Iron Spear is a mid-tier polearm weapon in Minecraft, crafted on a crafting table by placing one iron ingot at the top with two sticks stacked vertically below it in a single column to produce a single spear. Iron Spear deals 3 attack damage (1.5 hearts) in Java Edition — one point more in Bedrock Edition — with an attack speed of 1.05, a durability of 250 uses, and an enchantability of 14. The defining trait of Iron Spear is reach: the weapon strikes targets from 2 up to 4.5 blocks away, noticeably farther than an iron sword, letting players poke skeletons and creepers before they close the gap.

Iron Spear has two attack types: a quick jab performed by pressing attack, which triggers a 0.95-second cooldown, and a charge attack that lowers the spear while the use key is held and deals damage once the wielder and target close on each other at a combined 4.6 blocks per second or faster, with knockback applied from 5.1 blocks per second. Iron Spear accepts the exclusive Lunge enchantment plus standard options like Sharpness. Zombies, husks, zombie villagers, and zombie horsemen can spawn wielding Iron Spear; the drop chance is 8.5%, rising to 11.5% with Looting III. Players who skip crafting can find Iron Spear in buried treasure chests (16.7% chance) and village weaponsmith chests (22.9% chance), making it a dependable early reach weapon before the diamond and netherite tiers.