Spear

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Spear

A spear is a basic polearm that consists of a shaft with a pointed head. This design ensures that it is primarily suited for thrusting.

History

Spears were virtually ubiquitous throughout human history, adopted by cultures around the world as a basic weapon. In 221 BCE, the Chinese Assassin Wei Yu slew the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, with a spear. Until the advent of firearms, spears saw regular service with militaries, such as that of the Saracens during their assault on the Assassin citadel of Masyaf in 1176.

During the Renaissance, guards which employed pole weapons such as spears and halberds were commonly called Seekers for their tendency to use them to probe hiding spots. While the Italian Brotherhood of Assassins tended to forsake polearms for their impediment to freerunning, spears were favored by many prominent Templars of this era, with infamous examples being the Turkmen renegade Shahkulu, Odai Dunqas, and Samila Khadim.

Though spears were gradually phased out in militaries by firearms like other melee weapons, as late as the French Revolution, they continued to see use among the Assassins such as those of the Parisian Brotherhood.

Weapon statistics

Ptolemaic Egypt

Name	Rarity	Quality (Max Level 40)	Damage (Max Level 40)	Attributes	Availability
Adamant Reed	Rare	86	337	Bleeding on Hit II Critical Hit Damage I	Unlocked through Twitch Prime Pack DLC
Cyrene's Spear	Legendary			Critical Hit Damage III Adrenaline on Kill II Health for Critical	Complete One Bad Apple
Golden Feather	Legendary			Critical Hit Damage III Critical Hit Rate II Sleep on Hit	Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
Handy Spear	Common	85	340	Critical Hit Damage I	Blacksmith, Loot
Iron Spear	Common			Critical Hit Damage I	Blacksmith, Loot
Lance of Anhur	Legendary	91	337	Critical Hit Damage II Adrenaline Regeneration III Health on Hit	Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
Leaf-shaped Impaler	Common	85	334	Critical Hit Damage III	Blacksmith, Loot
Light Spear	Common	84	334	Critical Hit Damage II	Blacksmith, Loot
Needle	Rare	88	344	Bleeding on Hit Critical Hit Damage	Blacksmith, Loot, Nomad's Bazaar
The Phoenix	Legendary	91	340	Critical Hit Rate I Critical Hit Damage III Health on Kill	Nomad's Bazaar
Pilum	Rare	87	340	Critical Hit II Adrenaline on Hurt I	Blacksmith, Loot
Sarissa	Legendary			Critical Hit Damage Adrenaline on Kill Cursed	Blacksmith, Loot
Sekhmet’s Spear	Legendary			Critical Hit Damage II Critical Hit Rate I Health on Kill	Blacksmith, Loot
The Serpent of Serapis	Rare			Critical Hit Rate II Critical Hit Damage II	Helix Store
Shooting Star	Rare			Critical Hit Damage II Critical Hit Rate II	Complete Fair Trade
The Trial	Rare			Critical Hit Damage II Adrenaline on Hurt I	Unlocked through Uplay
Was Scepter	Legendary	94	282	Combo Multiplier IV Critical Hit Rate II Health for Critical	Helix Store

Italian Renaissance

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost	Availability
Spear	3	3	5	N/A	N/A

French Revolution

Name	Level	Damage	Parry	Speed	Range	Cost	Modifiers	Requirements
Spear	* * *	3	3	3	4	1,000₣	Additional damage: +25%	N/A

Trivia

• In Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide, under the entry for the Crusaders, the Knights Hospitalier Soldier unit is depicted with a spear and a shield, but this unit never appears with this weapon in the actual game.
• In Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, spears and halberds are classified as long weapons and cannot be purchased from any blacksmith shop. They can only be used by disarming them from Seekers or picking them up from the ground after killing a Seeker. Should the player character, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, break into a full sprint or freerun at any time, he will automatically drop the spear as he cannot equip a long weapon.
• Spears are absent from Assassin's Creed, but in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, some Templar knights who uses the weapon are fought in the memory "The Mentor's Keeper", which chronologically takes place before Assassin's Creed.
• It is possible for some guards to use the spear, including militia and Borgia captains. If they are disarmed, and the closest weapon on the ground is a spear, they will pick that up provided that no Seeker is alive nearby to take it as well.
  • Borgia captains who used the spear has the running and action animations of the Seekers. Additionally, they can put the spear or halberd in their empty sheaths, but the spear will appear to be broken.
• In the non-canonical mobile version of Assassin's Creed II, a polearm called a "spear" by the game is part of the player's equipment, but it is technically a glaive, not a spear. Ezio Auditore uses it to assassinate the Templar Emilio Barbarigo.
• In Assassin's Creed: Unity, the spear features as a weapon that can be purchased and fully equipped for the first time.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed II (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
• Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations
• Assassin's Creed: Unity
• Assassin's Creed: Origins