Stone Spear — Minecraft block

Stone Spear

Stone Spear is the stone-tier polearm in Minecraft: its jab deals 2 damage (3 in Bedrock Edition) and reaches up to 4.5 blocks, farther than a stone sword.

Block ID minecraft:stone_spear
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
26.1.2

Description

Stone Spear is the stone-tier polearm weapon in Minecraft, part of the spear family introduced in Java Edition 1.21.11 and Bedrock Edition 1.21.130. Stone Spear is crafted on a crafting table by placing any stone-tier block — cobblestone, blackstone, or cobbled deepslate, used interchangeably — at the top with two sticks stacked vertically below it in a single column, producing one spear. Stone Spear deals 2 attack damage (1 heart) in Java Edition and 3 (1.5 hearts) in Bedrock Edition, with an attack speed of 1.33 (a 0.75-second cooldown), a durability of 131 uses in Java Edition and 132 in Bedrock Edition, and an enchantability of 5. The defining trait of Stone Spear is reach: the weapon strikes targets from 2 up to 4.5 blocks away, letting players hit zombies and skeletons before they close the gap.

Stone Spear has two attack types: a quick jab triggered by the attack button, and a charge attack performed by holding the use key — charge damage scales with the wielder's closing speed and knocks riders off their mounts, though holding the spear lowered too long first stops dismounting and then removes knockback while keeping full damage. Hitting five mobs with a single charge attack earns the Mob Kabob advancement. Stone Spear accepts melee enchantments such as Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Looting, and the spear-exclusive Lunge. Players who would rather loot than craft can find Stone Spear in ocean ruins chests — a 28.5% chance in small ruins and about 26.3% in big ruins — making Stone Spear a solid bridge weapon between the wooden spear and the iron spear.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:stone_spear
/give command /give @p minecraft:stone_spear
Stackable No
Renewable Yes
Java Edition 1.21.11
Bedrock Edition 1.21.130

Guide

How to craft and use Stone Spear in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Gather a stone-tier block and sticks

    Mine cobblestone with any pickaxe (blackstone or cobbled deepslate work too), and craft sticks from two planks.

  2. 2

    Open a crafting table

    Place a crafting table at your base and open its 3x3 grid.

  3. 3

    Assemble Stone Spear

    Put the stone-tier block in the top cell of a column and two sticks directly below it; the output slot yields one Stone Spear.

  4. 4

    Test the reach

    Equip Stone Spear and attack a zombie or skeleton from about 4 blocks away: the jab connects before the mob can touch you.

  5. 5

    Learn the charge attack

    Hold the use key while moving at a mob to charge, and release before the spear starts shaking to keep the dismount effect; switch to the iron spear once you have iron ingots.

Tip

The three stone-tier blocks are fully interchangeable in the recipe, so a cobbled deepslate spear is identical to a cobblestone one — use whatever your mineshaft produces.

How to craft this block

Crafting
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Frequently asked questions

How do I craft Stone Spear in Minecraft?

Place any stone-tier block (cobblestone, blackstone, or cobbled deepslate) in the top cell of a crafting table column with two sticks directly below it; the recipe yields one Stone Spear.

Is Stone Spear better than a stone sword?

Stone Spear deals less damage per hit, but its jab reaches up to 4.5 blocks — well beyond normal melee range — so it wins fights where you keep mobs at a distance instead of trading hits.

Is Stone Spear a vanilla Minecraft item?

Yes. Stone Spear was added to vanilla Minecraft with the spear family in Java Edition 1.21.11 and Bedrock Edition 1.21.130.

Can I find Stone Spear in chests instead of crafting it?

Yes. Ocean ruins chests can hold Stone Spear: a 28.5% chance in small ruins and about 26.3% in big ruins.

How does the charge attack of Stone Spear work?

Hold the use key to lower the spear: collisions deal damage that scales with your closing speed and knock riders off mounts. Held too long, the spear shakes and stops dismounting, then drops down and loses knockback while keeping full damage.

Which enchantments work on Stone Spear?

Stone Spear accepts Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Looting, and the spear-exclusive Lunge; its enchantability is 5.

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