Polearm

A polearm is a large two-handed edged weapon, usually in the form of a long metal or wood pole a bit taller than a person, with an axe-like head. Polearms are the least common of all melee weapons. Names such as Pike, Spear, Halberd, and Harpoon all indicate a polearm.

Sometimes a polearm will have a spear-like point or mace-like protrusions, but in combination so as to not qualify as a spear and too long a handle to be a mace. Polearms generally attack very slowly, but cause large amounts of damage on a hit.

Polearms can be used by monks, hunters, paladins, warriors, druids, and death knights.

In Legion

Prior to Legion, the hunter's rarely benefitted from a melee weapon, so a hunter would rarely choose polearm because it would block the auto-shot and many other shooting-based skills. However, as of Legion,  Survival Hunters have abilities designed around polearms.

Notable polearms

Epic Mists of Pandaria Polearms

•  [Tyrannical Gladiator's Pike]
•  [Screaming Tiger, Qiang's Unbreakable Polearm]
• Malevolent Gladiator's Pike

BoA Mists of Pandaria Polearms

• Spear of Xuen
• Pandaren Fishing Spear
• Sturdy Yaungol Spear
• Hozen Warrior Spear
• Malik's Stalwart Spear

Epic Cataclysm Polearms

This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.

• Kiril, Fury of Beasts
• Cataclysmic Gladiator's Pike
• Kiril, Fury of Beasts
• Ranseur of Hatred
• Ruthless Gladiator's Pike
• Cataclysmic Gladiator's Pike
• Ranseur of Hatred
• Vicious Gladiator's Pike
•  [Witch-Hunter's Harvester]
• Mobus's Dripping Halberd
• Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Pike

Icecrown Citadel

•  [Oathbinder, Charge of the Ranger-General]

Heroic Halls of Reflection

•  [Orca-Hunter's Harpoon]

Heroic Trial of the Champion

•  [Marrowstrike]

Heroic Ulduar

•  [Dark Edge of Depravity]
•  [Lotrafen, Spear of the Damned]

Ulduar

•  [Hoperender]
•  [Relentless Edge]

Arena

•  [Furious Gladiator's Halberd]
•  [Furious Gladiator's Pike]

Eye of Eternity

•  [Black Ice]

Heroic Naxxramas

•  [Cryptfiend's Bite]

Naxxramas

•  [Wraith Spear]

Heroic Violet Hold

•  [Saliva Corroded Pike]

Level 20

•  [Blood-Tempered Ranseur] paladin only
•  [Impaling Harpoon] Deadmines
•  [Pearl-encrusted Spear] murlocs in Redridge Mountains
•  [Gargoyle's Bite] BoE drop
•  [Short Spear] sold by weapon vendors
•  [Pitchfork] common drop

Patch changes

• Patch 7.0.3 (19-Jul-2016):  Survival Hunters abilities changed to favor polearms.
  
• β Patch 5.0.1 (Beta): Now usable by Monks.
  
• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Weapon Proficiency no longer needs to be trained.
  
• Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Now trainable by Druids.
  

External links

Wowhead Browse a list of all polearms