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 various 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, like most other melee weapons, were gradually phased out of military use by the development of firearms, during the time of the the French Revolution, they continued to see use among the Assassins such as those of the Parisian Brotherhood, was also present in the extremists, as a symbol of nailing the heads of the enemies as it happened during the French Revolution.

Weapon statistics

Peloponnesian War (5th century BCE)

Name	Rarity	DPS (Max Lvl 50)	Attributes	Availability
Achilles' Spear	Legendary	2599	+15% Hunter Damage +15% Damage with Spears +20% Damage with Multi-Shot Ability	Loot legendary chest in Olynthos Fortress.
Athena's Spear	Legendary	2599	+15% Warrior Damage +5% All Damage +25% Damage and Health while in Conquest Battles	Complete all Lysander and Demosthenes quests.
Black Thorn	Legendary	2599	+15% Warrior Damage +5% CRIT Damage +25% CRIT Chance with Charged Heavy Attack Ability	Purchase from Helix Store.
Champion's Spear	Rare	2349	+13% Hunter Damage +9% Damage with Spears	??
Cultist Spear	Epic	2464	+14% Warrior Damage +25% CRIT Damage +8% Fire Damage	??
Falx of Olympos	Legendary	2599	+15% Assassin Damage +20% Adrenaline per CRIT +100% Damage but Health Capped to 25%	Loot chest in Palace of Amphitrite.
Gorgon Slayer	Rare	2349	+13% Assassin Damage +5% All Damage	Complete Heavy is the Spear.
Griffin's Scythe	Legendary	2599	+15% Hunter Damage +15% Adrenaline per Hit +20% Damage with Spread Shot Ability	Defeat the mercenary with the suffix "the Patricidal."
Hades' Bident	Legendary	2599	+15% Warrior Damage +25% CRIT Damage +20% Damage with Ring of Chaos Ability	Loot a chest in Mount Ithome Fort.
Handcrafted Spear	Epic	2464	+14% Warrior Damage +12% Adrenaline per CRIT +12% Damage on Spartan Soldiers	??
Heartseeker	Epic	3738	+18% Assassin Damage +35% CRIT Damage +6% All Damage	Defeat the mercenary Polykaste the Jilted.
Heavy Spear	Rare	??	+4% Hunter Damage +9% Adrenaline per Hit	??
Hermes' Kerukeion	Legendary	2599	+15% Assassin Damage +20% Poison Damage +15% Poison Damage and Buildup	Complete Let My Patients Go.
Hunting Spear	Rare	??	+5% Hunter Damage +9% Damage on Spartan Soldiers	??
Mycenaean Dory	Rare	2349	+13% Warrior Damage +25% CRIT Damage	Ubisoft Club Asking the bot Sam a question between 11-17 June 2018
Olympic Spear	Rare	2349	+13% Hunter Damage +16% Adrenaline per CRIT	??
Pilum	Rare	2349	+13% Hunter Damage +20% Damage on Spartan Soldiers	??
Poseidon's Trident	Legendary	2599	+15% Warrior Damage +25% CRIT Damage Breathe Underwater	Loot chest on unmarked island north of Samos.
Sauroter	Legendary	2599	+15% Hunter Damage +15% Adrenaline per Hit +50% Elemental Buildup with Hunter Ability	Purchase from Helix Store.
Spartan Javelin	Common - Epic	Common: ?? Epic: 2464	Common:+3 Hunter Damage +6% Damage on Athenian Soldiers Epic: +14% Warrior Damage +10% Assassin Damage +5% CRIT Damage	??
Spear of Lashing	Rare	2349	+13% Assassin Damage +16% Poison Damage	??
Staff of Hermes Trismegistus	Legendary	2599	+15% Warrior Damage +20% Chance to Ignore Half Damage Low chance to gain a 30% Health Shield when Hit	Complete The Gates of Atlantis.
Swordfish Spear	Rare	2349	+13% Warrior Damage +15% Damage with Spears	??
The Harvester of Time	Epic	66	+6% Warrior Damage +3% Damage with Spears +5% CRIT Damage	Purchase Kronos Pack DLC.

Ptolemaic Egypt (1st century BCE)

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	Twitch Prime Pack DLC
Aten's End
Bark of Ra	Legendary				Purchase the Almighty Pack DLC
Cyrene's Spear	Legendary	92	394	Critical Hit Damage III Adrenaline on Kill II Health for Critical	Complete One Bad Apple.
Flint Spear
Golden Feather	Legendary			Critical Hit Damage III Critical Hit Rate II Sleep on Hit	Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
Handy Spear	Common	95 (Lvl 45)	417 (Lvl 45)	Critical Hit Damage I	Blacksmith, Loot
Iron Spear	Common	94 (Lvl 45)	399 (Lvl 45)	Critical Hit Damage I	Blacksmith, Loot
Lance of Anhur	Legendary	91	390	Critical Hit Damage II Adrenaline Regeneration III Health on Hit	Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
Leaf-shaped Impaler	Common	95 (Lvl 45)	395 (Lvl 45)	Critical Hit Damage III	Blacksmith, Loot
Light Spear	Common	94 (Lvl 45)	410 (Lvl 45)	Critical Hit Damage II	Blacksmith, Loot
Needle	Rare	98 (Lvl 45)	395 (Lvl 45)	Bleeding on Hit Critical Hit Damage	Blacksmith, Loot, Nomad's Bazaar
Neptune’s Grasp	Legendary	123 (Lvl 55)	428 (Lvl 55)	Critical Hit Damage 2 Combo Multiplier 4 Poison on Hit	Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar, Gladiator Pack
The Phoenix	Legendary	101 (Lvl 45)	402 (Lvl 45)	Critical Hit Rate I Critical Hit Damage III Health on Kill	Nomad's Bazaar
Pilum	Rare	101 (Lvl 45)	417 (Lvl 45)	Critical Hit II Adrenaline on Hurt I	Blacksmith, Loot
Sarissa	Legendary			Critical Hit Damage III Adrenaline on Kill I 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	Complete Fair Trade
Shooting Star	Rare			Critical Hit Damage II Critical Hit Rate II
The Trial	Rare			Critical Hit Damage II Adrenaline on Hurt I	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

Gallery

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  Concept art from Origins

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.
• In Assassin's Creed II, the spear can be broken with a certain finishing move where Ezio snaps the spear over his knee and stabs his opponent twice at the same time with the now-broken spear halves. The spearpoint half will function as if it were a sword, while the handle half will function if it were a blunt weapon if they are picked up again.
• In Assassin's Creed II, the spear can also be broken in half by parrying a smash attack from a heavy weapon.
• Spears are absent from Assassin's Creed, but in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, some Templar knights who use 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
• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey