Copper Spear

For other uses, see Spear (disambiguation).

Copper Spear

Rarity tier	Common
Attack damage	Jab attack: JE: 2HP BE: 3HP Charge attack: 0.82x multiplier
Attack speed‌[JE only]	1.18 (0.85 seconds)
Use cooldown‌[BE only]	17 game ticks (0.85 seconds)
Attack range	Minimum: 2 (2 blocks) Maximum: 4.5 (4.5 blocks)
Hitbox margin	0.125
Durability	JE: 190 BE: 191
Enchantability	13
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

A copper spear is a variant of spear crafted from copper ingots. 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 fifth-highest tier of spear, dealing the same damage as a stone spear but with lower attack speed.

Obtaining

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Copper Spear	Abandoned Camp	Common chest	1	19% { "item": "Copper Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Common chest" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	30.6% { "item": "Copper Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.3061199435519687, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Copper Ingot + Stick

Usage

Attacking

Jab attack

A copper 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.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Copper Nugget	Copper Spear + Any fuel	0.1

Sounds

Data values

ID

Java Edition

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Copper Spear	copper_spear	Item	item.minecraft.copper_spear

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Mob Kabob	Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear	Armor stands and players also count for this achievement as they are technically mobs.	10	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Mob Kabob	Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear	Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement.

History

Reveal

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

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.21.11			25w41a				Added copper spears.
			25w43a				The texture of held copper spear has been changed, making them longer.
26.3			snap1				Copper spears can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.130			Preview 1.21.130.20				Added copper spears.
			Preview 1.21.130.24				Copper spears now have a use cooldown of 17 ticks.
			Preview 1.21.130.27				Copper spears now correctly have 4.5 blocks of reach.
							Copper spears now have 7.5 blocks of reach in Creative mode.
26.40 Experiment Drop 3 of 2026			Preview 26.40.27				Copper spears can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests.
26.50			Preview 26.50.22				All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented.

Issues

Issues relating to "Copper Spear" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Prior to the spear's addition to the base game, it was shown in Minecraft Dungeons, A Minecraft Movie, and the add-on for A Minecraft Movie.

Gallery

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  Enchanted appearance in inventory