Mao (Timeless)

The Mao is a rare and large unlocked in in Eastern Dynasty. It is a bit heavy but has a chance to pierce through light armors, and lacks the small cutting abilities of other chinese spears

Appearance and origins
It is 3.8 meters long, with a thick 25 centimeters long steel head. The shaft is made out of lacquered vermillion wood. It is based on the eponymous chinese spear, more specifically the models used by the Green Standard Army

Attack patterns
The Mao uses classic thrusts, usually piercing quite far through the zombie's skin. To pierce zombie armors and shields, it must be a direct hit, with no more than a 15° degrees angle or else it won't penetrate the said material

Strategies
This weapon is not only decent with regular enemies, as it is powerful enough and has a decent size, but also against armored ennemies, because it can very easily ignore their protections. Use it when facing ennemies like Great Wall Soldier ; to put them down, simply ready your spear, and take advantage of their slow speed to easily land piercing strikes without having them move too much and make your attack bounce off his plated armor. It should also be used against Piandao Zombies, due to how it can burst through their rattan shields with ease, but this won't happen everytime if he moves too much and your spear isn't hitting it straight enough. You should thus use a distraction, to have his shield directly face you and get pierced quickly. While it can be very useful, it will be useless against enemies that are too fast, and thus should be used in tandem with at least a sword, a saber or a dagger

Trivia

 * Maos and Qiangs are mainly differentiated by the thickness of the blade, the length and the slenderness of the spearhead