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Revision as of 11:57, 3 May 2014

Version 0.14: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Spear
Skill Polearms
Damage 6
Accuracy +4
Base delay (%) 11 (110%)
Min delay 5 at skill 12
Hands 1H
Size  ?
Ranged? No
A hunting weapon consisting of a wooden shaft with a pointed metal head fastened on one end.

"The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative; the halberd is defensive. In the hands of one of two men of equal ability, the spear gives a little extra strength.
-Miyamoto Musashi, _The Book of Five Rings_, 1645.

This weapon falls into the Polearms category. It is a one handed weapon.

Spears are decent enough weapons in the early game for melee. However, you'll want to upgrade to a trident as soon as possible. If you're looking to start using Polearms, you can probably get at least one spear off of a gnoll pack in the early dungeon.

Image
Mundane Spear1.png
Magical/Artifact Spear2.png
Unrandart spear
Spear of the Botono Spear of the botono.png

History

Prior to 0.9, spears had 7 base damage but lacked reaching.

Weapons
Axes BattleaxeBroad axeExecutioner's axeHand axeWar axe
Maces & Flails ClubDemon whipDire flailEveningstarFlailGiant clubGiant spiked clubGreat maceMace (Hammer) • MorningstarSacred scourgeWhip
Long Blades Demon bladeDouble swordEudemon bladeFalchionGreat swordLong swordScimitarTriple sword
Polearms BardicheDemon tridentGlaiveHalberd (Scythe) • SpearTridentTrishula
Ranged Weapons ArbalestHand cannonLongbowOrcbowShortbowSlingTriple crossbow
Short Blades DaggerQuick bladeRapierShort sword
Staves LajatangMagical staffQuarterstaff
Throwing BoomerangDartJavelinLarge rockStoneThrowing net