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{{weapon
|name=blood-spear
|appearance=silver spike
|color=silver color
|tile=
|smalldmg=4d4+5
|largedmg=2d10+5
|tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
|skill=firearms
|cost=15
|weight=1
|material=hemargyos
}}
A '''blood-spear''' is a type of [[projectile]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Blood-spears are a [[Item size (dNetHack)|tiny-sized]] object that uses the [[firearms]] [[skill]] and is designed as ammunition for several types of firearms and Undead Hunter weapons. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[hemargyos]] and appears as a '''silver spike''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].

Three other types of bullets exist in dNetHack and its variants:
* [[Blood-bullet]]s, which are the unupgraded version of blood-spears,
* [[Bullet (dNetHack)|Bullet]]s, which are generally restricted to a handful of race-role combinations and are made of [[lead]],
* [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|Silver bullets]], which are distinct from bullets with an object material of [[silver]].

==Generation==
Blood-spears are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and [[wish]]ed for.<br>
After claiming the "improve blood-bullets" [[defilement#Vampiric|vampiric defilement]] upgrade, applying a [[nightmare's bullet mold]] creates a number of blood-spears based on your current [[experience]]:
* 5 blood-spears from XL 1–12
* 10 blood-spears from XL 13–21
* 20 blood-spears from XL 22–30

==Description==
As firearms ammunition, blood-spears must be [[fired]] or "[[thrown]]" from an appropriate [[launcher]] to deal their actual base damage. Unlike blood-bullets, properly fired blood-spears do not always [[mulch]] when thrown, instead following normal rules for mulchable projectiles. They deal slashing, piercing, and blunt damage when properly fired from an Undead Hunter weapon or firearm and cannot be [[Poison#Poisoned weapons|poisoned]]. Blood-spears are the upgraded variant of blood-bullets, available to characters with the "improve blood-spears" [[defilement#Vampiric|vampiric defilement]] upgrade. Blood-bullets and blood-spears can also substitute for the 25 [[energy]] cost for firing [[DNetHack_artifacts#The Holy Moonlight Sword|The Holy Moonlight Sword]] when quivered, following their normal rules for mulching when fired from an appropriate [[launcher]].

Blood-spears are compatible for use with the following firearm weapons:
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* [[Assault rifle (dNetHack)|assault rifle]]
* [[BFG]]
* [[bow-blade]]
* [[evelyn]]
* [[Flintlock (dNetHack)|flintlock]]
* [[heavy machine gun (dNetHack)|heavy machine gun]]
* [[Pistol (dNetHack)|pistol]]
* [[Rifle (dNetHack)|rifle]]
* [[Sniper rifle (dNetHack)|sniper rifle]]
* [[Soldier's rapier|soldier's saber]]
* [[Submachine gun (dNetHack)|submachine gun]]
* [[Shanta-pata|twingun shanta]]
</div>

==Strategy==
Applying the [[The Silver Flame#Basic mechanics|shining]] object property to a stack of blood-spears will prevent them from mulching and does not require transmuting its base material.

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