For other uses, see Spear (disambiguation).
| Rarity tier | Common |
|---|---|
| Attack damage | Jab attack:
Charge attack:
|
| Attack speed[JE only] | 1.05 (0.95 seconds) |
| Use cooldown[BE only] | 19 game ticks (0.95 seconds) |
| Attack range |
|
| Hitbox margin | 0.125 |
| Durability | JE: 250 BE: 251 |
| Enchantability | 14 |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Stackable | No |
An iron spear is a variant of spear crafted from iron 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 third-highest tier of spear, dealing more damage and having higher durability than a stone spear, at the cost of lower attack speed.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Iron Ingot + Stick |
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Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition and Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Iron Spear
|
 Abandoned Camp
|
Secret chest | 1 | 12.5%{ "item": "Iron Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.125, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Secret chest" }
|
 Buried Treasure
|
Chest | 1 | 16.7%{ "item": "Iron Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.16666666666666674, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Village
|
Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 22.9%{ "item": "Iron Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22884863260948196, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
| |
Mob loot
Zombies, husks, zombie villagers[Java Edition only], zombie horsemen and camel husk jockeys can spawn wielding iron spears, and have an 8.5% chance to drop it when killed (+1% for each level of Looting, up to a maximum of 11.5% with Looting III).
Usage
Attacking
Jab attack
An iron 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 in Bedrock Edition, the normal attack cooldown, but the spear cannot be used again until it finishes recharging in 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Nugget | Iron Spear + Any fuel |
       0.1 |
Sounds
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Spear jabs | Entity-Dependent | When the holder performs a jab attack | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Spear hits | Entity-Dependent | When the spear hits an entity | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Charges with Spear | Entity-Dependent | When the spear is lowered into an attack position | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Spear | iron_spear | Item | item |
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 |  Iron spears are revealed during Minecraft LIVE – September 2025. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2025 | Iron 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 iron spears. | |||||
| 25w43a |  The texture of held iron spear has been changed, making them longer. | ||||||
| 26.3 | snap1 | Iron spears can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21.130 | Preview 1.21.130.20 | Added iron spears. | |||||
| Preview 1.21.130.24 | Iron spears now have a use cooldown of 19 ticks. | ||||||
| Preview 1.21.130.27 | Iron spears now correctly have 4.5 blocks of reach. | ||||||
| Iron spears now have 7.5 blocks of reach in Creative mode. | |||||||
| 26.40 Experiment | Preview 26.40.27 | Iron 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 "Iron 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
Renders
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Enchanted appearance in inventory
Mojang screenshots
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A zombie horseman wielding an iron spear
