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Wooden Spear - Every Way to Craft, Find, and Use It in Minecraft

Wooden Spear is a common weapon item in Minecraft 1.21.4, obtained without crafting, dealing 5 damage at 1.2 attacks per second, with 59 durability.

What is Wooden Spear?

Wooden Spear is a Minecraft Weapon with rarity Common. It stacks up to 1 per inventory slot. It belongs to the Wood material tier.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:wooden_spear. Command: /give @p minecraft:wooden_spear 1.

Combat stats

  • kind: weapon
  • weapon Type: spear
  • attack Damage: 5
  • attack Speed: 1.2

Durability

Wooden Spear has 59 durability. Repair with the same tier material at an anvil, or apply Mending to auto-repair using XP.

Wooden Spear enchantability

Wooden Spear has an enchantability value of 15. Higher enchantability means more and higher-level enchantments are offered per XP level at an enchanting table. Gold tools sit at 22, Netherite at 15, Wood at 15, Iron at 14, Diamond at 10, Stone at 5.

Wiki-verified item facts

  • Renewable: Yes
  • Stack size: 1
  • Durability: 60 uses

Sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Wooden Spear (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Tags

  • Weapon
  • Common
  • Non-Craftable
  • Unstackable
  • Wood Tier
  • Has Durability
  • Weapon Stats

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:wooden_spear
  • Category: Weapon
  • Rarity: Common
  • Material tier: Wood
  • Stack size: 1
  • Craftable: No
  • Durability: 59
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:wooden_spear 1

Overview

Wooden Spear is a weapon item in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers its stack size, crafting recipe, and every recipe that uses it as an ingredient, plus real durability and repair data.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Wooden Spear cannot be crafted, so plan to mine, fish, trade, or fight for it instead.
  • Check the "Used In Crafting" list on this page to see what it unlocks before farming it in bulk.
  • With 59 durability, expect roughly 59 uses before it breaks - pair it with Unbreaking or carry a spare.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Wooden Spear cannot be crafted, so plan to mine, fish, trade, or fight for it instead.
  2. Check the "Used In Crafting" list on this page to see what it unlocks before farming it in bulk.
  3. Keep spare inventory space free since Wooden Spear cannot be stacked.
  4. With 59 durability, expect roughly 59 uses before it breaks - pair it with Unbreaking or carry a spare.
  5. Wooden Spear deals 5 attack damage at speed 1.2 - time hits to avoid the post-swing cooldown penalty.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Use /give @p minecraft:wooden_spear 1 in a test world to check builds without farming it first.

Pro tips

  • Track your best source and repeat short farming loops instead of one long session.
  • This item belongs to the Weapon category - related items in that category may share similar crafting paths.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 5-15 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get Wooden Spear?

Wooden Spear has no crafting recipe in vanilla Minecraft. It's typically obtained through mining, mob drops, chest loot, fishing, or villager trading depending on the item type.

What is the stack size of Wooden Spear?

Wooden Spear does not stack - each one takes up a full inventory slot, so plan storage space carefully.

How much durability does Wooden Spear have?

Wooden Spear has 59 durability, meaning it can be used 59 times before breaking.

How much damage does Wooden Spear deal?

Wooden Spear deals 5 attack damage per hit at an attack speed of 1.2 attacks per second (unenchanted, against an unarmored target).

What enchantments can I put on Wooden Spear?

Wooden Spear can be enchanted with anything in these categories: Melee Weapons, Sharp Weapons (Swords & Axes), Melee Weapons (Fire Aspect-eligible), Any Durable Item, Any Equippable/Held Item. Check each enchantment's page for exact level requirements and enchanting table costs.

Is Wooden Spear affected by material tier?

Yes. Weapon items scale in durability and effectiveness by material - netherite is strongest, followed by diamond, iron, stone/chainmail, and gold or wood at the low end.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Wooden Spear?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:wooden_spear, usable in commands such as /give, /clear, and loot tables.

Variants

  • Copper Spear variant is available as a related tier.
  • Iron Spear variant is available as a related tier.
  • Golden Spear variant is available as a related tier.
  • Diamond Spear variant is available as a related tier.
  • Netherite Spear variant is available as a related tier.

Obtaining

  • Obtaining: no direct crafting or loot table source is currently indexed, so treat this as a progression/utility reference item.

Uses

  • Combat use: 5 damage per hit means ~4 clean hits to defeat a 20 HP target (before armor); theoretical hit-window time is ~2.5s at 1.2 attacks/sec.
  • Inventory use: non-stackable, so reserve dedicated hotbar or storage slots.

Combat and Stats

  • Damage per hit: 5.
  • Attack speed: 1.2 attacks/second.
  • Base DPS: ~6 before enchantments, crits, potion effects, and target armor.

Repairing

  • Durability: 59 total uses before breakage.
  • Repair note: durability exists, but repair material mapping is missing in the current dataset.

Enchantments

  • Compatibility tags: Melee Weapons, Sharp Weapons (Swords & Axes), Melee Weapons (Fire Aspect-eligible), Any Durable Item, Any Equippable/Held Item.
  • Search intent fit: use this section to answer queries like "what enchants can go on Wooden Spear" with exact compatibility tags.
  • Optimization tip: choose enchantments based on the role above (combat, mining, utility, or survivability).

Data Values

  • Internal namespaced ID: minecraft:wooden_spear.
  • Category classification: Weapon.
  • Stack size: 1.

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