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{{weapon
|name = Spear
|weight = 5.0
|skill = Polearms
|damage = 6
|accuracy = +4
|basedelay = 11
|mindelay = 5 at skill 12
|size = Little
|hands = 1H
|ranged = No
}}
{{flavour|A hunting weapon consisting of a wooden shaft with a pointed metal head fastened on one end.

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"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.<br>
-Miyamoto Musashi, _The Book of Five Rings_, 1645.}}

{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Polearms]] category. It is a one handed weapon.}}

'''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==
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 maintaining a 1 tile gap, whether it be [[summon]]s/[[allies]], [[Grave Claw]], or [[deep water]].

Still, unless you find a good [[brand]]ed or [[randart]] spear, you'll want to upgrade to a [[trident]] quickly.

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
! || Image
|-
| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Spear1.png]]
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| '''Magical''' || [[File:Spear2.png]]
|-
| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Spear3.png]]
|-
! || [[Unrandart]]s
|-
| '''[[Wyrmbane]]''' || [[File:Wyrmbane.png]]
|-
| '''[[Force Lance (unrand)|Force Lance]]''' || [[File:Force lance (unrand).png]]
|}

==History==
*Prior to [[0.14]], spears were also considered [[Throwing]] weapons.
*Prior to [[0.9]], spears had 7 base damage but lacked [[reaching]].

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[[Category:Polearms]]

Spear - Revision history

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