is spear good weapon?

[berk]

i Just bought the game and i want to do human/paladin with spear&shield and crossbow but im kinda worried about spear that it Will be useless.

[KingOfFriedChicken]

Every weapon is useful and utilized right with feats spear is quite good even a few solid spears in the early game if you know where to look :p

[WhamyKaBlamy]

I've had mixed success with them. I liked them early game when the rush attack was very useful on front line characters, plus they could still throw a shield on if they were tanky.

Later on though it seems like there's pretty slim pickings on spears. There's a fantastic, legendary one you can get in Act 2, but there's also very nice other weapons that have more utility (for my groups, anyway).

[The_Dipl0mat]

They're aesthetically pleasing, I usually give Shart a spear and shield

[WhamyKaBlamy]

Yeah, they do look cool as hell.

[Awaken]

My suggestion to you is 2 hand the spear and take the great weapon master feat so you can actually put out damage..

[Scheneighnay]

Depends on the fighting style you picked, as versatile weapons get shafted and don't count towards half of them, but it's not like you're tied to it anyway.

Good thing about spears is that humans and half-elves get automatic proficiency with them here.

[pkd]

There are a few powerful spears in the game. Just realize your fantasy, BG3 has you covered.

[Mike Garrison]

The game is very flexible. You can play it almost any way you like and still win your combats. You don't have to worry about whether your preferred way to play is absolutely the most OP choice.

[Pat Fenis]

Spear as a weapon is kind of meh but you can make anything work. There aren't many but there are a couple good ones. If you consider spear-like weapons, there are many extremely good pikes, halberds, and glaives as well.

[The Yeen Queen]

Originally posted by Scheneighnay:

Depends on the fighting style you picked, as versatile weapons get shafted and don't count towards half of them, but it's not like you're tied to it anyway.

.....which ones don't they count toward?

[Mike Garrison]

Originally posted by Pat Fenis:

Spear as a weapon is kind of meh but you can make anything work. There aren't many but there are a couple good ones. If you consider spear-like weapons, there are many extremely good pikes, halberds, and glaives as well.

He wants to use a shield, though, so he needs a one-handed or versatile weapon. Pikes, halberds, and glaives are all 2-handed.

[Mike Garrison]

Originally posted by Night Foxx (She/her):

Originally posted by Scheneighnay:

Depends on the fighting style you picked, as versatile weapons get shafted and don't count towards half of them, but it's not like you're tied to it anyway.

.....which ones don't they count toward?

You don't get the damage rerolls on 1s and 2s from Great Weapon Fighting, even if you use your versatile weapon in two hands. And you don't get the extra damage from Dueling even if you use your versatile weapon in one hand.

[Kappa]

My group ended up getting any weapon with extra damage ( +1dX damage ) regardless the weapon type or its rarity ( for example, Myrkulite Scourge carried for a very long time regardless being green rarity ).

[The Yeen Queen]

Originally posted by Mike Garrison:

Originally posted by Night Foxx (She/her):

.....which ones don't they count toward?

You don't get the damage rerolls on 1s and 2s from Great Weapon Fighting, even if you use your versatile weapon in two hands. And you don't get the extra damage from Dueling even if you use your versatile weapon in one hand.

You're right on Great Weapon Fighting ( That would be because a versatile weapon literally isn't a "Great Weapon". Vers weapons are lighter than fully 2 handed weapons, thus the techniques the style's bonuses represent aren't as effective ), but not on dueling if you're holding a shield in your other hand.

[Kappa]

Why would dueling be useless with a shield?

When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand, and no weapon in the other, you deal an additional 2 damage with that weapon.

You can carry a shield in your free hand and still gain this bonus.

from the bg3 wiki