When should you buy this item?

Your champion stays in range and can convert multiple ability or passive hits in the same fight. The game creates longer skirmishes, front-to-back fights, or objective setups where the item has time to ramp. You want a bruiser item that adds Health, AD, and sustained threat rather than a pure burst spike.

ability-tempo Patch 7.0d

Champion examples

Sett

Fiora

Hecarim

Shyvana

Bruiser

Spear of Shojin

Spear of Shojin is an AD bruiser item that rewards champions able to stay in range and convert multiple ability cycles into sustained damage.

The current Shojin is not just about raw haste. It combines Health, AD, then a conditional ramp after damaging monsters or champions. It gains the most value on profiles that can stick to targets long enough to stack and cash in that bonus on abilities and passive damage.

It is a strong buy for bruisers and AD casters that reuse abilities often in fights and remain threatening after the initial engage: Renekton, Wukong, Ambessa, Jarvan IV, or certain tempo junglers. It loses value on profiles that only play one explosive rotation, cannot keep pressure after entry, or mostly need penetration / immediate burst.

Cost: 3300Category: DamagePatch: 7.0dTiming: Mid Game · Late Game

cdrtempo

Buy when Your champion stays in range and can convert multiple ability or passive hits in the same fight.

Avoid when Your champion mostly needs lethality, penetration, or immediate execution value.

Signature Tempo

Strategic summary

Spear of Shojin is an AD bruiser item that rewards champions able to stay in range and convert multiple ability cycles into sustained damage.

Meta snapshot

Power windowMid Game · Late Game

Draft cueAd Caster

Looking forAbility Cycle

Ability CycleSkirmishAd CasterMid Game · Late Game

Stats

Health+450
Attack Damage+40

Buy when

Your champion stays in range and can convert multiple ability or passive hits in the same fight.
The game creates longer skirmishes, front-to-back fights, or objective setups where the item has time to ramp.
You want a bruiser item that adds Health, AD, and sustained threat rather than a pure burst spike.

Avoid when

Your champion mostly needs lethality, penetration, or immediate execution value.
Fights are too short or too explosive for the bonus damage ramp to matter.
You still need to solve a more urgent issue first: target access, magic resistance, anti-heal, or raw durability.

Champion examples

Tempo