hp|8}}||0.6 seconds||11.58
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Diamond Spear}}||{{hp|4}}||1.05 seconds||{{hp|9}}||0.5 seconds||12.38
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Netherite Spear}}||{{hp|5}}||1.15 seconds||{{hp|10}}||0.4 seconds||13.04
|}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{IN|bedrock}}, spears have differing [[Minecraft:use cooldown]]s, and have the following statistics:

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
!colspan=9 |Unenchanted jab attack
|-
!Type!!Attack damage!!Use cooldown!!<abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>!!Attack range!!Hitbox margin!!Durability!!Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is ''Lifetime damage minimum = Durability × Damage per hit''.</ref>!!Enchantability
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Wooden Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||{{convert|13|ticks|seconds}}||3.08|| rowspan=14 |Minimum: 2 (2 blocks)<br/>Maximum: 4 (4 blocks)|| rowspan=14 |0.125||60||{{hp|120}}||15
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Golden Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||{{convert|19|ticks|seconds}}||2.1||33||{{hp|66}}||22
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Stone Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||{{convert|15|ticks|seconds}}||3.99||132||{{hp|396}}||5
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Copper Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||{{convert|17|ticks|seconds}}||3.54||191||{{hp|573}}||13
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Iron Spear}}||{{hp|4}}||{{convert|19|ticks|seconds}}||4.2||251||{{hp|1004}}||14
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Diamond Spear}}||{{hp|5}}||{{convert|21|ticks|seconds}}||4.75||1562||{{hp|7810}}||10
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Netherite Spear}}||{{hp|6}}||{{convert|23|ticks|seconds}}||5.22||2032||{{hp|12192}}||15
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
!colspan=7 |Enchanted jab attack
|-
!Type!!Base attack damage!!Sharpness I!!Sharpness II!!Sharpness III!!Sharpness IV!!Sharpness V
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Wooden Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Golden Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||{{hp|3}}||{{hp|4}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|7}}||{{hp|8}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Stone Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Copper Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||{{hp|4}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|6}}||{{hp|8}}||{{hp|9}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Iron Spear}}||{{hp|4}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|6}}||{{hp|7}}||{{hp|9}}||{{hp|10}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Diamond Spear}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|6}}||{{hp|7}}||{{hp|8}}||{{hp|10}}||{{hp|11}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Netherite Spear}}||{{hp|6}}||{{hp|7}}||{{hp|8}}||{{hp|9}}||{{hp|11}}||{{hp|12}}
|-
!Type!!Base attack damage!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> I!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> II!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> III!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> IV!!Smite / <abbr title="Bane of Arthopods">BoA</abbr> V
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Wooden Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Golden Spear}}||{{hp|2}}||{{hp|4}}||{{hp|7}}||{{hp|9}}||{{hp|12}}||{{hp|14}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Stone Spear}}{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Copper Spear}}||{{hp|3}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|8}}||{{hp|10}}||{{hp|13}}||{{hp|15}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Iron Spear}}||{{hp|4}}||{{hp|6}}||{{hp|9}}||{{hp|11}}||{{hp|14}}||{{hp|16}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Diamond Spear}}||{{hp|5}}||{{hp|7}}||{{hp|10}}||{{hp|12}}||{{hp|15}}||{{hp|17}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Enchanted Netherite Spear}}||{{hp|6}}||{{hp|8}}||{{hp|11}}||{{hp|13}}||{{hp|16}}||{{hp|18}}
|}

=== Usage by mobs ===
[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s, and [[Minecraft:piglin]]s wielding spears have unique attacking behavior. When attacking, they use the spear's charge attack while moving towards their target. They hold the charge through its full duration, using all 3 stages. Once the charge attack has ended or they get too close to their target, they walk away to increase the distance between them and their target before turning around to begin another charge.

When wielded by any other mob, such as [[Minecraft:skeleton]]s, they instead use the spear's jab attack when in melee range. Like players, the 2-4.5 blocks attacking range applies to these mobs as well. The Lunge enchantment will also take effect for these mobs.

=== Repairing ===
==== Combining ====
{{Crafting
|head = 1
|name = Spear
|ingredients = Matching Damaged Spears
|Damaged Wooden Spear;Damaged Stone Spear;Damaged Copper Spear;Damaged Iron Spear;Damaged Golden Spear;Damaged Diamond Spear;Damaged Netherite Spear
|Damaged Wooden Spear;Damaged Stone Spear;Damaged Copper Spear;Damaged Iron Spear;Damaged Golden Spear;Damaged Diamond Spear;Damaged Netherite Spear
|Output = Wooden Spear;Stone Spear;Copper Spear; Iron Spear;Golden Spear;Diamond Spear;Netherite Spear
|type = Tool
|ignoreusage = 1
|showdescription = 1
|description = The durability of the two spears is added together, plus an extra 5% durability {{in|java}}.<ref group="note" name="molang">{{IN|bedrock}} spears are the only item with durability that are defined in the vanilla [[Minecraft:behavior pack]] using JSON, and use the following [[Minecraft:Molang]] expression to determine their combining durability as defined in their {{code|minecraft:repairable}} component, this breaking the vanilla calculation and not considering the extra 5% durability of the combination and does not consider the 12% of the combination of two spears of the same tier by an anvil: {{code|context.other->query.remaining_durability}}</ref>
|foot=1
}}
{{Grinding
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|name=Spear
|ingredients=Matching Damaged Spears
|Damaged Wooden Spear; Damaged Stone Spear; Damaged Copper Spear; Damaged Iron Spear; Damaged Golden Spear; Damaged Diamond Spear; Damaged Netherite Spear
|Damaged Wooden Spear; Damaged Stone Spear; Damaged Copper Spear; Damaged Iron Spear; Damaged Golden Spear; Damaged Diamond Spear; Damaged Netherite Spear
|Wooden Spear; Stone Spear; Copper Spear; Iron Spear; Golden Spear; Diamond Spear; Netherite Spear
|description=The durability of the two spears is added together, plus an extra 5% durability {{in|java}}.<ref group="note" name="molang />
|foot=1
}}

==== Anvil repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
{{Repairing with Anvils|Spear}}

A spear can be repaired in an [[Minecraft:anvil]] by adding units of the [[Minecraft:tiers]]' repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% the spear's maximum durability, rounded down. Two spears of the same tier can also be combined in an anvil with an extra 12% durability, {{in|bedrock}} the extra durability is approximately 6% for this item.<ref group="note" name="molang /> Both methods preserve the spear's [[Minecraft:enchantment]]s.

=== Enchantments ===
A spear can receive the following [[Minecraft:enchantment]]s:

{| class="wikitable sortable col-2-center col-3-right collapsible"
|+
!Name
!Description
!Max Level
![[Minecraft:Enchantment|Method]]
!Weight
|-
|[[Minecraft:Sharpness]]<ref group=note name=note2>Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|Increases the damage dealt.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Minecraft:Smite]]<ref group=note name=note2/>
|Increases the damage dealt to [[Minecraft:undead]].
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods]]<ref group="note" name=note2/>
|Increases the damage dealt to [[Minecraft:arthropod]]s.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Looting]]
|Increases the amount of [[Minecraft:drops]] when killing an entity with the spear.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Knockback]]
|Increases the knockback dealt.
|II
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Fire Aspect]]
|Ignites any targets hit by the spear. {{IN|bedrock}}, it also ignites unlit [[Minecraft:candle]]s, [[Minecraft:campfire]]s, and [[Minecraft:TNT]] when used.
|II
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Lunge]]
|Launches the player horizontally when using a jab attack. Consumes [[Minecraft:saturation]] and [[Minecraft:hunger]] at amount depending on the level of the enchantment, as well as 1 [[Minecraft:durability]].
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Unbreaking]]
|Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Mending]]
|Repairs the spear when obtaining [[Minecraft:experience]].
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing]]
|The spear vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|1
|}

==== Lunge ====
[[File:Lunge charge attack synergy.gif|thumb|Starting a charge attack immediately after doing a jab attack with a Lunge spear.]]
{{main|Lunge}}
Spears [[Minecraft:enchanted]] with [[Minecraft:Lunge]] propel the player forward when a jab attack is performed, at the cost of consuming [[Minecraft:saturation]] and [[Minecraft:hunger]] points at an amount dependent on the enchantment level, as well as consuming 1 durability. Saturation points are consumed first, and then hunger points are consumed after. Lunge does not trigger when the player has less than 6 hunger points, is riding a mount, is gliding with an elytra, or if the user is in water. Level I consumes 1 saturation/hunger points, level II takes 2 saturation/hunger points, and level III takes 3 saturation/hunger points.

By initiating a charge attack directly after a jab attack, the charge attack can be connected using the velocity gained with Lunge. There must be significant distance between the user and the target to give time for the charge attack's activation delay to fully finish after jabbing.

== Sounds ==
=== Wooden spear ===
{{JE}}:
{{SoundTable
|type=java
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear wood attack1.ogg
|sound2=Spear wood attack2.ogg
|sound3=Spear wood attack3.ogg
|subtitle=Spear jabs
|source=dependent
|description=When the holder performs a jab attack
|id=item.spear_wood.attack
|translationkey=subtitles.item.spear_wood.attack
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear wood hit1.ogg
|sound2=Spear wood hit2.ogg
|sound3=Spear wood hit3.ogg
|subtitle=Spear hits
|source=dependent
|description=When the spear hits an entity
|id=item.spear_wood.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.item.spear_wood.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear wood use.ogg
|subtitle=Charges with Spear
|source=dependent
|description=When the spear is lowered into an attack position 
|id=item.spear_wood.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.spear_wood.use
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a wooden spear's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
}}

{{BE}}:
{{SoundTable
|type=bedrock
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear wood attack1.ogg
|sound2=Spear wood attack2.ogg
|sound3=Spear wood attack3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When the holder performs a jab attack but miss their target
|id=item.wooden_spear.attack_miss
|volume=0.80
|pitch=1.0
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear wood attack hit1.wav
|sound2=Spear wood attack hit2.wav
|sound3=Spear wood attack hit3.wav
|source=player
|description=When the holder performs a jab attack and hit their target
|id=item.wooden_spear.attack_hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear wood hit1.ogg
|sound2=Spear wood hit2.ogg
|sound3=Spear wood hit3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When the holder performs a charge attack and hit their target
|id=item.wooden_spear.hit
|volume=0.30
|pitch=1.0
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear wood use.ogg
|source=player
|description=When the spear is lowered into an attack position 
|id=item.wooden_spear.use
|volume=0.70
|pitch=1.0
}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a wooden spear's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
}}
}}

=== Other spears ===
{{JE}}:
{{SoundTable
|type=java
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear attack1.ogg
|sound2=Spear attack2.ogg
|sound3=Spear attack3.ogg
|subtitle=Spear jabs
|source=dependent
|description=When the holder performs a jab attack
|id=item.spear.attack
|translationkey=subtitles.item.spear.attack
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear hit1.ogg
|sound2=Spear hit2.ogg
|sound3=Spear hit3.ogg
|subtitle=Spear hits
|source=dependent
|description=When the spear hits an entity
|id=item.spear.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.item.spear.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear use.ogg
|subtitle=Charges with Spear
|source=dependent
|description=When the spear is lowered into an attack position 
|id=item.spear.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.spear.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a spear's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
}}
}}

{{BE}}:
{{SoundTable
|type=bedrock
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear attack1.ogg
|sound2=Spear attack2.ogg
|sound3=Spear attack3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When the holder performs a jab attack but miss their target
|id=item.spear.attack_miss
|volume=0.80
|pitch=1.0
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear attack hit1.wav
|sound2=Spear attack hit2.wav
|sound3=Spear attack hit3.wav
|source=player
|description=When the holder performs a jab attack and hit their target
|id=item.spear.attack_hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear hit1.ogg
|sound2=Spear hit2.ogg
|sound3=Spear hit3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When the holder performs a charge attack and hit their target
|id=item.spear.hit
|volume=0.30
|pitch=1.0
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Spear use.ogg
|source=player
|description=When the spear is lowered into an attack position 
|id=item.spear.use
|volume=0.70
|pitch=1.0
}}
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a spear's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|showitemtags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_spear
|itemtags=spears, enchantable/lunge, enchantable/melee_weapon, enchantable/durability, enchantable/fire_aspect, enchantable/sharp_weapon
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_spear
|itemtags=spears, enchantable/lunge, enchantable/melee_weapon, enchantable/durability, enchantable/fire_aspect, enchantable/sharp_weapon
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Copper Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=copper_spear
|itemtags=spears, enchantable/lunge, enchantable/melee_weapon, enchantable/durability, enchantable/fire_aspect, enchantable/sharp_weapon
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_spear
|itemtags=spears, enchantable/lunge, enchantable/melee_weapon, enchantable/durability, enchantable/fire_aspect, enchantable/sharp_weapon
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_spear
|itemtags=spears, enchantable/lunge, enchantable/melee_weapon, enchantable/durability, enchantable/fire_aspect, enchantable/sharp_weapon
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_spear
|itemtags=spears, enchantable/lunge, enchantable/melee_weapon, enchantable/durability, enchantable/fire_aspect, enchantable/sharp_weapon, piglin_loved
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_spear
|itemtags=spears, enchantable/lunge, enchantable/melee_weapon, enchantable/durability, enchantable/fire_aspect, enchantable/sharp_weapon
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|showitemtags=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_spear
|itemtags=minecraft:is_spear,minecraft:wooden_tier
|id=263
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_spear
|itemtags=minecraft:is_spear,minecraft:stone_tier
|id=262
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Copper Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=copper_spear
|itemtags=minecraft:is_spear,minecraft:copper_tier
|id=257
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_spear
|itemtags=minecraft:is_spear,minecraft:iron_tier
|id=260
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_spear
|itemtags=minecraft:is_spear,minecraft:diamond_tier,minecraft:transformable_items
|id=258
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_spear
|itemtags=minecraft:is_spear,minecraft:golden_tier
|id=259
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Spear
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_spear
|itemtags=minecraft:is_spear,minecraft:netherite_tier
|id=261
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Oooh, shiny!;Mob Kabob}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny;Mob Kabob}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|aZxc-av4eps}}

== History ==
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||September 27, 2025|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEHc8jrcc6g|[[File:Wooden Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Copper Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Netherite Spear BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Held Wooden Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Stone Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Copper Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Iron Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Golden Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Diamond Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Netherite Spear (pre-release).png|32px]] Spears are revealed during [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2025]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 29, 2025|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rD_D4nC9_s|Spears are revealed to have a longer [[Minecraft:attack range]] than other weapons when using their jab attack.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=25w41a|[[File:Wooden Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Copper Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Netherite Spear JE1 BE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Held Wooden Spear JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Stone Spear JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Copper Spear JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Iron Spear JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Golden Spear JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Diamond Spear JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Netherite Spear JE1.png|32px]] Added spears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w42a|Charge attacks now have a delay for connecting repeatedly against a single entity, at 0.5 seconds (10 ticks).
|Spears can no longer attack through solid blocks, but can still attack through non-solid blocks like cobwebs and tall grass.
|The spear-exclusive enchantment [[Minecraft:Lunge]] is no longer incompatible with [[Minecraft:Mending]].
|Spears enchanted with [[Minecraft:Fire Aspect]] can no longer ignite defending players through their [[Minecraft:shield]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w43a|The base damage of charge attacks has been increased from {{hp|0}} to {{hp|1}}, making it so charge attacks always deal at least {{hp|1}} damage.<ref group="note">The extra 1 damage comes specifically from the bare hand fist damage now being added to charge attacks.</ref> This also increases the damage of all charge attacks by {{hp|1}}.
|The damage of spears held by mobs are now added on top of the mob's attack damage, rather than replacing it.
|[[File:Held Wooden Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Stone Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Copper Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Iron Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Golden Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Diamond Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Netherite Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of held spears has been changed, making them longer.
|Spears now show a visual recoil after connecting a charge attack.
|The spear-exclusive Lunge enchantment no longer causes durability loss on use, and instead it now consumes [[Minecraft:hunger]] and [[Minecraft:saturation]] using the formula <math>8+4\times level</math> [[Minecraft:exhaustion]].<br>{{hunger|4}} is consumed at level I, {{hunger|5}} at level II, and {{hunger|6}} at level III.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w44a|The hunger and saturation loss when using the spear-exclusive Lunge enchantment has been lessened, now using the formula <math>4\times level</math> exhaustion.<br>{{hunger|1}} is consumed at level I, {{hunger|2}} at level II, and {{hunger|3}} at level III.<br>Lunge now once again causes durability damage when used, but is now only 1 durability regardless of enchantment level.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w45a|The hitbox margin on spear charge attacks that made attacks easier to land has been reduced from <code>0.25</code> to <code>0.125</code>.|Charge attack damage is now affected by the attack cooldown of the jab attack. This makes it so attacking with a jab attack and then following it up with a charge attack causes the charge attack to do less damage depending on the recharge percentage of the jab attack.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w46a|Charge attack damage is now once again not affected by the attack cooldown of the jab attack.|The charge attack's 3rd person animation no longer causes the spear to desync out of the player's hand if performed after a jab attack.|Spear charge attacks no longer cause item interact [[Minecraft:vibration]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|Charge attacks no longer have a delay for connecting repeatedly against a single entity (was previously 0.5 seconds or 10 ticks). However, in practice only [[Minecraft:Knockback (mechanic)|knockback]] is dealt after the first hit connects unless the target is against a wall, with no damage being dealt.<ref>{{cite bug|MC|304365|Spear charge attacks do not continue to do damage against a single target|resolution=Works As Intended}}</ref>|The hitbox margin on spear jab attacks that made attacks easier to land has been reduced from <code>0.25</code> to <code>0.125</code>, now matching charge attacks.|Changed the swap animation scale of all spears from {{cd|1.9}} to {{cd|1.95}}.|The on-hover attack indicator now accurately indicates when a spear will connect an attack, now accounting for its different reach and hitbox margin.|Spears are now sorted before [[Minecraft:axe]]s in the Creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre3|Spear charge attack animations and sounds can now only play every 0.5 seconds (10 ticks). If a charge attack connects more than once before 0.5 seconds have passed, no animation is played and no sound is heard.|While charging in first person, the spear head now gradually rotates to a fully vertical position over time, matching the behavior in third person.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre4|Spears now have their attack range increased by 2 when in Creative Mode, like other weapons, totaling to 6.5.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|Charge attacks done with spears in the offhand no longer trigger [[Minecraft:crushing blow]]s when holding an [[Minecraft:axe]] in the mainhand.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Release Candidate 1|Changed the duration of stage 2 and stage 3 charge attacks to make stage 2 (the knockback stage) last longer.
* 1.21.11 pre5:
** Wooden spear: 1 second stage 2, 9 second stage 3
** Golden spear: 2 second stage 2, 8.25 second stage 3
** Stone spear: 1 second stage 2, 8.25 second stage 3
** Copper spear: 1 second stage 2, 7.5 second stage 3
** Iron spear: 2 second stage 2, 6.75 second stage 3
** Diamond spear: 1 second stage 2, 6 second stage 3
** Netherite spear: 1 second stage 2, 5.25 second stage 3
* 1.21.11 rc1:
** Wooden spear: 5 second stage 2, 5 second stage 3
** Golden spear: 5 second stage 2, 5.25 second stage 3
** Stone spear: 4.5 second stage 2, 4.75 second stage 3
** Copper spear: 4.25 second stage 2, 4.25 second stage 3
** Iron spear: 4.25 second stage 2, 4.5 second stage 3
** Diamond spear: 3.5 second stage 2, 3.5 second stage 3
** Netherite spear: 3 second stage 2, 3.25 second stage 3|The three distinct charge attack animations now more accurately match when each stage is active, with less lengthy animation transitions between them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=pre2|The movement speed requirement to dismount has been made more strict, matching the values in {{BE}}. Wooden spears are unchanged.
* 26.1-pre-1:
** Golden spear: <10 blocks per second
** Stone spear: <10 blocks per second
** Copper spear: <9 blocks per second
** Iron spear: <8 blocks per second
** Diamond spear: <7.5 blocks per second
** Netherite spear: <7 blocks per second
* 26.1-pre-2:
** Golden spear: <13 blocks per second
** Stone spear: <13 blocks per second
** Copper spear: <12 blocks per second
** Iron spear: <11 blocks per second
** Diamond spear: <10 blocks per second
** Netherite spear: <9 blocks per second}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.130|dev=Preview 1.21.130.20|[[File:Wooden Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Copper Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Spear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Netherite Spear BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Held Wooden Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Stone Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Copper Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Iron Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Golden Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Diamond Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Held Netherite Spear JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added spears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.130.22|[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s and [[Minecraft:piglin]]s can now use the spear for attacking.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.130.24|The [[Minecraft:use cooldown]]s of golden, stone, copper, iron, diamond, and netherite spears have been adjusted to match ''Java Edition''<nowiki/>'s [[Minecraft:attack cooldown]]s in ticks.
|Lunge no longer causes durability loss on use, and instead now consumes hunger and saturation using the formula <math>4\times level</math> exhaustion.<br>{{hunger|1}} is consumed at level I, {{hunger|2}} at level II, and {{hunger|3}} at level III.<br>Lunge now only causes 1 durability damage regardless of enchantment level.
|The [[Minecraft:Item tag (Bedrock Edition)|tag]] {{cd|minecraft:spear}} has been changed to {{cd|minecraft:is_spear}}.
|[[File:Netherite Spear JE1 BE2.png|32px]]The texture of netherite spear icon has been changed, to match {{JE}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.130.27|Spears now play hit sounds and trigger attack animations when charging at [[Minecraft:armor stand]]s.|[[Minecraft:Enchantment]] effects are now applied only when the player’s and target’s speeds are sufficient to deal damage.
|The maximum attack range of spears has been increased from 4 blocks to 4.5 blocks, matching {{JE}}.
|Spears now have 7.5 blocks of reach in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.131|Changed the duration of stage 2 and stage 3 charge attacks to make stage 2 (the knockback stage) last longer.
* 1.21.130:
** Wooden spear: 1 second stage 2, 9 second stage 3
** Golden spear: 2 second stage 2, 8.25 second stage 3
** Stone spear: 1 second stage 2, 8.25 second stage 3
** Copper spear: 1 second stage 2, 7.5 second stage 3
** Iron spear: 2 second stage 2, 6.75 second stage 3
** Diamond spear: 1 second stage 2, 6 second stage 3
** Netherite spear: 1 second stage 2, 5.25 second stage 3
* 1.21.131:
** Wooden spear: 5 second stage 2, 5 second stage 3
** Golden spear: 5 second stage 2, 5.25 second stage 3
** Stone spear: 4.5 second stage 2, 4.75 second stage 3
** Copper spear: 4.25 second stage 2, 4.25 second stage 3
** Iron spear: 4.25 second stage 2, 4.5 second stage 3
** Diamond spear: 3.5 second stage 2, 3.5 second stage 3
** Netherite spear: 3 second stage 2, 3.25 second stage 3|The three distinct charge attack animations now more accurately match when each stage is active, with less lengthy animation transitions between them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.0|dev=Preview 26.0.23|Spears now rotate in the same direction when charging in first and third person view.
|[[Minecraft:Drowned]], [[Minecraft:skeleton]], [[Minecraft:stray]], [[Minecraft:bogged]] and [[Minecraft:parched]] can no longer pick up spears.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Prior to the spear's addition to the base game, similar spears appeared in ''[[Minecraft:MCD:Spear|Minecraft Dungeons]]'', ''[[Minecraft:AMCM:Spear|A Minecraft Movie]]'', and [[Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie: Add-on|the add-on for ''A Minecraft Movie'']]. The latter depicted it being thrown like a [[Minecraft:trident]], which was a common suggestion for their implementation.
* Knockback from the spear can be dealt to some non-living entities that other weapons can't normally deal to, such as [[Minecraft:primed TNT]], [[Minecraft:boat]]s, and [[Minecraft:minecart]]s.{{check the code|Full list of entities}}

== Gallery ==
=== Mojang images ===
<gallery>
MC Live 25 Spear.png|An image of the iron spear item on a [[Minecraft:lodestone]]
Campfire spear.png|An iron spear being used as a marshmallow on a stick
Mounts of Mayhem charge attack.png|[[Minecraft:Ari]] using a diamond spear for a charge attack
Mounts of Mayhem spear jousting.png|A side profile of the charge attack
Mounts of Mayhem jab attack.png|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] doing a jab attack with a diamond spear
Three spears.jpg|[[Minecraft:Alex]], [[Minecraft:Sunny]], and [[Minecraft:Zuri]] wielding spears
Noor vs. zoglin.jpg|[[Minecraft:Noor]] on horseback with a golden spear, fighting a [[Minecraft:zoglin]]
</gallery>

=== Videos ===
<gallery>
DiamondSpearAttack.mp4|What the charge attack for the spear looks like
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Spear.png|A spear in [[Minecraft:SoulSteel]]
Spear (MCD).png|A [[Minecraft:MCD:Spear|spear]] in {{MCD}}
Spear Iron Render AMCM.png|An iron spear from [[Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie: Add-on]]
AMCM Spear.jpeg|A [[Minecraft:AMCM:Piglin|piglin]] wielding a [[Minecraft:AMCM:Spear|spear]] in {{AMCM}}
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{ItemLink|Mace}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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