| Attack bonus if proficient | +2 |
| Weapon die ([W]) | 1d6 |
| Type | melee |
| Range | 5/10 |
| Handedness | one-handed |
| Proficiency category | simple |
| Weapon group | |
| Weapon properties | light thrown, off-hand, small |
| Price | 2 gp |
| Weight | 1 lb. |
A Short Spear is a simple one-handed melee weapon in the spear weapon group. [MME:21]
Ardents, artificers, avengers, barbarians, bards, battleminds, clerics, druids, fighters, invokers, paladins, psions, rangers, runepriests, seekers, shamans, sorcerers, swordmages, vampires, wardens, warlocks, and warlords are proficient with all simple melee weapons, including the Short Spear. Assassins are proficient with one-handed simple melee weapons, including the Short Spear.
Other classes do not have proficiency with the Short Spear as a class trait, but any character can become proficient by taking a Weapon Proficiency feat.