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Spear +1

Spear +1 is a common magical spear in Baldur's Gate 3 that improves attack and damage rolls by +1. Its Versatile property supports one- or two-handed use, making it a practical early-game upgrade.

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Key Takeaways

Spear +1 is a straightforward magical spear for characters who want a modest accuracy and damage improvement without a weapon-specific gimmick.

Simple magical upgrade

Its +1 enchantment improves attack rolls and damage rolls compared with a non-magical spear, while preserving the weapon’s basic role.

Versatile handling

The Versatile property allows Spear +1 to be used in one or two hands, giving the wielder a choice between compatibility and damage output.

Proficiency still matters

It is a simple melee weapon, so the character should have spear proficiency to use it effectively; proficiency is distinct from an ability-score requirement.

Broad availability

It may be found through exploration, enemy loot, or merchants, but the exact source depends on the campaign’s available encounters and stock.

No unique spell or passive

Spear +1 is primarily a dependable enchantment upgrade: it does not add a distinctive passive ability or special spell to shape a build.

A practical early option

Its reliable enhancement can suit an early-game spear user, although weapons with stronger unique effects can become preferable as the campaign advances.

Overview

Spear +1 is a standard magical spear in Baldur's Gate 3: a straightforward upgrade for characters who already use simple melee weapons and want improved attack and damage rolls without adding a separate passive or spell.

Spear +1 belongs to the simple melee weapon group and fills a practical early- to mid-campaign equipment role. Its defining distinction is the +1 enchantment, which improves both attack rolls and damage rolls rather than changing the weapon into a special named artifact. That makes it an incremental upgrade whose value is easy to understand from the character sheet.

The weapon also has the Versatile property. A proficient wielder can use it in one hand or two hands, so its role can change with the rest of the party's equipment: it can leave the other hand available when that matters, or support a more committed two-handed melee setup. The choice is part of its handling identity, not a unique action tied to the weapon.

Unlike distinctive named spears, Spear +1 is not defined by a special passive, granted spell, or story association. It is therefore most useful when a character needs a dependable weapon in the spear category and the party's build does not depend on a particular item effect. Characters without spear proficiency do not gain the full benefit of choosing it as an ordinary weapon.

Spear +1 is encountered as part of Baldur's Gate 3's broader equipment progression rather than as a legendary or DLC-exclusive centerpiece. Its ordinary magical status makes it a suitable replacement for a non-magical spear during the campaign, while more specialised enchanted spears can eventually offer stronger reasons to keep a particular weapon equipped. The exact acquisition route is context-dependent and belongs in the weapon's acquisition section rather than here.

Statistics

This game publishes dice damage rather than 0–100 bars, so the verified damage, enchantment, weight and value are listed instead. Taken from the project's verified weapons database, not from generated text.

Base Damage
1d6+1
Damage Type
Piercing
Enchantment
+1
Rarity
Uncommon
Weight
1.35 kg
Value
40 gp
Entry Type
Standard / enhancement variant

Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.

Compared to similar piercing weapons

Weapon	Base Damage	Damage Type	Enchantment	Weight	Value
Spear +1	1d6+1	Piercing	+1	1.35 kg	40 gp
Spear of Night	1d6+1	Piercing	+1	1.35 kg	190 gp
Selûne's Spear of Night	1d6+3	Piercing	+3	1.35 kg	640 gp
Vision of the Absolute	1d6	Piercing	—	1.35 kg	330 gp
Spear +2	1d6+2	Piercing	+2	1.35 kg	95 gp

Damage is the dice expression; weight and value are the game’s own figures. From Consolidated Game Weapons Database.

How to Obtain

Before you start

No specific prerequisite, missability condition, one-per-playthrough limit, DLC requirement, or NG+ gate is established in the available evidence.

01Spear +1 is obtained as general campaign loot or from merchant inventories rather than through a uniquely identified quest, boss, or fixed pickup. Check available weapon merchants and loot chests or defeated enemies as you progress; the available evidence does not establish one named location or a guaranteed source.
02No fixed vendor, chest, enemy, quest reward, or alternate recovery route can be stated reliably for this item. Treat any specific seller or location as unverified unless confirmed in the current game version.

Availability

Baldur's Gate 3 base game — Story campaignAvailable through context-dependent merchant stock or loot

The weapon has no stated DLC, NG+, difficulty, or special progression gate. Merchant availability and price can vary by source; no universal price is recorded.

Mechanics and Handling

Spear +1 uses the ordinary spear moveset rather than introducing a separate combat gimmick. Its defining mechanical difference from a nonmagical spear is the +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls; that bonus improves reliability and damage without changing the weapon’s damage die, action economy, or attack pattern.

One- and Two-Handed Use

The Versatile property lets Spear +1 be used in one or two hands. One-handed use leaves the character’s other hand available for a shield or another compatible item, while two-handed use uses the spear’s larger listed damage die. The choice is therefore a trade-off between defence or off-hand utility and the weapon’s higher two-handed damage, rather than a different moveset.

Spear Attacks and Weapon Actions

Its standard attack is a close-range piercing melee attack. Spear +1 does not add a unique passive, spell, elemental rider, or conditional damage effect, so its handling is governed by the normal spear actions available to a proficient wielder. Any weapon action supplied by the spear category remains a category action; the +1 enchantment does not create an additional attack or alter that action’s behaviour.

Throwing, Resources, and Practical Handling

As a physical spear, it can be used for the game’s normal spear-appropriate melee or throwing interactions when the character and situation support them, but the +1 bonus should not be treated as a separate ammunition effect. The weapon has no reload cycle, magazine, or durability state to manage. Its practical limitation is instead positional: committing to melee exposes the wielder to the normal risks of close combat, while two-handed use prevents simultaneous shield use.

Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses

Strengths

The +1 enchantment improves both attack rolls and damage rolls, making Spear +1 a dependable upgrade over a nonmagical spear without requiring a specialized build.
Its Versatile property supports two practical setups: one-handed use when the character wants to carry a shield, or two-handed use when the off hand is available.
As a simple melee weapon, it is a straightforward option for a proficient character and can equip companions or mercenaries without relying on a unique weapon action or passive.

Weaknesses

Spear +1 has no distinctive passive, spell, or special weapon action, so it offers fewer build-specific benefits than named or more heavily enchanted alternatives.
Its value is mainly the enchantment bonus and basic spear properties; characters who obtain a stronger spear or a weapon with a relevant effect may have little reason to keep it equipped.
Characters without spear proficiency do not gain its full practical value, and the weapon does not by itself address the needs of builds that depend on a particular weapon property or item effect.

Best uses

Use it as an early-game melee upgrade for a character already proficient with spears, especially when replacing a nonmagical weapon.
Give it to a companion or mercenary who needs a reliable, low-maintenance weapon rather than a specialized passive or spell.
Use its Versatile property to switch between shield-supported one-handed play and two-handed attacks according to the encounter and the character’s available off-hand equipment.

Compared With Similar Weapons

Compared With Similar Weapons
Weapon	Class / role	Enchantment or defining effect	Properties	When it is preferable
Spear +1	+1 bonus to attack and damage rolls	Versatile; usable in one or two hands	A straightforward upgrade over a mundane spear when no stronger named effect is needed	—
Spear	No magical enchantment bonus	Versatile	A fallback before obtaining a magical spear, or when preserving a better item for another character	—
The Watcher's Guide	Its unique passive can improve a later attack after a miss	Spear properties; its value comes from the passive rather than being a plain enchantment upgrade	More distinctive for characters who can exploit its miss-triggered follow-up accuracy than Spear +1's consistent bonus	—
Returning Pike	Returns to its wielder after being thrown	Pike properties; designed around thrown attacks rather than ordinary spear use	A better comparison for a throwing build, while Spear +1 is the simpler choice for conventional melee attacks	—