Spear (weapon type)

The Gungnir in Final Fantasy XI.

Spears (槍, Yari?), also known as polearms and lances, are a recurring weapon type throughout the Final Fantasy series. They are associated with the Dragoon job class, and usually grant bonus damage when using the Jump ability. Recurring spears include Abel's Lance and Kain's Lance, Longinus, and Gungnir.

Appearances

Final Fantasy II

The Holy Lance.

Spears can be equipped by everyone. Gordon and the Dragoon Ricard join the party equipped with spears, though Ricard instead uses a sword in earlier versions. Leon's ultimate weapon is a spear even though he does not start with one.

List of spears: Javelin Spear Mythril Spear Trident Demon Spear Flame Lance Ice Lance

Thunder Spear Holy Lance Wyvern's Lance Gungnir Abel's Lance Longinus

Final Fantasy III

The Blood Lance.

The Dragoon job class allows the party to gain access to spears and the Jump ability.

List of spears:

• Thunder Spear
• Wind Spear
• Heavy Lance (3D)
• Blood Lance
• Trident (3D)
• Dragon Lance (3D)
• Holy Lance
• Gungnir (3D)
• Magic Lance (3D)

Final Fantasy IV

The Flame Lance.

Kain, as the Dragoon, wields spears, with the strongest spear being Abel's Lance.

List of spears:

• Spear
• Wind Spear
• Flame Lance
• Ice Lance
• Blood Lance
• Gungnir
• Wyvern Lance
• Holy Lance
• Abel's Lance (GBA)

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-

The only spear is the Flame Lance, but it cannot be equipped, as only Kain can equip spears, and he is not playable. However, it can be thrown.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Kain, Ceodore, Zangetsu, and Golbez can equip spears.

List of spears:

• Spear
• Javelin
• Trident
• Partisan
• Wind Spear
• Flame Lance
• Dragoon Lance
• Obelisk
• Blood Lance
• Gungnir
• Wyvern Lance
• Holy Lance
• Ice Lance (Dummied)
• Lance of Abel (dummied)

Final Fantasy V

Mythril Spear.

Spears can be used by Freelancers, Dragoons and Gladiators. They deal damage based on the attacker's Strength, and deal double damage with the Jump command.

List of spears:

• Spear
• Mythril Spear
• Trident
• Wind Spear
• Heavy Lance
• Javelin
• Partisan
• Holy Lance
• Dragon Lance
• Longinus (GBA)

Final Fantasy VI

Various spears, shown in the upper right.

Edgar and Mog equip spears, and the Impartisan is a universal everyone except Umaro can use. With the exception of the Longinus and the Gungnir, the Jump command's power is doubled when equipped with a spear. Spears enable the Runic command, though Celes cannot wield them.

List of spears:

• Mythril Spear
• Trident
• Heavy Lance
• Golden Spear
• Partisan
• Holy Lance
• Radiant Lance
• Impartisan
• Longinus (GBA)
• Gungnir (GBA)

Final Fantasy VII

Dragoon Lance.

Cid wields spears.

• Spear
• Slash Lance
• Trident
• Mast Ax
• Partisan
• Viper Halberd
• Javelin
• Grow Lance
• Mop
• Dragoon Lance
• Scimitar
• Flayer
• Spirit Lance
• Venus Gospel

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-

Halberd.

Halberd variants.

Halberds appear as weapons wielded by the following enemies:

• Crescent Unit Novus
• Crescent Unit Plenum
• Crescent Unit Autumnus
• Crescent Unit Argentum
• Crescent Unit Aurum
• Crescent Unit Ventus
• Crescent Unit Nomen
• Crescent Unit Lux
• Crescent Unit Aqua
• Crescent Unit Primus
• Crescent Unit Secundus
• Crescent Unit Tertius
• Crescent Unit Quartus
• Crescent Unit Auintus
• Crescent Unit Phantasma
• Crescent Unit Celsus

Final Fantasy IX

Freya equips spears, lances and tridents.

List of spears:

• Javelin
• Mythril Spear
• Partisan
• Ice Lance
• Trident
• Heavy Lance
• Obelisk
• Holy Lance
• Kain's Lance
• Dragon's Hair

Final Fantasy X

The Striking Spear.

Kimahri wields varying types of spears and lances.

List of spears: A-Lance Astral Spear Berserker Break Lance Calamity Spear Chaos Lance Chariot Darkbringer Detector Dragoon Lance Dream Lance Dusk Lance Eldritch Lance Enchanted Lance Force Lance Full Metal Spear Gae Balg Giant Spear Gungnir Halberd Harpoon Healer Spear Heat Lance Heavy Spear Highwind Horn of the Ronso Hunter's Spear Hypnos' Spear Ice Lance Kain's Lance Knight Lance Luin M-Lance

Mage Hunter Magic Lance Matador Spear Mirage Lance Net Spear P-Lance Prism Spear Prospector Quadforce Rebel Lance Rock Buster Rune Lance S-Lance Shamanic Spear Shapeshifter Silent Spear Snakehead Sonic Lance Spirit Lance Striking Spear Taming Spear Thanatos Lance Thunder Spear Tidal Spear Titan Lance Transmuter Trident Twin Lance Venom Spike Venus Gospel Vicious Lance Web Lance Wizard Lance

Final Fantasy XI

The Halberd.

Polearms are two-handed weapons, having high damage but medium to high weapon delay. They inflict piercing damage. The Dragoon, Paladin, Samurai and Warrior job classes can equip polearms, and the Dragoon job can utilize the Jump ability. Polearms are varied, but generally fall into three categories:

• Spears have the lowest delays and are equippable by all four jobs listed above.
• Couses have intermediate delays and are equippable by Dragoon, Samurai, and Warrior.
• Lances have the highest delays and are Dragoon only.

Notable spears include: Gungnir Gae Assail Dabo Mezraq Ryunohige Rhongomiant Thalassocrat Valkyrie's Fork Leviathan's Couse Gondo-Shizunori Dreizack

Cletine Skystrider Zaide Tomoe Schwarz Lance Gae Bolg Narval Bourdonasse Engetsuto Ox Tongue Z's Trident Radiant Lance

Final Fantasy XII

Javelin.

By equipping the appropriate license any character can gain access to spears in the original version. In the Zodiac versions, only Uhlan wields spears, and spears can hit flying enemies.

Spears are two-handed weapons, with the strongest, and one of the most coveted weapons, being the Zodiac Spear. Spears' damage is calculated based on the character's strength, the weapon's attack, and the enemy's defense. All spears add 8 to evasion and can knockback enemies. Spears are among the faster weapons with 2.14s charge and 1.2s action time, second only to daggers and ninja swords.

The damage formula for spears is:

$DMG = [ATK * RANDOM(1..1.125) - DEF] * [1 + STR * (Lv+STR)/256]$

Spears use the Strength damage formula. Damage depends on the weapon, the user's Strength and character level. The characters' stats can vary by up to 30%, but Strength varies 10%; Vaan, Balthier, and Basch have the highest strength.

List of spears:

• Javelin
• Spear
• Partisan
• Heavy Lance
• Storm Spear
• Obelisk
• Halberd
• Trident
• Holy Lance
• Gungnir
• Dragon Whisker
• Zodiac Spear
• Vrsabha (Zodiac versions)

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

Llyud equips lances.

List of lances:

• Spear
• Storm Lance
• Mythril Lance
• Trident
• Red Halberd
• Ice Lance
• Pyrolance
• Blood Lance
• Buluc Chabtan
• Holy Lance
• Lúin
• Gungnir

Final Fantasy XIII

The Venus Gospel.

Fang wields a spear, which can transform into a three-section-staff and is double-sided.

List of spears:

• Bladed Lance
• Glaive
• Dragoon Lance
• Dragonhorn
• Partisan
• Rhomphaia
• Shamanic Spear
• Heretic's Halberd
• Punisher
• Banescissor Spear
• Pandoran Spear
• Calamity Spear
• Taming Pole
• Venus Gospel
• Gae Bolg
• Gungnir
• Kain's Lance
• Longinus (dummied)

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Noel's dual swords transform into spear when he is attacking from a distance.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

The Wyvern Lance.

Spears are a weapon type available to Lightning. They specialize in boosting stagger power and provide the Jump ability. While equipped with spears, Lightning's combo finisher becomes a downward stab. Fang also wields her Bladed Lance as a guest party member.

List of spears:

• Wyvern Lance
• Seagod's Spear
• Demon Claw
• Ramuh's Horn
• Hades' Fang
• Shadow Hunter
• Endless Paradox
• Bladed Lance
• Treasure Hold (DLC)
• Jikishinkage (DLC)

Final Fantasy XIV

Main articles: Final Fantasy XIV weapons/Lancer's Arm or Final Fantasy XIV tools/Fisher's Secondary Tool

A variety of lancer's arms.

Spears and a variety of other polearms fall under the Lancer's Arms category, and are used by both Lancers and Dragoons. In addition to these, Fishers can use a spearfishing gig as their secondary tool.

Notable lancer's arms:

• Champion's Lance
• Gae Bolg
• Longinus
• Brionac
• Rhongomiant
• Trident of the Overlord
• Areadbhar
• Ryunohige
• Elemental Lance
• Daboya
• Dreizack

Final Fantasy XV

Polearms can be equipped by Noctis and Ignis as his secondary arm. Polearms can be airstepped with and thus wielded while midair, as homage to Dragoons. Aranea Highwind wields a spear unique to her, the Stoss Spear.

Forward + Attack: Noctis performs a thrusting attack, and at the end of the "thrust" he will do an airstep that can link into a plunging attack depending on positioning.

Side + Attack: Noctis swings the polearm in a wider area instead of stabbing with it.

Back + Attack: Noctis performs a backflip attack that can lead into an air combo. If the player releases the thumbstick before leading into an air combo, Noctis will perform the Full Thrust technique that was seen in Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae.

If attacking an enemy directly from above with a spear, Noctis can descend upon them like a Dragoon.

The royal arm Trident of the Oracle functions as a polearm gameplay-wise.

• Javelin
• Drain Lance
• Drain Lance II
• Drain Lance III
• Mythril Lance
• Rapier Lance
• Storm Lance
• Ice Spear
• Wyvern Lance
• Radiant Lance
• Dragoon Lance
• Precision Lance
• Flayer
• Gae Bolg
• Trident of the Oracle

Final Fantasy Tactics

Dragoons equip polearms (spears in the original version). Unlike close-ranged weapons, spears hit two units instead of one. By accessing the "Equip Polearms" support ability, other job classes can use the polearm as well, but not the Jump ability.

List of polearms:

• Javelin
• Spear
• Mythril Spear
• Partisan
• Obelisk
• Holy Lance
• Dragon Whisker
• Gae Bolg
• Gungnir
• Javelin "II"

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

The Dragoon and Templar job classes can equip spears. Spears may hit two units instead of one. It is optimal to purchase them at Sprohm.

List of spears:

• Javelin
• Mythril Spear
• Lava Spear
• Ice Lance
• Gae Bolg
• Partisan
• Dragon Whisker
• Kain's Lance
• Trident
• Beastspear
• Bangaa Spike
• Odin Lance

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

The Dragoon, Templar, and Chocobo Knight job classes can equip spears.

List of spears:

• Short Spear
• Javelin
• Lava Spear
• Ice Lance
• Gae Bolg
• Partisan
• Kain's Lance
• Trident
• Dragon Whisker

Vagrant Story

Twelve different types of polearms appear.

Spear Glaive Scorpion Corcesca

Trident Awl Pike Boar Spear Fauchard

Voulge Pole Axe Bardysh Brandestoc

Final Fantasy Type-0

Nine's Lance.

Nine wields a spear as his weapon of choice.

List of spears:

• Lance
• Heavy Lance
• Javelin
• Shapeshifter
• Knight's Lance
• Harpoon
• Wyvern Horn
• Holy Lance
• Mythril Lance
• Wildfire Spear
• Hoarfrost Spear
• Voltaic Spear
• Venus Gopel
• Highwind
• Kain's Lance
• Lance of Longinus (ultimate weapon)

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Lilties can equip spears.

List of spears: Iron Lance Treasured Spear Partisan Marr Spear Sonic Lance Dragon Lance Highwind

Titan Spear Father's Spear Halberd Dragoon Spear Ultima Lance Longinus

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time

Lilties can equip spears.

List of spears: Bronze Lance Soldier's Pike Partisan Iron Lance Titan Lance Lantern Lance Dragoon Spear Treasured Pike Ice Lance Flame Lance High End Old Man's Lance Thunder Pike Mataza's Spear Rune Spear

Guard's Pike Primeval Pike Reaper's Pike Sonic Lance Holy Lance Sky Pike Brionac Harpoon Hero's Pike Halberd Tyrant's Spear Tornado Pike Mythril Pike Gemsbock Tonbogiri

Camelot Lance Weather Cock Dark Lance Cresta's Pike Purification Pike Whale Tusk Gungnir Gae Bolg Canhur Lance of Longinus Crimson Oath Obelisk Unicorn Horn Trident Dragon Tusk

Final Fantasy Adventure

Spears appears as a type of weapon.

List of spears:

• Wind
• Thunder

Final Fantasy Legend II

Gungnir is the only spear.

Final Fantasy Legend III

Spears appears as a type of weapon.

List of spears:

• White
• Gungnir

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

The Trident.

Spears can be equipped by all jobs, but are best suited for the Spell Fencer and Paladin crowns. Spears deals more damage against flying enemies.

List of spears:

• Steel Spear
• Tempest Pike
• Rock Lance
• Flame Spear
• Wood Lance
• Shark Lance
• Indra's Spear
• Holy Lance
• Mammon's Spear
• Gae Bolg
• Evil Lance
• Guan Yu's Pike
• Trident
• Gungnir
• Zodiac Spear

Final Fantasy Dimensions

Spears can be equipped by Jobless, Warrior, Dragoon, and Memorist jobs.

List of spears:

• Spear
• Halberd
• Abel's Lance
• Trident
• Javelin
• Mythril Spear
• Partisan
• Glow Lance
• Heavy Lance
• Obelisk
• Blunac
• Gae Bolg
• Crystal Lance
• Blood Lance
• Holy Lance
• Wyvern Lance
• Longinus

Dissidia Final Fantasy

Spears are a type of weapon that increase Wall Rush BRV Damage. Originally, only Garland, Firion, Golbez, Bartz, and Sephiroth can equip them.

Firion uses a spear in combat.

List of spears:

• Spear
• Scorpion
• Javelin
• Mythril Spear+
• Heavy Lance
• Flame Lance
• Mythril Spear
• Ice Lance
• Obelisk
• Wind Spear
• Partisan
• Abel's Lance (exclusive to Firion)
• Crystal Lance
• Trident
• Radiant Lance
• Wyvern Lance
• Holy Lance
• Gae Bolg
• Longinus (exclusive to Firion)
• Gungnir
• Wild Rose (exclusive to Firion)

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Kain's Spears.

Spears are also available to Cecil, Kain, Gilgamesh, Cloud, and Vaan, while Sephiroth loses the ability to use spears. Spears also reduce maximum HP when equipped.

In addition to Firion, newcomers Kain, Vaan and Gilgamesh use spears in combat.

List of spears:

• Spear
• Javelin
• Heavy Lance
• Black Dragon Spear (exclusive to Kain)
• Mythril Spear
• Halberd
• Obelisk
• Scorpion
• Crystal Lance
• Partisan
• Rebellion Army (exclusive to Firion)
• Holy Dragon Spear (exclusive to Kain)
• Wind Spear
• Trident
• Radiant Lance
• Holy Lance
• Daedalus Lance
• Wyvern Lance
• Gae Bolg
• Reginleif
• Longinus (exclusive to Firion)
• Abel's Lance (exclusive to Kain)
• Gungnir
• Wild Rose (exclusive to Firion)
• Highwind (exclusive to Kain)

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

The Wind Spear.

Final Fantasy All the Bravest

Spears can be equipped by the Dragoon, Kain, and Imp.

List of spears:

• Blood Lance
• Wyvern's Lance
• Golden Spear
• Holy Lance
• Impartisan
• Javelin
• Partisan
• Radiant Lance
• Trident
• Wind Spear

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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Main article: Final Fantasy Record Keeper weapons/Spears