Spear - Revision history

Hordes at 05:30, 15 November 2025

2025-11-15T05:30:47Z

Patrick2011b: bump

2025-03-15T17:48:58Z

bump

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2025-03-15T03:56:46Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: /* Strategy */ +force lance

2023-07-18T20:31:44Z

‎Strategy: +force lance

Hordes: /* Strategy */ spear ! venom > trident ! nothing

2023-06-26T20:46:48Z

‎Strategy: spear ! venom > trident ! nothing

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-06-18T15:08:11Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-06-15T16:33:55Z

‎Strategy

Hordes at 13:36, 15 June 2023

2023-06-15T13:36:44Z

Hordes: version bump

2023-06-15T13:36:21Z

version bump

Hordes at 13:36, 15 June 2023

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 ==Strategy==
-Of the "simple" starting weapons, spears are the strongest against single targets. Because spears can reach, they can often get 1 free attack per fight, which makes up for the worse stats compared to [[mace]]s or [[falchion]]s.
+Of the "simple" starting weapons, spears are the strongest against single targets. Because spears can reach, they can often get 1 free attack per fight, which makes up for the worse stats compared to [[mace]]s or [[falchion]]s. Even if you didn't start with one, you are likely to get at least one spear off of a [[gnoll (monster)|gnoll]] pack in the early dungeon. At 0 skill, spears are outright better than plain [[whip]]s and [[short sword]]s (if you aren't stabbing).
-Polearms in general are useful if you have some means of creating distance. Characters with fast [[movement]] speed can [[kiting|kite]] enemies. Players with [[summon]]s can attack behind their allies. Even if you didn't start with one, you are likely to get at least one spear off of a [[gnoll (monster)|gnoll]] pack in the early dungeon. At 0 skill, spears are outright better than [[whip]]s and [[short sword]]s (if you aren't stabbing).
+Polearms in general are useful if you have some means of maintaining a 1 tile gap, whether it be [[summon]]s/[[allies]], [[Grave Claw]], or [[deep water]].
-But unless you find a good [[brand]]ed or [[randart]] spear, you'll want to upgrade to a [[trident]] quickly.
+Still, unless you find a good [[brand]]ed or [[randart]] spear, you'll want to upgrade to a [[trident]] quickly.
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 ==Strategy==
-Of the "simple" starting weapons, spears are the strongest against single targets. Because spears can reach, they get 1 free attack for every engagement, which usually makes up for the worse stats compared to [[mace]]s or [[falchion]]s.
+Of the "simple" starting weapons, spears are the strongest against single targets. Because spears can reach, they can often get 1 free attack per fight, which makes up for the worse stats compared to [[mace]]s or [[falchion]]s.
-Polearms in general are great if you have some means of creating distance. Characters with fast [[movement]] speed can [[kiting|kite]] enemies. Players with [[summon]]s can attack behind their allies. Even if you didn't start with melee, you can probably get at least one spear off of a [[gnoll (monster)|gnoll]] pack in the early dungeon. At 0 skill, spears are outright better than [[whip]]s and [[short sword]]s (if you aren't stabbing).
+Polearms in general are useful if you have some means of creating distance. Characters with fast [[movement]] speed can [[kiting|kite]] enemies. Players with [[summon]]s can attack behind their allies. Even if you didn't start with one, you are likely to get at least one spear off of a [[gnoll (monster)|gnoll]] pack in the early dungeon. At 0 skill, spears are outright better than [[whip]]s and [[short sword]]s (if you aren't stabbing).
 But unless you find a good [[brand]]ed or [[randart]] spear, you'll want to upgrade to a [[trident]] quickly.

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 | '''Artifact''' || [[File:Spear3.png]]
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-! || [[Unrandart]]
+! || [[Unrandart]]s
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 | '''[[Wyrmbane]]''' || [[File:Wyrmbane.png]]
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 Polearms in general are great if you have some means of creating distance. Characters with fast [[movement]] speed can [[kiting|kite]] enemies. Players with [[summon]]s can attack behind their allies. Even if you didn't start with melee, you can probably get at least one spear off of a [[gnoll (monster)|gnoll]] pack in the early dungeon. At 0 skill, spears are outright better than [[whip]]s and [[short sword]]s (if you aren't stabbing).
-But unless you find a fantastic [[randart]], you'll want to upgrade to a [[trident]] quickly.
+But unless you find a good [[brand]]ed or [[randart]] spear, you'll want to upgrade to a [[trident]] quickly.
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 {{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Polearms]] category. It is a one handed weapon.}}
-'''Spears''' are good weapons for the earlygame. They require little skill to reach [[minimum delay]], and as a Polearm, they can [[reach]] up to 2 tiles away.
+'''Spears''' are good starting weapons. They require little skill to reach [[minimum delay]], and as a Polearm, they can [[reach]] up to 2 tiles away.
 ==Strategy==