Blade of the Ruined King

What is Blade of the Ruined King? ⚔️

Blade of the Ruined King is the definitive anti-tank, anti-HP-scaling on-hit item — a legendary that converts the target’s own current HP into bonus physical damage on every basic attack. Unlike flat damage items that deal a fixed bonus regardless of the target’s HP, MIST’S EDGE scales directly with how much HP the target currently has: a 5,000 HP tank takes more MIST’S EDGE damage than a 2,000 HP carry, making BotRK uniquely effective against health-stacking enemies who rely on raw HP bulk as their primary defensive layer.

The current HP calculation is BotRK’s defining mechanic: MIST’S EDGE deals 9% (melee) / 6% (ranged) of the target’s current — not maximum — HP as bonus physical on-hit. As the target’s HP decreases through the fight, MIST’S EDGE’s damage per hit decreases proportionally. At 5,000 current HP, a melee holder deals 450 MIST’S EDGE damage per auto. At 2,500 current HP (target at 50% HP), the same holder deals 225 MIST’S EDGE damage. This creates a diminishing return pattern where BotRK is most efficient at fight-start when targets have full HP.

The CLAWING SHADOWS slow is a reliable CC tool embedded into auto-attack patterns — no ability required. Three basic attacks against the same champion apply 3 stacks, with the third stack triggering a 30% movement speed reduction for 1 second on a 15-second cooldown. For melee fighters and on-hit ADCs who maintain sustained auto-attack sequences, CLAWING SHADOWS provides a consistent slow that enables sticking to kiting targets, disrupts enemy ADC positioning, and augments kill-closing pressure without requiring ability rotation.

📊 Base Statistics

🗺️ Map-Specific Differences

🔨 Recipe & Components

⚡ MIST’S EDGE & CLAWING SHADOWS — Complete Mechanics

MIST’S EDGE — Current HP Scaling Details

MIST’S EDGE is the most HP-efficient anti-tank on-hit damage source in the game, scaling directly with the target’s current HP rather than a fixed value. This means the damage is always proportional to how tanky the target currently is: a target with 4,000 HP takes more MIST’S EDGE damage than one with 2,000 HP, regardless of armor (MIST’S EDGE deals physical damage, so armor reduces it — but the pre-mitigation bonus is always 9%/6% of current HP).

The pre-hit timing rule ensures MIST’S EDGE calculates off maximum possible current HP for each auto-attack: on-hit effects apply before base attack damage in the engine’s damage sequence, so the 9% is always calculated against the slightly higher HP value that exists before the auto-attack’s own physical damage reduces it. The practical impact is minimal but technically means BotRK extracts marginally more damage per auto than a post-hit calculation would provide.

CLAWING SHADOWS — Slow Stacking Mechanics

CLAWING SHADOWS stacks from every on-hit auto-attack against enemy champions — not from abilities or on-hit ability effects. The 3-stack accumulation with a 6-second per-stack duration creates a sustained slow delivery mechanism: even at standard attack speed, 3 consecutive autos within the 6-second window reliably trigger the slow. At higher attack speeds (1.5+ AS), the 3 stacks can accumulate in 2 seconds or less.

The 15-second cooldown starts after the slow fires (stack 3 consumption). During the 15-second reset window, CLAWING SHADOWS stacking begins again immediately — the stacks don’t pause. A sustained fight against the same champion sees CLAWING SHADOWS fire approximately once every 15 seconds (assuming 3+ autos land within the 6-second stack window), providing reliable repeated slow application in extended exchanges. For champions with high attack speed (1.5–2.5 AS), the 15-second cooldown is the binding constraint — stacks reach 3 much faster than 15 seconds.

CLAWING SHADOWS is not blocked by spell shield — the stacking and slow fire through Sivir E and Nocturne W. This means melee fighters who rely on CLAWING SHADOWS for kite-resistance maintain the slow delivery even against spell-shield targets, avoiding the common frustration of engage CC being blocked by Sivir.

🎯 When to Build Blade of the Ruined King

Build BotRK When:

• The enemy team has multiple HP-stacking tanks or bruisers with 3,500+ HP: MIST’S EDGE’s 9% current HP scales hardest against targets who invest in maximum HP as their primary defensive stat. Against Malphite (3,500+ HP mid-game), Cho’Gath (5,000+ HP from feast), Mundo (500 HP regen + massive HP pool), Sion (passive HP scaling), and Warmog’s Armor rushers, MIST’S EDGE deals 315–450+ damage per auto on a full-HP tank — significantly more than flat on-hit damage from other items. For every 1,000 HP the tank has, BotRK melee deals an additional 90 damage per auto.
• Playing a sustained on-hit auto-attack champion who needs anti-tank damage and kite prevention: Vayne, Kog’Maw, Kayle, Tristana, Master Yi, Warwick, Jax — on-hit champions whose win condition involves sustained auto-attacking HP-stacking enemies directly benefit from MIST’S EDGE’s % HP damage and CLAWING SHADOWS’ consistent slow. The attack speed from BotRK accelerates both MIST’S EDGE damage rate and CLAWING SHADOWS stack application.
• The enemy carry or priority target relies on movement speed to kite or escape: CLAWING SHADOWS’ 30% slow from 3 autos is a reliable melee-gap-close tool against kiting ADCs and mobile carries. Champions like Caitlyn, Ezreal, Lucian, and Jinx who maintain range through constant repositioning can be pinned during CLAWING SHADOWS’ 1-second slow window, allowing melee champions to close the distance and extend the fight.
• Wanting early sustain through lifesteal in a physical damage lane: BotRK’s 10% lifesteal applies to both auto-attack damage and MIST’S EDGE on-hit damage. In sustained physical fights (bruiser vs bruiser top lane, ADC vs ADC bot lane with poke), the combined lifesteal from both damage sources provides consistent HP recovery that pressures opponents who lack equivalent sustain. Vampiric Scepter as a first component provides early lifesteal before full completion.
• Building an on-hit stack build where attack speed and on-hit damage are the primary scaling vectors: On-hit builds (Kog’Maw, Vayne, Kayle, Teemo) that combine multiple on-hit sources (Wit’s End, Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Kraken Slayer) benefit from BotRK’s attack speed amplification and MIST’S EDGE’s % HP damage. In multi-on-hit builds, each attack speed increase from BotRK proportionally increases ALL on-hit damage rates — BotRK’s 25% AS is a force multiplier for every other on-hit item in the build.
• In ARAM where the 12%/10% MIST’S EDGE values make it one of the strongest available items: ARAM’s enhanced MIST’S EDGE (12% melee, 10% ranged) substantially increases BotRK’s damage output. Against ARAM’s typical HP-stacking tank compositions (every player builds HP for ARAM durability), BotRK’s 12% current HP melee on-hit deals 600 damage per auto at 5,000 HP — more than most abilities. BotRK is a tier-1 ARAM item for virtually every physical damage champion.

Consider Alternatives When:

• The enemy team is composed primarily of squishy low-HP targets (mages, ADCs, assassins): MIST’S EDGE’s 9% current HP on a 1,500 HP squishy is only 135 bonus damage per auto — less efficient than flat on-hit sources (Wit’s End, Guinsoo’s Rageblade) or crit-based burst damage against low-HP targets. Against teams without HP-stackers, other items provide more damage per gold for attacking squishies.
• The primary damage type in the build is magic: MIST’S EDGE deals physical damage (affected by target armor). AP builds gain no benefit from MIST’S EDGE’s physical on-hit. Magic damage on-hit alternatives (Wit’s End for magic damage on-hit + MR strip) are the correct choice for hybrid or magic damage on-hit builds.
• Needing immediate burst damage from a single rotation rather than sustained auto-attack investment: BotRK requires auto-attacking repeatedly to maximise MIST’S EDGE damage and accumulate CLAWING SHADOWS. Pure burst assassin builds (Rengar, Zed) that deliver 90% of damage in a 0.5-second ability window gain minimal BotRK value — items that amplify ability damage (lethality items, Duskblade) provide more burst return per gold.

👥 Best Champions for Blade of the Ruined King

Optimal — On-Hit and Anti-Tank Sustained Fighters

• Vayne: Silver Bolts (W) passive: every 3rd basic attack deals 8% max HP true damage, stacking from auto-attacks. BotRK’s MIST’S EDGE (9% current HP physical) + Silver Bolts (8% max HP true) creates the strongest anti-HP-scaling combination in the ADC roster — each 3rd-auto Silver Bolts proc is supplemented by both the base MIST’S EDGE on-hit AND the true damage. CLAWING SHADOWS slow prevents tanks from disengaging during the Silver Bolts accumulation window. Final Hour (R) invisibility repositioning with the CLAWING SHADOWS slow already active is exceptionally difficult for tanks to avoid.
• Kog’Maw: Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) gives Kog’Maw a passive on-hit that already deals % max HP magic damage — BotRK’s MIST’S EDGE adds 6% current HP physical damage on top of W’s on-hit. Kog’Maw’s attack range extension from W makes him the premier long-range tank-shredder: ranged BotRK at 6% current HP + W on-hit at 4–8% max HP (scaling with AP) against a 5,000 HP tank = 300 + 200–400 bonus damage per auto from on-hit sources alone at extreme AP builds. CLAWING SHADOWS at 6% slow (Arena 15%) is less impactful for Kog’Maw at range, but the attack speed + lifesteal synergise with W’s attack range during the active window.
• Kayle: Divine Ascent (P) evolves Kayle’s auto-attacks through levels — at level 11+, Holy Flame (W) passive adds magic on-hit to every attack. BotRK’s MIST’S EDGE adds physical on-hit alongside the magic on-hit, creating a dual-element on-hit package. At 16+, Kayle’s ranged attack pattern with Starfire Spellblade (Q) + MIST’S EDGE + Holy Flame stacks on each hit. BotRK’s 25% AS accelerates Kayle’s attack cadence during Divine Judgment (R) ult invulnerability, maximising the combined on-hit damage during the safe window.
• Master Yi: Wuju Style (E) true damage passive on every basic attack (10% bonus AD true damage per auto). BotRK’s MIST’S EDGE (9% current HP physical) stacks with E’s true damage per auto — Master Yi’s auto-attack sequence against tanks deals MIST’S EDGE + Wuju Style + base AD on each hit. Alpha Strike (Q) doesn’t directly apply on-hit (Q hits apply on-hit effects), so MIST’S EDGE fires on each Alpha Strike hit. CLAWING SHADOWS’ slow prevents targets from escaping during the Alpha Strike gap-close window. Meditate (W) healing combined with MIST’S EDGE lifesteal during the heal amplification phase of W creates exceptional sustained HP recovery.
• Warwick: Eternal Hunger (P) provides lifesteal scaling with missing HP — at low HP, Warwick’s base lifesteal is 50%. BotRK’s 10% lifesteal stacks additively with Eternal Hunger’s conditional lifesteal during the high lifesteal window. Primal Howl (E) fear + Jaws of the Beast (Q) lunge create the initial engage; CLAWING SHADOWS’ slow then activates during the sustained auto-attack phase, preventing the target from disengaging. MIST’S EDGE at 9% is particularly effective against HP-stacking bruisers in the top or jungle role that Warwick typically hunts.
• Viego: Blade of the Ruined King (lore relevance aside), Viego’s Spectral Maw (W) shield/charge + Harrowed Path (E) spectral wraith + Last Embrace (R) stun. Viego’s Sovereign’s Domination (P) possession mechanic makes sustain and HP recovery critical — possessing a target temporarily restores HP, and MIST’S EDGE lifesteal during the sustained auto-attack phase maximises HP recovery before possession. CLAWING SHADOWS’ slow prevents targets from escaping during the auto-attack accumulation window before R stun.
• Trundle: Chomp (Q) AD steal + Subjugate (R) stat-drain of target’s armor, MR, HP. Trundle steals the enemy’s stats — against a tank with 300 armor, Trundle gains armor while the tank loses it. BotRK amplifies this identity: MIST’S EDGE’s 9% current HP physical damage against the already-armor-reduced tank (Subjugate R strips armor), combined with Pillar of Ice (W) slow + CLAWING SHADOWS slow, creates a maximum-debuff sustained fight scenario where the target has less armor AND is being hit by % HP physical damage AND is slowed. Glacial Path (E) charge or Pillar of Ice zone creates engagement for CLAWING SHADOWS to fire.
• Tristana: Rapid Fire (Q) massive attack speed boost for 7 seconds + Explosive Charge (E) stacking bomb detonation. Rapid Fire + BotRK’s 25% AS creates extremely high attack speed windows during Q active — potentially 3.0+ AS for 7 seconds. At 3.0 AS, 3 CLAWING SHADOWS stacks accumulate in 1 second, the slow fires, then 15 seconds cooldown while stacks rebuild. MIST’S EDGE at 6% ranged fires at 3.0 hits per second: 3.0 × 6% current HP = 18% current HP per second from MIST’S EDGE alone. Against a 3,000 HP tank, this is 540 MIST’S EDGE damage per second during Rapid Fire windows.
• Jax: Leap Strike (Q) gap-close + Empower (W) AoE enhancement + Counter Strike (E) dodge + Grandmaster’s Might (R) passive AS every 3rd auto. Jax’s Grandmaster’s Might R passive fires on every 3rd auto — the same attack that would otherwise be a CLAWING SHADOWS 3rd-stack slow candidate. These abilities stack independently, so the 3rd auto can deliver both Grandmaster’s Might (R) passive AoE magic damage AND CLAWING SHADOWS slow simultaneously. BotRK’s attack speed accelerates Grandmaster’s Might passive cycle rate and MIST’S EDGE damage rate against the HP-heavy bruisers Jax fights in top lane.

Situational

• Irelia: Bladesurge (Q) resets on takedowns, Defiant Dance (W) damage reduction. BotRK’s CLAWING SHADOWS slow and MIST’S EDGE synergise with Irelia’s sustained melee pattern. Situational — Trinity Force provides stronger burst per Q reset, but BotRK is correct in HP-heavy tank matchups where MIST’S EDGE outvalues Trinity Force’s Sheen SPELLBLADE against high HP targets.
• Xin Zhao: Three Talon Strike (Q) 3rd-hit knockup + CLAWING SHADOWS 3rd-auto slow create redundant 3rd-auto effects. Q’s knockup takes priority timing-wise; CLAWING SHADOWS slow still applies. BotRK is situational — most effective in compositions where tankiness justifies the % HP on-hit over flat damage alternatives.

Not Recommended

• Pure burst mages and AP builds: MIST’S EDGE is physical; no benefit from AP scaling. AS provides no value for pure casters.
• Champions facing squishy all-AP / all-low-HP compositions: MIST’S EDGE at 9% of 1,500 HP = 135 damage — less efficient than flat on-hit items or crit burst against glass-cannon targets.

⚙️ Recommended Build Paths

Vayne — On-Hit Anti-Tank ADC

1. Dagger or Long Sword — Game start: AS or AD depending on matchup
2. Vampiric Scepter — First back (900g): lifesteal for lane sustain; Silver Bolts W 3rd-hit lifesteal healing
3. Blade of the Ruined King — First item (3,200g): MIST’S EDGE + Silver Bolts on 3rd auto = dual % HP damage stacking; CLAWING SHADOWS slow enables 3rd-hit Silver Bolts accumulation vs kiting tanks
4. Guinsoo’s Rageblade — Second item: WRATH: phantom hits with on-hit effects every 3rd attack; Phantom hits trigger MIST’S EDGE and Silver Bolts W — effectively applying both % HP on-hits at double rate; AS + on-hit damage
5. Kraken Slayer — Third item: BRING IT DOWN: true damage every 3rd attack; Vayne now has three 3rd-attack procs (Silver Bolts W, Guinsoo’s phantom hit, Kraken Slayer true damage) all firing in coordination against tanks; definitive anti-tank three-item core
6. Wits End — Fourth item: FRAY: magic on-hit damage + MR strip; AS + MR; magic pen against reduced MR targets from FRAY amplifies the magic damage from Kraken Slayer true damage being partly influenced by — note: Kraken Slayer is true damage, not magic, but Wit’s End adds its own magic on-hit
7. Runaan’s Hurricane — Fifth item: WIND’S FURY bolts apply on-hit effects; each Hurricane bolt triggers MIST’S EDGE and Silver Bolts W; in multi-target scenarios, 3 simultaneous MIST’S EDGE procs per auto

Master Yi — On-Hit Sustained Fighter

8. Dagger — Start for early AS
9. Vampiric Scepter — First back: lifesteal combined with Meditate W healing during early fights
10. Blade of the Ruined King — First item: MIST’S EDGE 9% current HP melee + Wuju Style E 10% bonus AD true damage per auto; CLAWING SHADOWS ensures Yi can’t be kited out during E active window
11. Guinsoo’s Rageblade — Second item: Phantom hits trigger MIST’S EDGE every 3rd auto at double rate; Yi’s high AS from Q alpha strike and R Highlander makes phantom hit accumulation extremely fast
12. Wit’s End — Third item: FRAY magic on-hit + MR strip; AS; Yi’s Meditate W grants healing amplification combined with MIST’S EDGE lifesteal creates exceptional sustain during W cast
13. Kraken Slayer — Fourth item: True damage on 3rd attack; completes Yi’s anti-tank identity with three different 3rd-auto effects (if Guinsoo’s phantom hit timing aligns)

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❌ Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

• Building BotRK into squishy low-HP compositions expecting high MIST’S EDGE value: Against teams with 1,200–1,800 HP squishies, MIST’S EDGE deals 108–162 damage per auto (melee, 9%) — less damage per auto than flat on-hit items. BotRK’s strength scales with enemy HP. Against glass-cannon teams, flat damage (Wit’s End, Kraken Slayer) or crit damage (Infinity Edge) provides more return per gold against low-HP targets. Evaluate the enemy team composition in champion select — BotRK is only a first item when 2+ enemies stack HP.
• Forgetting MIST’S EDGE does not damage structures — wasting passive during tower dives: MIST’S EDGE does not apply to towers, inhibitors, or the nexus. During tower dives or structure-taking phases, the BotRK holder deals only base auto-attack damage to the structure (40 AD + 25% AS contribution), with no MIST’S EDGE bonus. Factor this into tower dive timing — MIST’S EDGE’s absence means less effective damage against the tower during dive scenarios than the item’s overall damage profile suggests.
• Not accounting for MIST’S EDGE physical damage being reduced by armor: MIST’S EDGE deals physical damage — armor reduces it like any other physical damage source. Against a 200-armor tank, 9% current HP MIST’S EDGE damage is reduced by approximately 66.7%: 450 pre-mitigation becomes ~150 post-armor. Pairing BotRK with armor penetration items (Last Whisper, Mortal Reminder, Lord Dominik’s Regards) maintains MIST’S EDGE efficiency against high-armor tanks. Without armor pen against 300+ armor targets, MIST’S EDGE’s pre-mitigation advantage is heavily eroded post-armor.
• Building BotRK as the only on-hit item without attack speed synergies: BotRK’s MIST’S EDGE generates damage per attack — higher attack speed means more MIST’S EDGE procs per second. A BotRK holder at 0.8 AS deals MIST’S EDGE at half the rate of one at 1.6 AS. Build attack speed alongside BotRK to maximise MIST’S EDGE throughput: Recurve Bow first, Guinsoo’s Rageblade second, Wit’s End third — each item multiplies the value of MIST’S EDGE through the increased auto-attack rate.
• Missing CLAWING SHADOWS slow timing by switching targets between autos: CLAWING SHADOWS stacks accumulate on a specific champion target — switching auto-attack targets between autos resets the stack counter on the original target while beginning a new stack on the new target. To reliably fire CLAWING SHADOWS, continuously auto-attack the same champion for 3 consecutive hits without switching. Avoid the common MOBA habit of clicking enemies randomly — commit to 3 autos on the same target before switching to trigger the slow.

✅ Best Practices

• Prioritise building BotRK as a first item in the specific HP-stacking enemy matchups where MIST’S EDGE value is highest: Against Cho’Gath, Sion, Mundo, Malphite, Ornn, and other HP-scaling tanks, BotRK’s 9% current HP damage at first item (enemy tank at 3,000–4,000 HP mid-game) provides 270–360 bonus damage per auto. The earlier BotRK completes against these targets, the more total MIST’S EDGE damage accumulates across the game. Do not delay BotRK into a second or third item when the enemy composition rewards it as a first purchase.
• Combine with Last Whisper or Lord Dominik’s Regards to amplify MIST’S EDGE post-armor efficiency: MIST’S EDGE physical damage is armor-mitigated like all physical damage. Against tanks who stack 200+ armor (Plated Steelcaps + armor items), armor penetration items convert pre-mitigation MIST’S EDGE damage more efficiently. Lord Dominik’s Regards (35% armor pen) maintains MIST’S EDGE’s effective damage rate against high-armor stackers, ensuring the 9% current HP damage value translates more closely to the pre-mitigation number.
• Stack CLAWING SHADOWS on the highest-priority target and commit 3 autos before switching: Identify the priority kill target (enemy carry, high-threat champion) and commit 3 consecutive autos before switching to apply CLAWING SHADOWS slow. The slow window (1 second) creates the burst window for abilities — gap-close abilities, CC, and allied follow-up should be timed to fire during or immediately after the CLAWING SHADOWS activation. In melee fights, the slow also prevents the target from disengaging during the ability cast window.
• Pair with Guinsoo’s Rageblade for the strongest MIST’S EDGE throughput build: Rageblade’s phantom hits apply MIST’S EDGE at effectively 1.33× the normal rate (phantom hit every 3rd attack = 33% additional MIST’S EDGE procs). Against 5,000 HP tanks at 2.0 AS: standard MIST’S EDGE is 900 damage/second; with Rageblade phantom hits, effective MIST’S EDGE is 1,200 damage/second. For on-hit champions whose win condition is sustained % HP damage against tanks, BotRK + Rageblade is the definitive two-item anti-tank core.
• In ARAM, prioritise BotRK early regardless of champion — the 12%/10% MIST’S EDGE values are among the best ARAM item passives available: ARAM’s buffed MIST’S EDGE (12% melee, 10% ranged) combined with ARAM’s standard HP-stacking meta (everyone builds HP for ARAM durability) creates near-universal BotRK value for physical damage champions. Even ranged ADC champions who would not normally build BotRK in SR benefit from ARAM’s 10% ranged MIST’S EDGE — at 4,000 HP target, 10% ranged = 400 bonus damage per auto, competitive with the highest per-auto damage items in the ARAM item pool.

🎬 Final Summary

Blade of the Ruined King is the anti-HP-scaling item — a 3,200 gold legendary whose MIST’S EDGE passive converts the enemy’s HP investment into direct damage against them. The 9% current HP melee on-hit has no equal for sustained physical damage against HP-stacking tanks: every 1,000 HP the target has translates to 90 additional MIST’S EDGE damage per auto-attack, rewarding BotRK holders who face Cho’Gath, Mundo, Sion, and Warmog’s tank builds with damage scaling that flat-stat items cannot replicate against high-HP enemies.

The CLAWING SHADOWS slow — 30% for 1 second from 3 auto-attacks, not blocked by spell shield — provides reliable CC that doesn’t require ability investment, making BotRK the only item in the game that delivers both anti-tank % HP damage and melee-gap-close slow from the same passive source. For bruisers and on-hit ADCs whose primary challenge is closing distance on kiting carries and sustaining against tankiness, both passives solve different problems within the same 3,200 gold purchase.

The ARAM buff (12%/10% MIST’S EDGE) elevates BotRK to near-mandatory status in ARAM for physical damage champions against HP-heavy compositions — 600 damage per auto at 5,000 HP melee is among the highest single-item on-hit damage available in any mode. The Guinsoo’s Rageblade synergy (phantom hits applying MIST’S EDGE at 1.33× effective rate) and the Runaan’s Hurricane synergy (multi-target MIST’S EDGE from Hurricane bolts) extend BotRK’s damage into multi-target teamfight scenarios, making it not only an anti-tank dueling item but a teamfight-scaling on-hit foundation for full on-hit builds.

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FAQ

Q: Does MIST’S EDGE calculate based on maximum HP or current HP?

A: Current HP — exclusively. MIST’S EDGE deals 9% (melee) / 6% (ranged) of the target’s current HP at the moment each basic attack lands, not maximum HP. As the target’s HP decreases during the fight, MIST’S EDGE damage per hit decreases proportionally. This means BotRK is most efficient at the start of a fight when the target has full current HP, and its per-hit damage decreases as the target takes damage throughout the engagement.

Q: Does MIST’S EDGE apply to towers or structures?

A: No — MIST’S EDGE does not apply to structures including towers, inhibitors, and the nexus. Only the BotRK holder’s base AD (40 AD) and attack speed (25% AS) contribute to structure damage. This limits BotRK’s tower-taking efficiency compared to items with flat on-hit damage against structures (though no common items specifically mention structure on-hit — most on-hit effects are champion-specific).

Q: Is CLAWING SHADOWS blocked by Sivir’s Spell Shield?

A: No — CLAWING SHADOWS is explicitly not blocked by spell shield. Auto-attacks against a Sivir with E active still apply CLAWING SHADOWS stacks, and the 3rd-stack slow fires through the spell shield. This makes BotRK’s CC reliable against spell-shield champions, unlike ability-based CC that is blocked by Sivir E or Nocturne W.

Q: Does the MIST’S EDGE bonus damage benefit from lifesteal?

A: Yes — MIST’S EDGE’s bonus physical on-hit damage benefits from lifesteal. BotRK’s own 10% lifesteal applies to both the base auto-attack damage and the MIST’S EDGE on-hit damage. At 9% melee MIST’S EDGE against a 5,000 HP tank (450 bonus damage), the 10% lifesteal from the MIST’S EDGE alone heals 45 HP per auto-attack, on top of the standard auto-attack’s lifesteal heal.

Q: Why is ARAM MIST’S EDGE significantly higher than SR?

A: ARAM’s map design (single lane, constant fighting, limited escape options) creates a format where HP-stacking is universally optimal for survivability. The ARAM balance team increases MIST’S EDGE to 12%/10% (vs SR’s 9%/6%) to maintain BotRK’s viability and provide effective anti-HP-stacking tools in a meta where HP-stacking dominates. The buff rewards BotRK purchases against the typical ARAM composition and prevents HP-tank strategies from being unanswerable in the format.

Q: What is the interaction between BotRK and Guinsoo’s Rageblade phantom hits?

Guinsoo’s Rageblade‘s WRATH passive fires a phantom hit every 3rd basic attack — and phantom hits apply on-hit effects including MIST’S EDGE. This means MIST’S EDGE fires on the phantom hit in addition to every regular auto-attack, effectively increasing MIST’S EDGE application rate by approximately 33% at standard attack speeds. For on-hit builds on Vayne, Kog’Maw, and Master Yi, BotRK + Guinsoo’s Rageblade is the definitive anti-tank two-item core because the phantom hits double-dip MIST’S EDGE without requiring additional attack speed investment beyond Rageblade’s own AS.