Diamond Spear

| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Attack damage |
Jab attack:
|
| Attack speed[JE only] |
0.95 (1.053 seconds) |
| Use cooldown[BE only] |
Jab attack:
|
| Attack reach |
Minimum: |
| Durability |
Java Edition: 1561 |
| Enchantability |
10 |
| Renewable |
No (except via vault) |
| Stackable |
No |
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A diamond spear is a variant of spear crafted from diamonds. 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 second-highest tier of spear, dealing more damage and having higher durability than an iron spear, at the cost of lower attack speed. It can be upgraded into a netherite spear using a netherite ingot and netherite upgrade at a smithing table.
Obtaining
Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition 1.21.11 | ||||
| Treasure chest | 1 | 15.2%{ "item": "Diamond Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.15225833637026243, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| ||
| Treasure chest | 1 | 15.2%{ "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.15225833637026243, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| ||
| Chest | 1 | 12.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Spear", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
- ↑ All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
- ↑ The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.
- ↑ Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond + Stick |
[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem] |
Usage
Attacking
Jab attack
A diamond 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.
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.
Upgrading
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe |
|---|---|
| Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Spear + Netherite Ingot |
Sounds
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Spear jabs | Entity-Dependent | When the holder performs a jab attack | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Spear hits | Entity-Dependent | When the spear hits an entity | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Charges with Spear | Entity-Dependent | When the spear is lowered into an attack position | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
diamond_spear | Item | item |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Mob Kabob[upcoming JE 1.21.11] | Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear. |
History
| September 27, 2025 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2025 | Diamond spears are revealed to have a longer attack reach than other weapons when using their jab attack. | ||||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.21.11 | 25w41a | ||||||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.21.130 | Preview 1.21.130.20 | ||||||
| Preview 1.21.130.24 | Diamond spears now have a use cooldown of 21 ticks | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Diamond Spear" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- Prior to the spear's addition to the base game, it was shown in Minecraft Dungeons, A Minecraft Movie, and the add-on for A Minecraft Movie.
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