Also known as Fire Hardened Spear.
A spear weapon: 1–1.5 damage, two-handed. Stats, where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
Spear Melee weapons
A spear weapon: 1–1.5 damage, two-handed.
Crafted
Town by town: loot locations.
See the guides below.
How the Fire Hardened Spear stacks up against other spear items and similar melee weapons in our database, sorted by damage.
| Item | Damage | Max condition | Crit chance | Reach | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spear with Hunting Knife | 1.2–1.7 | 9 | 20% | 1.48 | 3 |
| Spear with Long Metal Head | 1.2–1.7 | 10 | 20% | 1.48 | 2.7 |
| Fire Hardened Spear | 1–1.5 | 7 | 30% | 1.4 | 2 |
| Garden Fork | 1–1.5 | 10 | 30% | 1.37 | 2 |
| Spear with Kitchen Knife | 1–1.6 | 7 | 20% | 1.45 | 2.7 |
| Spear with Stone Head | 1–1.6 | 6 | 20% | 1.45 | 2.4 |
| Spear | 1–1.6 | 7 | 20% | 1.45 | 2.7 |
| Wooden Spear | 1–1.4 | 5 | 20% | 1.4 | 2 |
Carving: a stick or sapling plus a knife; harden it at a fire
Every gun compared: firearms guide.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Harden Spear In hand | Wooden Spear | any sharp knife or any meat cleaver | No skill needed. Read: Wilderness Survival or reach Spear 6 |
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Burn Large Wood into Charcoal.
Needed as a tool in 7 recipes (it is not used up): Fix With Adhesive Tape, Fix With Duct Tape, Fix With Epoxy, Fix With Epoxy And Rags, Fix With Glue, Fix With Wood Glue, Fix With Zipties.
Made with:
Used in 8 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Counts as: any fishingspear, any isfirefuel, any repairwithglue, any repairwithtape, any makewoodcharcoallarge.
Crafted
A spear weapon: 1–1.5 damage, two-handed.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.