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Simple Spears

by ICanDoodle

Players who want a thrown weapon closer to the trident can craft spears from each of the six vanilla materials, and Simple Spears adds them as a Client and server item for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.19.4 – 1.21.10

What it does

A spear works like a trident with lower melee damage and attack speed. When thrown, a spear deals double the damage of its melee value, so a diamond spear hits for 6 in melee and 12 when thrown. Each of the six vanilla material variants is craftable.

The mod also adds the Spiraling enchantment, which works like Power for the spear or trident's thrown damage. Each level, up to 5, adds 2 damage, or one heart, to thrown attacks only. Spears accept Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, Fire Aspect, Looting and Loyalty, but not the trident-only enchantments that the author excludes.

Simple Spears is a Client and server mod, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with builds covering 1.19.4 – 1.21.10. The latest Fabric file is 1.7 for 1.20.6, the latest Forge file is 1.71 for 1.20.6, and the latest NeoForge file is 1.7 for 1.21.10. The mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.

Key features

  1. Six spear materials

    Spears are craftable in each of the six vanilla material tiers, from wood to netherite.

  2. Doubled thrown damage

    A thrown spear deals double the damage of its melee value, making it a ranged option.

  3. Spiraling enchantment

    Spiraling adds 2 thrown damage per level, up to level 5, and does not change melee damage.

  4. Vanilla enchantment support

    Spears take Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, Fire Aspect, Looting and Loyalty, while the trident-only enchantments are excluded.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.21.10Not availableNot available1.7
1.21.9Not availableNot available1.7
1.21.8Not available1.61.7
1.21.7Not available1.61.7
1.21.6Not available1.61.7
1.21.5Not available1.61.7
1.21.4Not available1.61.7
1.21.3Not available1.61.7
1.21.2Not available1.61.7
1.21.1Not available1.61.7
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.61.71.71Not available
1.20.51.71.71Not available
1.20.41.71.71Not available
1.20.31.71.71Not available
1.20.21.71.71Not available
1.20.11.71.71Not available
1.20Not available1.71Not available
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Ranged play with trident-style items

Players who like throwing weapons but want a different melee profile can use spears in their place.

Vanilla-style servers

Because the mod sticks closely to vanilla mechanics, it suits servers that want minimal changes to existing gameplay.

Who it’s for: Players who want a vanilla-friendly thrown weapon, and server owners who want an item that fits existing enchantments and trident mechanics.

How it compares

Full comparison

Bamboo Combat is a Fabric-only, client and server mod under the Apache License 2.0, with files for 1.17.1 – 1.21.1. Avaritia Spear is open source under the MIT License and covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Keep Trident is also open source under the MIT License, for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.18.2 – 1.21.1, and works on the trident rather than adding a new item. Simple Spears is not open source and is published for 1.19.4 – 1.21.10.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Simple SpearsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.19.4 – 1.21.10Client and server2025-11-05
Bamboo CombatFabric1.17.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2025-10-02
Avaritia SpearForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-10-10
Keep TridentFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 1.21.1Client and server2025-10-31

Questions

Does Simple Spears need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Which loaders does Simple Spears support?

Fabric, Forge and NeoForge all have files for the mod, each with its own latest version for a different game release.

Can spears be enchanted with Riptide?

No. Spears cannot take the trident-only enchantments, though Sharpness, Fire Aspect, Looting and Loyalty are accepted.

In the catalog

Simple Spears is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1015,569

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What the author says

PLEASE COMMENT FEEDBACK!!!!!! It helps me so much as a developer, please tell me what you like/dislike about the mod! Simple Spears adds the spear - a mechanically similar item to the trident. Spears do less melee damage than tridents, but do double the thrown damage of its melee value (e.g. diamond spear does 6…
ICanDoodle, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ICanDoodle
Published
2023-10-01
Updated on Modrinth
2025-11-05
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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