MapleStory Classic Polearm and Spear Guide: Every Weapon

Checked against v1.0.0 on October 29, 2026.

Spears and polearms are the Spearman's weapons, and they are the longest-reaching melee weapons in MapleStory Classic World. The game has 9 spears and 10 polearms, from the level 10 Spear and Pole Arm to the level 70 Redemption and The Gold Dragon. This MapleStory Classic polearm and spear guide lists all 19 with attack, speed, STR and DEX needs, price and source. It covers River's and Cutthroat Manny's live prices, which polearms you can craft under the level 8 crafting cap, spear vs polearm math by level, scrolls and an upgrade path.

Quick summary

• 19 weapons: 9 spears and 10 polearms, all with 7 upgrade slots. Polearms have more attack at most levels but are Slow (8). Spears from level 40 to 60 are Normal (6) (MapleStory Quest, Public Release client).
• River sells five of them in Perion, from 5,000 to 13,500 mesos, up to the level 20 Studded Polearm. Cutthroat Manny in Kerning City sells the three cheapest (NiaMeowDB launch prices).
• Weaponcrafting makes three polearms at launch: Janitor's Mop (craft 5), Axe Pole Arm (craft 7) and Crescent Polearm (craft 8). No spear has a recipe. The Nine Dragons needs craft 10, past the launch cap of 8 (MapleStory Quest).
• Polearms win basic-attack damage at every level, by our math: 8.5–20.5% over the same-level spear, using NiaMeowDB's swing and stab multipliers and speed ladder.
• El Moth sells Spear and Polearm Attack Scroll: Lessers for 60,000 mesos, for a guaranteed +1 attack each (NiaMeowDB; MapleStory Quest).
• Grand Launch buffed Spearmen: Final Attack now lasts its full 60 seconds, Iron Body gives +20–40% Weapon DEF and Improved HP Recovery +20–50% (Nexon).

Compare every spear

Lv	Spear	Attack	Speed	STR / DEX	NPC pays	How to get it
10	Spear	32	Slow (7)	25 / –	2,500	River and Manny 5,000; Slime, Orange Mushroom, Bubbling (older data)
15	Fork on a Stick	37	Slow (7)	25 / –	3,500	River and Manny 7,000; Slime (older data)
20	Fish Spear	39, +1 accuracy	Normal (6)	35 / –	4,500	Bubbling (older data)
30	Forked Spear	52	Slow (7)	65 / 30	6,500	No launch shop
35	Nakamaki	57	Slow (7)	75 / 35	9,000	Zombie Mushroom, Wild Boar, Curse Eye (older data)
40	Zeco	59	Normal (6)	85 / 40	11,500	Green Mushroom, Ligator, Drake (older data)
50	Serpent's Tongue	69	Normal (6)	105 / 50	16,500	No source recorded
60	Holy Spear	82	Normal (6)	125 / 60	21,500	Only a Closed Online Test 2 drop recorded
70	Redemption	95	Slow (7)	145 / 70	26,500	Jr. Balrog 4% (older data)

Compare every polearm

Lv	Polearm	Attack	Speed	STR / DEX	NPC pays	How to get it
10	Pole Arm	35	Slow (8)	15 / –	2,500	River and Manny 5,000; Dark Stump (older data)
15	Iron Ball	40	Slow (8)	35 / 15	3,500	River 7,000
20	Studded Polearm	42	Slow (7)	45 / 20	4,500	River 13,500
25	Janitor's Mop	50	Slow (8)	45 / –	5,500	Weaponcrafting 5
30	Mithril Pole Arm	55	Slow (8)	65 / 30	6,500	Blue and Horny Mushroom, Iron Hog, Lorang (older data)
35	Axe Pole Arm	60	Slow (8)	75 / 35	9,000	Weaponcrafting 7; Zombie Lupin (older data)
40	Crescent Polearm	65	Slow (8)	85 / 40	11,500	Weaponcrafting 8
50	The Nine Dragons	75	Slow (8)	105 / 50	16,500	Weaponcrafting 10 (not at launch); Zombie Lupin (older data)
60	Skylar	85	Slow (8)	125 / 60	21,500	Wild Kargo (older data)
70	The Gold Dragon	95	Slow (8)	145 / 70	26,500	Only Closed Online Test 2 drops recorded

Stats, needs, sell prices and recipe levels are MapleStory Quest's client read; NiaMeowDB's item pages show the same attack values (for example Axe Pole Arm +60, Skylar +85). Shop prices are from NiaMeowDB's complete post-launch shop lists. The pattern from level 30 is simple: STR = 2 × level + 5 and DEX = level, for example 85 STR and 40 DEX at level 40 (our reading of the client values).

Not only for Warriors: the Spear, Fork on a Stick, Pole Arm and Janitor's Mop are listed "for warriors, bowmen and thieves" (MapleStory Quest). With 15 STR, the Pole Arm (35 attack) is the hardest-hitting level 10 weapon a beginner can buy.

Buy from River and Manny

Weapon	River (Perion)	Cutthroat Manny (Kerning City)
Spear	5,000	5,000
Fork on a Stick	7,000	7,000
Pole Arm	5,000	5,000
Iron Ball	7,000	–
Studded Polearm	13,500	–

Both lists are complete as of Grand Launch: River carries 31 items and Manny 20 (NiaMeowDB), and neither sells a level 30 spear or polearm. Older community records list a Forked Spear and Mithril Pole Arm at River for 26,000 mesos, but they aren't in his live stock. Our Perion guide has River's full list.

Craft the polearm line

Polearm	Weaponcrafting	Character level	Ingredients	Fee
Janitor's Mop	5	25	1 Iron Ingot, 30 Processed Leather, 2 Processed Wood, 15 Screws	5,500
Axe Pole Arm	7	35	4 Iron Ingots, 3 Mithril Ingots, 21 Screws	9,000
Crescent Polearm	8	40	4 Iron Ingots, 2 Mithril Ingots, 2 Processed Wood, 24 Screws	11,500
The Nine Dragons	10 (not at launch)	50	5 Bronze Ingots, 5 Iron Ingots, 6 Garnets, 30 Screws	16,500

Recipes come from MapleStory Quest. Crafting stops at craft level 8 in the live game (henesys.gg), so The Nine Dragons can't be made yet. Each fee equals the weapon's NPC sell price, so vendoring a spare gets the fee back. Our Weaponcrafting guide prices the route to craft 8, and our Smithing guide and ore guide cover the ingots.

Our math on inputs: ingots take 5 ore each, and one Screw craft makes 10 Screws from 1 Bronze and 1 Iron Ingot (our Weaponcrafting guide). An Axe Pole Arm takes 20 Iron Ore and 15 Mithril Ore, plus 3 Screw crafts (another 15 ore). A Crescent Polearm takes 20 Iron Ore, 10 Mithril Ore, 2 Processed Wood and 3 Screw crafts.

Settle spear vs polearm

Three numbers decide basic-attack damage:

• Swing and stab: a normal attack swings 60% of the time and stabs 40% (NiaMeowDB). Polearms get a 3.5 multiplier per swing and 1.5 per stab, and spears the reverse (NiaMeowDB). That averages 2.7 for polearms and 2.3 for spears.
• Speed: NiaMeowDB's ladder gives 74 attacks a minute at Normal (6), 68 at Slow (7) and 66 at Slow (8).
• Attack: from the tables above.

Our math (attack × attacks a minute × average multiplier, a simplified comparison):

Level	Spear	Polearm	Polearm lead
30	Forked Spear: 52 × 68 × 2.3 = 8,133	Mithril Pole Arm: 55 × 66 × 2.7 = 9,801	+20.5%
35	Nakamaki: 8,915	Axe Pole Arm: 10,692	+19.9%
40	Zeco: 10,042	Crescent Polearm: 11,583	+15.3%
50	Serpent's Tongue: 11,744	The Nine Dragons: 13,365	+13.8%
60	Holy Spear: 13,956	Skylar: 15,147	+8.5%
70	Redemption: 14,858	The Gold Dragon: 16,929	+13.9%

This covers basic attacks only, and it applies the multiplier to the whole hit. On the full damage formula, where the multiplier scales only your STR, the gap is smaller: our damage formula guide found about 13% instead of 17% in its example. It leaves out Spear Mastery's 20% chance to ignore Weapon DEF, which replaced the old critical-rate bonus in the Founder's Access rework (henesys.gg), and Polearm Mastery's +20 speed (NiaMeowDB). Booster moves a Slow (8) polearm to Normal (6), 900 to 810 ms (our attack speed guide). Reach is identical: both top out at 133 px (our weapon reach guide).

Final Attack works with both. Spearman Final Attack is a 25% trigger that deals 350% and absorbs 10% of the damage as HP, and since Grand Launch it lasts its full 60 seconds after you cast it (henesys.gg; Nexon). Final Attack: Spear and Final Attack: Polearm are separate skills (henesys.gg), so pick the weapon family before you spend SP.

Our pick: a polearm, and the crafted line from 35 to 40. Our Spearman guide covers the skill build.

Scroll your weapon

Scroll	Success	Effect	Risk
Spear or Polearm Attack Scroll: Lesser	100%	+1 attack	None
Intermediate	60%	+2	None
Greater	10%	+4	None
Chaos	10%	+5	50% to destroy

Odds come from MapleStory Quest. El Moth sells Spear and Polearm Lessers for 60,000 mesos each, the two-handed price; one-handed weapon Lessers cost 30,000 (NiaMeowDB). Our NPC shops guide lists his full stock. Our math: seven Lessers add +7 attack for 420,000 mesos. On a Crescent Polearm, 72 attack instead of 65 is about 11% more basic-attack damage. Our scrolling guide covers the tiers and our damage formula guide covers how attack scales.

Follow an upgrade path

Level	Pick	Source	Running cost (our math)
10	Pole Arm	River or Manny	5,000
15	Iron Ball	River	12,000
20	Studded Polearm	River	25,500
25	Janitor's Mop	Weaponcrafting 5 or trade	+5,500 fee
30	Mithril Pole Arm	Drop or trade	–
35	Axe Pole Arm	Weaponcrafting 7 or trade	+9,000 fee
40	Crescent Polearm	Weaponcrafting 8 or trade	+11,500 fee
50+	The Nine Dragons, Skylar, The Gold Dragon	Drops or later crafting	–

Older data lists Skylar from Wild Kargo and Redemption from Jr. Balrog at 4% (MapleStory Quest; our Jr. Balrog guide). New Warriors can start with our Warrior guide 1–30.

Handle alts and returning players

• Returning players: River's shop stops at level 20, so you can't buy a level 30 Mithril Pole Arm as you could in old GMS (NiaMeowDB).
• Cosmetics: the Halloween Mystery Fashion Crate's Witch's Broomstick weapon cover can only be equipped with spears and polearms (Nexon, until November 4).
• Beginners: the Pole Arm needs only 15 STR and works for Warriors, Bowmen and Thieves.
• Weaponcrafters: the Axe Pole Arm and Crescent Polearm are good trade goods, since no launch shop sells a level 30+ polearm.
• Rushing a Spearman: check that your DEX fits the next polearm before you level past it, and level Weaponcrafting alongside if you want the crafted line. Our shields guide explains why the off-hand stays empty with a spear or polearm.

Want a hand with this?

If you would rather not grind this part yourself, MapleStory Classic powerleveling services are listed on FullBoosts. Read Nexon's Terms of Service before you buy any service from anyone, FullBoosts included — a marketplace listing isn't publisher permission.

What changed for spears and polearms at Grand Launch

Grand Launch (v1.0.0, October 21, 2026) didn't change any spear or polearm stat. It changed the Spearman around them, per Nexon's Grand Launch maintenance notice:

Change	Before	v1.0.0
Final Attack (Spear and Polearm)	Ended after 30 seconds by mistake	Lasts 60 seconds
Iron Body	Weapon DEF +5–25%	+20–40%
Improved HP Recovery	+5–20% from potions	+20–50%
Shop stock	Unconfirmed	River and Manny stop at level 20 (NiaMeowDB)
Crafting cap	Craft level 8	Still 8, so the Crescent Polearm is the top craftable

The October 15 patch also stopped certain skills from knocking bosses back (Nexon). Our patch notes tracker lists every change, and the MapleStory Classic hub collects every guide for the game.

FAQ

Is a spear or polearm better in MapleStory Classic? A polearm for basic attacks, by 8.5–20.5% depending on level by our math. Spears are faster from 40 to 60, and Spear Mastery can ignore DEF (henesys.gg; NiaMeowDB).

What is the best polearm in MapleStory Classic right now? The Crescent Polearm: level 40, +65 attack, made at Weaponcrafting 8 (MapleStory Quest). Higher polearms exist only as drops in older data.

Where do I buy a polearm? River in Perion sells the Pole Arm, Iron Ball and Studded Polearm. Cutthroat Manny in Kerning City sells the Pole Arm (NiaMeowDB).

Can you craft spears or The Nine Dragons? No spear has a recipe; only polearms do. The Nine Dragons needs Weaponcrafting 10, and crafting stops at level 8 in v1.0.0, so the Crescent Polearm at Weaponcrafting 8 is the best you can craft.

Where do I buy polearm attack scrolls? El Moth sells the Polearm Attack Scroll: Lesser for 60,000 mesos, for a guaranteed +1 attack (NiaMeowDB; MapleStory Quest).

Related guides

• Spearman guide
• Weaponcrafting guide
• Attack speed guide
• Smithing guide
• Shields guide
• MapleStory Classic hub