Wooden Spear
Wooden Spear is the entry tier of Minecraft's vanilla spear line: one plank and two sticks craft a first-day reach weapon that hits from up to 4.5 blocks.
Description
The Wooden Spear advantage is reach: attacks connect from up to 4.5 blocks away, about a block farther than a sword, which makes poking zombies through fence gaps much safer. Holding the use button charges a thrust with a 0.7x multiplier that scales with movement speed and knocks riders off their mounts. Wooden Spear matches the golden spear's damage but swings faster and lasts longer, and a spent spear still works as furnace fuel that smelts exactly 1 item.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:wooden_spear
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:wooden_spear
|
| Stackable | No |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.21.11 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.21.130 |
Guide
How to craft and use Wooden Spear in Minecraft
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1
Gather wood and sticks
Chop one log, craft it into planks, and make sticks — the Wooden Spear recipe needs only 1 plank and 2 sticks in total.
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2
Open a crafting table
Set down a crafting table and open the 3x3 grid; the spear layout takes 1 plank and 2 sticks.
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3
Craft Wooden Spear
Place the plank and sticks in the spear layout, then move the finished Wooden Spear from the result slot to the hotbar.
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4
Fight at range
Wield Wooden Spear in the main hand and jab hostile mobs from up to 4.5 blocks — through fence gaps or while backing away from skeletons.
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5
Charge to dismount
Hold the use button for the charged thrust: the hit scales with your movement speed and knocks riders off horses and other mounts.
A charged thrust released while sprinting or falling hits noticeably harder — charge damage scales with the speed between you and the target, so move into the attack.
How to craft this block
Frequently asked questions
How do you craft a Wooden Spear in Minecraft?
On a 3x3 crafting table, place 1 plank of any wood type and 2 sticks in the spear layout; the recipe yields one Wooden Spear.
Is Wooden Spear a vanilla Minecraft item?
Yes. Wooden Spear belongs to the vanilla spear family and arrived with Java Edition 1.21.11 and Bedrock Edition 1.21.130 — no mods are needed.
How much damage does a Wooden Spear deal?
A jab deals 1 damage in Java Edition and 2 in Bedrock Edition; the charged thrust applies a 0.7x multiplier that grows with your movement speed.
How far does a Wooden Spear reach?
Wooden Spear hits targets between 2 and 4.5 blocks away — roughly a block farther than a sword, ideal for poking zombies through fences.
Wooden Spear or wooden sword?
A wooden sword deals far more damage (4 in Java Edition), but Wooden Spear reaches farther and its charged thrust dismounts riders — pick the spear against mounted or fencing mobs.
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