Wooden Spear — Minecraft block

Wooden Spear

Wooden Spear is the mod's entry-tier polearm — a cheap, longer-reach starter weapon crafted from planks and a stick.

Block ID minecraft:wooden_spear
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
26.1.2

Description

Wooden Spear is an entry-tier polearm-style melee weapon in the mod's toolkit, positioned as the first rung of a spear progression alongside the vanilla wooden sword. Wooden Spear targets early-game survival players who want a cheap reach weapon before iron or netherite gear is available. Wooden Spear is typically built from wooden planks and a stick on a standard crafting grid, keeping the recipe friendly for first-day play on a survival world. The Wooden Spear angle is reach: like most polearm tropes, a spear trades raw damage for a slightly longer effective range than a sword, which helps when poking zombies through fences or kiting skeletons. Wooden Spear durability sits in the wooden-tier band, so players treat the weapon as a disposable starter that bridges fists and stone-tier gear. Wooden Spear pairs well with a wooden shield and leather armor in the opening minutes of a fresh world. Once iron is available, Wooden Spear is usually retired in favor of a stronger spear tier. Wooden Spear remains useful as a backup in a hotbar slot, especially for kiting hostile mobs across open terrain.

Guide

How to craft and use Wooden Spear in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Gather wood and sticks

    Chop at least one log, convert it into planks on a 2x2 grid, and craft sticks so a Wooden Spear recipe is within reach on the first day.

  2. 2

    Open a crafting table

    Place a crafting table and open the 3x3 grid; Wooden Spear is typically built from wooden planks and a stick in a polearm-style layout.

  3. 3

    Craft Wooden Spear

    Combine planks and a stick to produce one Wooden Spear, then move it from the result slot into your hotbar.

  4. 4

    Use the reach advantage

    Equip Wooden Spear in the main hand and engage hostile mobs at the edge of melee range, poking zombies through fences or kiting skeletons across open ground.

  5. 5

    Plan an upgrade

    Treat Wooden Spear as a disposable starter; once iron is mined, replace it with a sturdier spear tier for late-game encounters.

Tip

Wooden Spear is a custom modded weapon (not present in vanilla Minecraft), so exact damage and durability values depend on the source mod's current balance pass rather than vanilla Minecraft.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Oak Planks Oak Planks x1 Stick Stick x2
Crafting
Oak Planks
Stick
Stick
Wooden Spear
1
Wooden Spear

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Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Wooden Spear on AlaCraft?

Wooden Spear is typically crafted on a 3x3 crafting table from wooden planks and a stick, in the polearm-style layout used by the mod's spear set.

Is Wooden Spear a vanilla Minecraft item?

No. Wooden Spear is a custom item not present in standard Minecraft, so its stats live in the source mod's balance and not in the Mojang wiki.

What is the advantage of Wooden Spear over a wooden sword?

Wooden Spear leans on classic polearm reach, letting players hit mobs from slightly farther away than a wooden sword of the same tier.

When should you replace Wooden Spear?

Replace Wooden Spear as soon as iron is available; players treat it as a disposable day-one weapon and upgrade to a sturdier spear tier afterwards.

Can Wooden Spear be used with a shield?

Yes. Wooden Spear pairs naturally with a wooden shield and leather armor in the opening phase of a fresh Minecraft world.

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