Like other two-handed weapons, performing combos with the spear leaves the user open to counterattacks and interruptions. However, unlike the 2H Sword and 2H Axe, the spear doesn’t have Super Armor effects activated (except for the default sword skill). The spear skill tree gives access to the Buffer EX Skill tree, which further gives access to increased EXP gain, attack speed buffs, SP recovery, and debuffs - very similar to the weapon’s normal skill tree. Spears have poor crowd-control applications but they’re great when someone is doing the tanking and getting the aggro. The debuffs the spear-wielder can stack to targets can be quite beneficial since their effects linger longer compared to the debuffs inflicted by other weapon trees. That said, while the spear lacks raw power, its lasting debuffing effects can be very valuable especially when tackling tougher enemies.