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Melee17 DMG · 35 OF 36 BY DAMAGE

Spear

Lowest damage of the proper melee weapons, but the reach is the point: you hit first, from outside a swing. Throwable.

Last updated 2026-07-25 · Patch patch 1.01
Spear

Stats

Damage
17
Durability
38
Shop price
10c
Rank required
Ammo
Category
Melee

Where it sits on the Anvil ladder

The Weapon Upgrade Anvil runs two ladders: upgrading walks a piece up its own family, while trading jumps sideways into a different weapon — and trades can bypass rank locks the shop enforces.

Aged Spear upgrades into this for 15 tokens — and costs only 5c to buy in the first place.

The rest of the melee rack

What else fills the same slot, ordered by damage.

WeaponDmgDurabilityCostRank
Francesca Axe284315c
Halberd285025c2
Aged Francesca Axe252910c
Aged Halberd253520c1
Conquistador Side Sword243820c2
Dark Tizona Sword243820c2
Aged Conquistador Side Sword222515c1
Aged Dark Tizona Sword222515c1
Machete22435c
Polehammer224520c1
Rapier213515c
Serpent Hilt Smallsword213515c
Aged Machete20293c
Aged Polehammer203010c
Aged Rapier192310c
Aged Serpent Hilt Smallsword192310c
Aged Spear15255c
Spike Bayonet
Training Sword

Carrying it

Melee is silent, never runs out, and works in every weather. It also has a backstab bonus and an overhead stab to the head that deals double damage — see the tips page. The cost is durability: 38 before it needs replacing, and enemies can parry and disarm you.

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Spear questions

How much damage does the Spear do in The Mound?

17 damage, with 38 durability. That ranks it 35 of 36 among weapons with published figures. The game never shows you this number in-game, so it is a community measurement — we publish it only because two independent databases agree on it.

How much does the Spear cost?

10c in the shop, with no rank requirement at all.