Golden Spear

For other uses, see Spear (disambiguation).

Golden Spear

Rarity tier	Common
Attack damage	Jab attack: JE: 1HP BE: 2HP Charge attack: 0.7x multiplier
Attack speed‌[JE only]	1.05 (0.95 seconds)
Use cooldown‌[BE only]	19 game ticks (0.95 seconds)
Attack range	Minimum: 2 (2 blocks) Maximum: 4.5 (4.5 blocks)
Hitbox margin	0.125
Durability	JE: 32 BE: 33
Enchantability	22
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

A golden spear is a variant of spear crafted from gold 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 seventh-highest tier of spear, dealing the same damage as a wooden spear but with lower attack speed and durability. It can be admired by piglins, and has the highest enchantability.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot + Stick

Mob loot

Piglins and zombified piglins have a 5% chance to spawn wielding golden spears, and those holding one have an 8.5% chance (+1% for each level of Looting, up to a maximum of 11.5% with Looting III) to drop it when killed by a player or tamed wolf.

Usage

Attacking

Jab attack

A golden 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
Gold Nugget	Golden Spear + Any fuel	0.1

Piglins

Piglins are attracted to golden spears and run toward any golden spear on the ground, inspecting it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.

Sounds

Data values

ID

Java Edition

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Golden Spear	golden_spear	Item	item.minecraft.golden_spear

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Oooh, shiny!	Distract a Piglin using gold	Give a piglin a gold item​ while it is aggressive toward the player.	30	Silver
		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)
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	Use a gold ingot on an adult piglin, or throw one of these 28 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag for it to pick up: Bell Block of Gold Block of Raw Gold Clock Deepslate Gold Ore Enchanted Golden Apple Gilded Blackstone Glistering Melon Slice Gold Ingot Gold Ore Golden Apple Golden Axe Golden Boots Golden Carrot Golden Chestplate Golden Dandelion Golden Helmet Golden Hoe Golden Horse Armor Golden Leggings Golden Nautilus Armor Golden Pickaxe Golden Shovel Golden Spear Golden Sword Light Weighted Pressure Plate Nether Gold Ore Raw Gold The player must not be wearing any golden armor when the piglin accepts or picks up the item.
	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							Golden spears are revealed during Minecraft LIVE – September 2025.
September 29, 2025							Golden 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 golden spears.
							Piglins can now also spawn with and drop golden spears.
			25w43a				The texture of held golden spear has been changed, making them longer.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.130			Preview 1.21.130.20				Added golden spears.
							Piglins can now also spawn with and drop golden spears.
			Preview 1.21.130.24				Golden spears now have a use cooldown of 19 ticks.
			Preview 1.21.130.27				Golden spears now correctly have 4.5 blocks of reach.
							Golden spears now have 7.5 blocks of reach in Creative mode.

Issues

Issues relating to "Golden 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