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Copper Spear

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Copper Spear
Held Copper Spear.png: Infobox image for Minecraft item 'Copper Spear'
Invicon Copper Spear.png: Inventory sprite for Copper Spear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Copper Spear When in Main Hand:  2 Attack Damage  1.18 Attack Speed
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A copper spear is a variant of spear crafted from copper ingots. It can be used to perform slow jab attacks or held forward to deal increasing damage based on how quickly the wielder is moving. It is the fifth-highest tier of spear, dealing the same damage as a stone spear but with lower attack speed.

Obtaining

Generated loot

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Copper Spear Village Weaponsmith's chest 1 30.6%
{ "item": "Copper Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.3061199435519687, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Java Edition 26.3
Copper Spear Abandoned Camp Common chest 1 19%
{ "item": "Copper Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Common chest" }
Bedrock Edition 26.50
Copper Spear Abandoned Camp Common chest 1 19%
{ "item": "Copper Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Common chest" }

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Copper Ingot +
Stick
Invicon Copper Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Copper Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Copper Ingot with description: Copper IngotInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Copper Spear.png: Inventory sprite for Copper Spear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Copper Spear When in Main Hand:  2 Attack Damage  1.18 Attack Speed

Usage

Attacking

Jab attack

A copper spear can be used while standing on the ground to perform a jab attack, dealing damage, and afterwards entering a recharge cooldown similar to that of an ender pearl or chorus fruit on Bedrock Edition, or a version of the normal attack cooldown on Java Edition.

Charge attack

When holding down the use key, the spear is lowered into an attack position, where colliding with a target deals damage depending on the velocity of the user, and the attack dismounts attacked targets from their mounts. After being held out for too long, the charge attack goes into a shaking state where attacks no longer dismount targets from their mounts. After even longer, the charge attack goes into a dropped down state where attacks no longer deal knockback, but still deal full damage.

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Copper Nugget Copper Spear +
Any fuel
Invicon Copper Spear.png: Inventory sprite for Copper Spear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Copper Spear When in Main Hand:  2 Attack Damage  1.18 Attack Speed
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Copper Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Copper Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Copper Nugget with description: Copper Nugget0.1

Sounds

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Spear jabsEntity-DependentWhen the holder performs a jab attackitem.spear.attacksubtitles.item.spear.attack​1.01.016
​Spear hitsEntity-DependentWhen the spear hits an entityitem.spear.hitsubtitles.item.spear.hit​1.01.016
​Charges with SpearEntity-DependentWhen the spear is lowered into an attack positionitem.spear.usesubtitles.item.spear.use​1.01.016

Data values

ID

Java Edition

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
ItemSprite copper-spear.png: Sprite image for copper-spear in Minecraft Copper Spearcopper_spearItem item.minecraft.copper_spear

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Mob KabobHit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear.Armor stands and players also count for this achievement as they are technically mobs.10Bronze

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Mob KabobHit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear.Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement.

History

Reveal

September 27, 2025 Copper spears are revealed during Minecraft LIVE – September 2025.
September 29, 2025Copper spears are revealed to have a longer attack reach than other weapons when using their jab attack.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.21.1125w41a Added copper spears.
25w43a The texture of held copper spear has been changed, making them longer.
Upcoming Java Edition
26.3snap1Copper spears can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.130Preview 1.21.130.20 Added copper spears.
Preview 1.21.130.24Copper spears now have a use cooldown of 17 ticks.
Preview 1.21.130.27Copper spears now correctly have 4.5 blocks of reach.
Copper spears now have 7.5 blocks of reach in Creative mode.
26.40
Experiment
Drop 3 of 2026		Preview 26.40.27Copper spears can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.50Preview 26.50.22All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented.

Issues

Issues relating to "Copper Spear" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

Sources