Spears

Spears are a type of melee weapon that attack in a stabbing motion ( like shortswords, but much slower and with much greater range) rather than a swinging motion. They are able to hit burrowing entities inside walls, including enemies and bosses such as the Wraith and the Eater of Worlds. Due to their slow animation, they can also hit more than once and penetrate enemies, making them quite powerful against large or clustered enemies. Because of this property, they are very effective against segmented worm-like enemies.

Spears are not capable of autoswing, unless the Feral Claws or any of their upgrades are equipped.

The best modifier for all spears is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase their average damage output by the same amount.

Types

There are currently 19 different spears available in Terraria, 13 of which are Hardmode-exclusive.

Name		Damage	Velocity	Use time	Knockback	Crit		HM	Rarity	Sell	Source
	Adamantite Glaive Internal Item ID: 406	49	5	25 (Fast)	6 (Average)	4%	❌	✔️	04*	180	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )
	Chlorophyte Partisan Internal Item ID: 1228	49	5	23 (Fast)	6.2 (Strong)	4%	❌	✔️	07*	360	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )
	Cobalt Naginata Internal Item ID: 537	44	4.3	28 (Average)	4 (Weak)	4%	❌	✔️	04*	90	Crafted: 10  ( @  /  )
	Dark Lance Internal Item ID: 274	34 / 29 / 27	6	22 (Fast)	5 (Average) / 4 (Weak)	4%	❌	❌	03*	250	Found in Shadow Chests and Obsidian Lock Boxes.
	Ghastly Glaive Internal Item ID: 3836	45	42	27 (Average)	7 (Strong)	4%	❌	✔️	05*	1	Dropped by Ogre.
	Gungnir Internal Item ID: 550	61	5.6	22 (Fast)	6.4 (Strong)	4%	❌	✔️	05*	460	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )
	Mushroom Spear Internal Item ID: 756	60	5.5	40 (Very slow)	6.2 (Strong)	4%	❌	✔️	07*	14	Purchased from the Truffle (70).
	Mythril Halberd Internal Item ID: 390	45	4.5	26 (Average)	5 (Average)	4%	❌	✔️	04*	135	Crafted: 10  ( @  /  )
	North Pole Internal Item ID: 1947	80	4.75	30 (Average)	6.7 (Strong)	4%	❌	✔️	07*	9	Dropped by Ice Queen.
	Obsidian Swordfish Internal Item ID: 2331	70	4	20 (Very fast)	6.5 (Strong)	24%	❌	✔️	07*	1	Fished in lava.
	Orichalcum Halberd Internal Item ID: 1193	46	4.5	25 (Fast)	5.5 (Average)	4%	❌	✔️	04*	165	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )
	Palladium Pike Internal Item ID: 1186	44	4.4	27 (Average)	4.5 (Average)	4%	❌	✔️	04*	120	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )
	Spear Internal Item ID: 280	8	3.7	31 (Slow)	6.5 (Strong)	4%	❌	❌	00*	2	Found in Chests on the surface or underground.
	Storm Spear Internal Item ID: 4061	14 (spear) / 21 (Storm Spear Shot)	3.5	28 (Average)	6 (Average)	4%	❌	❌	01*	30	Found in Sandstone Chests and Oasis and Mirage Crates.
	Swordfish Internal Item ID: 2332	19 / 16	4	20 (Very fast)	4.25 (Average)	4%	❌	❌	02*	50	Fished in the Ocean.
	The Rotted Fork Internal Item ID: 802	17	4	31 (Slow)	5 (Average)	4%	❌	❌	01*	150 / 20	Dropped by Crimson Hearts and found in Crimson and Hematic Crates.
	Titanium Trident Internal Item ID: 1200	48	5	23 (Fast)	6.2 (Strong)	4%	❌	✔️	04*	210	Crafted: 13  ( @  /  )
	Tonbogiri Internal Item ID: 5011	50	5.6	15 (Very fast)	6.5 (Strong)	4%	❌	✔️	05*	40	Crafted: + 15  + 15  /  ( @  /  )
	Trident Internal Item ID: 277	14 / 11 / 10	4	31 (Slow)	6 (Average) / 5 (Average)	4%	❌	❌	01*	20	Found in Water Chests and Ocean and Seaside Crates.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4.3: Fixed an issue where Spear Range Boost Effects would have unreliable hit detection at high melee speeds.

See also

• Boomerangs
• Flails
• Swords
• Yoyos