Although the quarterstaff is could be viewed as a polearm, in IVAN it is actually classed as a [[blunt weapons|blunt weapon]].

Spears are a fairly common weapon, and likely one of the first you will encounter as they are employed heavily by [[kobold]]s. Spears are generated with a wide variety of materials.<br>

Spears are only able to deliver '''piercing''' damage, and have a larger [[Size(weapons)|size]] than most weapons, leading to a higher strength requirement but also a larger block modifier.<br>

* Below average damage for a two-handed weapon

Scythes are very similar to spears in all but appearance and damage type. Scythes '''slash''' and are slightly bigger in size and heavier than spears. However they are significantly more rare.<br>

Like spears they have a small primary material density, but huge secondary material density (1800). Scythes feature a shaft made of [[List of materials#Fir|fir wood]] and spawn with a very limited number of primary materials. A combination of a heavier shaft material and larger primary material density makes scythes slightly heavier than the average spear.<br>

* No artifact weapon

Halberds are by far the best polearm weapon in the game, though initially impractical for new players due to their high strength requirement. As such it is recommended that a player intending to use halberds train themselves up by using either a spear or scythe beforehand.<br> Halberds can both '''slash''' and '''pierce'''.

* Occupies both hands by default

* Very high strength requirement largely restricts one-handed use

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