Polearm is the Spearman branch's swinging-arc counterpart to the thrusting spear: a 2-handed long weapon covering halberds, glaives, and similar reach weapons. Like spears, polearms are always 2-handed (no 1-handed variant), scale damage with STR, and unlock Spearman-specific skills that require the wielded weapon to be a spear or polearm.
The defining difference between spear and polearm is the attack animation and the corresponding skill set: spears thrust forward, while polearms swing in an arc. Some Spearman skills come in matched spear and polearm forms: the Booster, Final Attack, and Mastery skills each key off the equipped weapon. Both weapons share the same Spearman stat scaling.
What a polearm does
- Wide-arc melee. Polearm attacks sweep in front of the character, often striking multiple monsters in a small area.
- Scales damage on STR. Same warrior damage formula as the other warrior weapons.
- Spearman weapon skills. The polearm Booster, Final Attack, and Mastery skills require a spear or polearm to be equipped; other weapon types cannot benefit from them.
- Slow attack speed. Polearms sit on the slow end of the speed scale, paired with their higher base attack.
Used by
All three warrior sub-jobs can equip polearms, but only the Spearman branch's Polearm Mastery skill applies the per-type mastery bonus. A Warrior who wields polearms without taking Spearman at second job foregoes both the mastery damage-range tightening and the polearm-specific active skills.
Polearm vs spear
Mechanically the two weapons are nearly interchangeable. The decision is mostly aesthetic, plus a small skill-by-skill numerical drift between the spear and polearm variants of each Spearman active that experienced players sometimes optimise around. For most players, the right choice is whichever weapon has the better specific example available at their current level.
List of polearms
Every polearm tracked on the wiki, sorted by required level ascending then weapon attack descending. Click any column header to re-sort.
| Lv | Item | Job | Atk speed | WA | Slots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Pole Arm
|
Warrior/Bowman/Thief | Slow | 35 | 7 |
| 15 |  Iron Ball
|
Warrior | Slow | 40 | 7 |
| 20 |  Studded Polearm
|
Warrior | Slow | 42 | 7 |
| 25 |  Janitor's Mop
|
Warrior/Bowman/Thief | Slow | 50 | 7 |
| 30 |  Mithril Pole Arm
|
Warrior | Slow | 55 | 7 |
| 35 |  Axe Pole Arm
|
Warrior | Slow | 60 | 7 |
| 40 |  Crescent Polearm
|
Warrior | Slow | 65 | 7 |
| 50 |  The Nine Dragons
|
Warrior | Slow | 75 | 7 |
| 60 |  Skylar
|
Warrior | Slow | 85 | 7 |
| 70 |  The Gold Dragon
|
Warrior | Slow | 95 | 7 |