Riot Shield vs Spear
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The numbers say
Riot Shield hits harder per shot — 25 vs 15 (a 10 point gap).
Spear fires faster — roughly 2.0 shots/sec vs 1.4 for Riot Shield.
On theoretical sustained DPS (damage ÷ time between shots, ignoring falloff and reload), Riot Shield comes out ahead at ~36/s vs ~30/s for Spear.
Spear is the cheaper unlock (Free (Season Pass) vs 45 Keys).
| Stat | Riot Shield | Spear |
|---|---|---|
| Category | melee | melee |
| Cost | 45 Keys | Free (Season Pass) |
| Damage | 25 | 15 |
| Fire Rate | 0.70s | 0.50s |
| Ammo | — | 3 |
| Reload | — | — |
Riot Shield
The Riot Shield is a weapon that is a good choice for counter strategies, as it can block projectiles and damage from most weapons. Hitting an enemy with it will knock them back. The following weapons are not affected by Riot Shield: * Weapons with fire: Flamethrower, Flare Gun, Molotov * Weapons with explosions (AOE): Grenade Launcher, RPG, Exogun, Subspace Tripmine, Grenade, Satchel, and Distortion * The Spray
Standard rarity.
Spear
The Spear is a weapon that lets you strike your enemies quickly with three-hit rounds or use it as a longer-range melee weapon.
Prime rarity. Melee combo damage shown; can also be thrown for 25 dmg (50 on critical), see wiki for full throw mechanics.