Spear
Spears are longed ranged melee weapons, able to reach targets further away than most weapons, while being slightly slower and weaker.
Spears have 1 less damage than their sword equivalents, and an attack speed of 1.4, making them slightly slower than swords. Most notably, they have an additional 1.5 reach, making them a much safer weapon option, even if not very effective
Spears can be crafted with the shown recipe, with the material of choice in the place of iron.
Iron spears can be found in Cellar vaults, and diamond spears can be found in Cellar and Trial Chamber vaults.
Spears can be repaired at an anvil using their base material, like any vanilla tool.
As with all Valiance items, when upgraded with Netherite, spears may seem to not be changed in the smithing table output, but will once entering the inventory. (This issue cannot currently be fixed but will be in the future.)
Due to the safety of wielding a spear, the options for loadouts are very diverse. Damage-based builds are an obvious choice, because of the spear's lesser damage. A defense-based build may also be appealing, because of the spear's defensive nature.
Aiding in a combination of the two would be getting your hands on a Totem of Irregularity that enhances both damage and armor.