WeaponsMelee Weapons
Improvised Spear
The Improvised Spear is a crafted bladed melee weapon in DayZ. It comes in stone and bone variants, can disarm bear traps, and can open canned food with 30% to 60% food loss.
Quick item summary
CategoryWeapons
SubcategoryMelee Weapons
TypeBlade
Size1x8
Weight500 g
Quick answer
The Improvised Spear is a player-crafted bladed melee weapon in DayZ. Made from a long stick with either a stone or bone tip, it offers long reach, guaranteed bleed chance, and gives players an early-game crafted weapon option.
In-game description
“An improvised weapon made from a sharp rock or bone at the top of a long stick. It may not be durable, but it will definitely get the job done.”
Main Uses
- Use as a crafted melee weapon
- Disarm activated bear traps
- Open canned food with 30% to 60% food loss
How to get Improvised Spear
- Craft it using a Long Wooden Stick and a Small Stone for the stone variant.
- Craft it using a Long Wooden Stick and a Bone Knife for the bone variant.
Spawn info
CraftedCrafted
- • The Improvised Spear does not spawn naturally and must be crafted.
- • It has two variants: stone and bone.
Crafting and item conversions
How to craft Improvised Spear
Improvised Spear
Result: Improvised Spear
Long Wooden StickKnife
Craft Improvised Spear using Long Wooden Stick and Knife.
View crafting guideImprovised Spear
Result: Improvised Spear
Long Wooden StickBone Knife
Craft Improvised Spear using Long Wooden Stick and Bone Knife.
View crafting guideImprovised Spear
Result: Improvised Spear
Long Wooden StickStone Knife
Craft Improvised Spear using Long Wooden Stick and Stone Knife.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- The Improvised Spear is a player-crafted bladed melee weapon.
- It has two variants: bone and stone.
- It can be used to disarm activated bear traps.
- It can open canned food, but spills 30% to 60% of the contents.
- It has very long size at 1x8 and strong reach for melee combat.
- It has a 100% bleed chance.