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This article or section may contain obsolete information, but exists here for historical purposes.

  • This item has been removed on patch V14.1.

Steel Shoulderguards was a starter item in League of Legends icon League of Legends. It was exclusive to Summoner's Rift icon Classic Summoner's Rift 5v5.

Cost Analysis

Gold efficiency
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  • Without Spoils of War, Steel Shoulderguards Steel Shoulderguards becomes gold efficient in 11 minutes and 40 seconds.
  • Assuming Steel Shoulderguards' Steel Shoulderguards' user kills the most valuable minions available, Spoils of War provides:
    • 14 14.28 per 10 seconds to the user, while also sharing that same gold with the lane partner.
    • Between 15 and 25 minutes, this is increased to 19 19.14 per 10.
    • After 25 minutes, this is futher increased to 25 25.71 per 10.

Similar items

Notes

  • Quest's reward is only granted if the user has not been in combat within the last 5 seconds.
  • Spoils of War's execute against minions counts as a minion kill for the allied champion that was granted the kill gold.
  • "Receive diminishing gold from excessive minion kills":
    • Before 5 minutes, increasing your creep score by 10 or more (from killing minions) in the last 5 minutes reduces gold Gold gold from minion kills by 80%.
      • After 5 minutes, the limit is increased to 20 creep score and gold Gold gold from minion kills is instead reduced by 50% − 80% (based on creep score).

Map-Specific Differences

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  • This item and its associated upgrades are disabled.

Strategy

  • Steel Shoulderguards Steel Shoulderguards is typically purchased by supports who would prefer to assist their lane partner rather than harrass the opposition.
  • Steel Shoulderguards' Steel Shoulderguards' execute can give supports the ability to assist laners that lack wave clear or who intend to aggressively push lane.

Old icons

Trivia

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Media

Sound Effects

Spoils of War Triggered
Quest Complete

Patch History

V14.1 - Removed
V13.20
  • Attack damage increased to 4 from 3.
  • Health increased to 50 from 30.
V13.4
  • Health regeneration increased to 50% from 25%.
V12.4
  • New Effect: For the first 5 minutes of the game, the minion farming penalty is increased: Farming more than 10 CS per 5 minutes reduces gold from minions by 80%. After 5:00, the minion farming penalty remains at: Farming more than 20 CS per 5 minutes reduces gold from minions by 50% − 80% (based on CS).
    • This farming penalty is applied before the 10 flat reduced gold from mid lane siege minions before 14:00.
V11.16
  • Bug Fix: Refunding or selling it before purchasing and activating Relic Shield Relic Shield no longer causes buffs for both items to appear in the buff bar.
V11.3
V10.24
  • Updated icon.
V10.23
  • Updated icon.
  • Spoils of War charge generation reduced to 35 seconds from 45.
  • Limited to 1 Support or Jungle item.
V10.1
  • New Effect: Now grants 25% base health regeneration.
V9.23 - Added
  • Cost: 400 Gold 400.
  • Stats: 30 health, 3 attack damage, 2 Gold 2 per 10 seconds.
  • Unique Passive - Spoils of War: Grants a charge every 45 seconds, up to 3 charges. Basic attacks can consume a charge to execute minions. Melee role Melee basic attacks execute minions below 50% of their maximum health and Ranged role ranged basic attacks below 30% of their maximum health. Killing a minion by any means with a charge grants you and the nearest allied champion kill gold Gold gold. These effects require an allied champion to be nearby. Receive diminishing gold from excessive minion kills.
  • Quest: Earn 500 Gold 500 using this item to upgrade to Runesteel Spaulders Runesteel Spaulders, gaining the Warding active with 3 wards in stock.
  • Limitations: Limited to 1 Jungle or Gold Income item.

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