Spear



The Spear is a deadly sharp weapon which can be used to kill just about anything, given the effort.

As it is both a basic and a powerful item, spears suffer a few restrictions: the Slugcat cannot wield more than one spear (except the Hunter), and cannot swallow the spear due to its large size.

Most creatures such as Lizards or Vultures will take repeated hits before collapsing, but smaller enemies can be swiftly eliminated by a single thrown spear, as well as the Slugcat.

It can be found lying about in all areas of the game, with a few exceptions like the tutorial area or specific rooms such as shelters. Any item appearing randomly in a room at the beginning of a cycle (i.e. rocks) has a 20% (1/5) chance of being a spear instead in almost every room - this chance is increased to 100% in Scavengers' stashes. Besides, this chance is raised to the power of 0.85 as The Hunter, which gives a result of approximately 25% (1/4) in most rooms. Spears also appear non-randomly in a few locations - mostly places that require wall-spearing to progress.

Spears can become perpendicularly lodged into walls or floors on collision, allowing the Slugcat to climb on it as if it were a pole, though it cannot be removed and reused once stuck. A spear stuck into a wall will however fall after a few cycles and can be used again. This works with downspearing as well.

Scavengers also wield spears - most of the time several - and can use them like the Slugcat, being able even to angle them a little and to throw multiple spears at once.

Combat
Spears deal different amounts of damage depending on difficulty (Monk deals 0.6 to 0.9, Survivor deals 1 and Hunter deals 1.25) and are the main form of combat. They will kill the Slugcat in one hit when thrown by Scavengers or other players. Spears can be combined with stunning weapons (Rubbish, Jellyfish, Beehive, etc.) in order to hit weak points. This can also be used to spear-chain them with no risk, where you repeatedly stab them with one spear.

Trading
Spears have a pretty good trading value for how common they are. They can be used as a “tip” after paying a Pearl to boost reputation somewhat. Also, when combined with an Overseer Eye, it equals the value of 1 Pearl

Exploration
Spears can be embedded in walls, floors, and even ceilings in order to traverse certain areas. They can be used to climb up tall walls or escape Lizards, and certain barriers that usually require Squidcada or Mushrooms to cross can be climbed over with Spears.