Wooden Spear

For other uses, see Spear (disambiguation).
Wooden Spear
Held Wooden Spear.png: Infobox image for Wooden Spear the item in Minecraft
Invicon Wooden Spear.png: Inventory sprite for Wooden Spear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Wooden Spear
Rarity tier

Common

Attack damage

Jab attack:

Charge attack:

  • 0.7× multiplier
Attack speed‌[JE only]

1.54 (0.65 seconds)

Use cooldown‌[BE only]

13 game ticks (0.65 seconds)

Attack range
  • Minimum:
    2 (2 blocks)
  • Maximum:
    4.5 (4.5 blocks)
Hitbox margin

0.125

Durability

JE: 59
BE: 60

Enchantability

15

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

No 

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A wooden spear is an early-game variant of spear crafted from planks. It can be used to perform slow jab attacks or held forward to deal increasing damage based on how quickly the wielder is moving. It is the sixth-highest tier of spear, dealing the same damage as a golden spear but with higher attack speed and durability. It can be used as fuel in a furnace, smoker, or blast furnace.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Any Planks +
Stick
Invicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Mangrove Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Mangrove Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mangrove Planks with description: Mangrove PlanksInvicon Cherry Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Cherry Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cherry Planks with description: Cherry PlanksInvicon Pale Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Pale Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pale Oak Planks with description: Pale Oak PlanksInvicon Bamboo Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Bamboo Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bamboo Planks with description: Bamboo PlanksInvicon Crimson Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Crimson Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crimson Planks with description: Crimson PlanksInvicon Warped Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Warped Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Warped Planks with description: Warped PlanksInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Wooden Spear.png: Inventory sprite for Wooden Spear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Wooden Spear When in Main Hand:  1 Attack Damage  1.54 Attack Speed

Usage

Attacking

Jab attack

A wooden spear can be used while standing on the ground to perform a jab attack, dealing damage, and afterwards entering a recharge cooldown similar to that of an ender pearl or chorus fruit on Bedrock Edition, or a version of the normal attack cooldown on Java Edition.

Charge attack

When holding down the use key, the spear is lowered into an attack position, where colliding with a target deals damage depending on the velocity of the user, and the attack dismounts attacked targets from their mounts. After being held out for too long, the charge attack goes into a shaking state where attacks no longer dismount targets from their mounts. After even longer, the charge attack goes into a dropped down state where attacks no longer deal knockback, but still deal full damage.

Fuel

Wooden spears can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 1 item per spear.

Sounds

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Spear jabsEntity-DependentWhen the holder performs a jab attackitem.spear_wood.attacksubtitles.item.spear_wood.attack​1.01.016
​Spear hitsEntity-DependentWhen the spear hits an entityitem.spear_wood.hitsubtitles.item.spear_wood.hit​1.01.016
​Charges with SpearEntity-DependentWhen the spear is lowered into an attack positionitem.spear_wood.usesubtitles.item.spear_wood.use​1.01.016

Data values

ID

Java Edition

NameIdentifierFormItem tags Translation key
ItemSprite wooden-spear.png: Sprite image for wooden-spear in Minecraft Wooden Spearwooden_spearItemspears
enchantable/melee_weapon
enchantable/lunge		 item.minecraft.wooden_spear

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Mob KabobHit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear.Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement.

History

Reveal

September 27, 2025 Wooden spears are revealed during Minecraft LIVE – September 2025.
September 29, 2025Wooden spears are revealed to have a longer attack reach than other weapons when using their jab attack.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.21.1125w41a Added wooden spears.
25w43a The texture of held wooden spear has been changed, making them longer.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.130Preview 1.21.130.20 Added wooden spears.
Preview 1.21.130.27Wooden spears now correctly have 4.5 blocks of reach.
Wooden spears now have 7.5 blocks of reach in Creative mode.

Issues

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