Shard of True Ice

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This item was removed on patch V14.1.

Shard of True Ice was a legendary item in League of Legends. It was exclusive to Classic Summoner's Rift 5v5.

Recipe

Shard of True Ice

400 (Special)

Frostfang

400 (Special)

Spellthief's Edge

400

Notes

"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 from minion kills by 80%.
  - After 5 minutes, the limit is increased to 20 creep score and gold from minion kills is instead reduced by 50% – 80% (based on creep score).

Similar items

Black Mist Scythe

Bulwark of the Mountain

Pauldrons of Whiterock

Old icons

1st version
2nd version

Media

Stealth Ward
Stealthed

Revisions

Recipe

Shard of True Ice

1600 (

535)

[[Kage's Lucky Pick\|]] Kage's Lucky Pick 765 ( 330)
		[[Amplifying Tome\|]] Amplifying Tome 435

[[Mana Manipulator\|]] Mana Manipulator 300 ( 120)
		[[Faerie Charm\|]] Faerie Charm 180

Cost Analysis

Gold Value

45 ability power = 978.75
5 mana regeneration = 300
- Total Gold Value = 1278.75

Aura Value per Ally Champion

5 mana regeneration = 300
- Total Gold Value = 300

Gold efficiency

Shard of True Ice was 79.92% gold efficient without its passive.
Shard of True Ice was gold efficient with two ally champions nearby.
Alternatively, the active must had at least a value of 321.25 for Shard of True Ice to be gold efficient.
Alternatively, the item must be held for 642 seconds (10 minutes and 42 seconds), including time spent holding its predecessor Kage's Lucky Pick, for its passive to make Shard of True Ice gold efficient.

Notes

Shard of True Ice is the only item in the game that upgrades from a gold-generating item to retain its gold-generating passive.
The active ability can be targeted on minions, pets and summoned objects like Jarvan IV's Demacian Standard.
Shard of True Ice's active does not give assists.

Trivia

Mikael's Crucible, Ohmwrecker, Shard of True Ice, Shurelya's Reverie, Twin Shadows, and Youmuu's Ghostblade were a set of items that shared similar features, specifically having an active ability and a gold-generating item in their recipe.
Black Mist Scythe, Bulwark of the Mountain, Pauldrons of Whiterock, and Shard of True Ice are a set of items available since Season 2020 that were designed for Support.

Patch History

V14.1 - Removed

Removed from the game.
Replaced by Bounty of Worlds.

V13.4

Mana regeneration reduced to 100% from 115%.

V12.10

Base mana regeneration increased to 115% from 100%.

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.

V11.21

Bug Fix: Now correctly reduces minion gold if its user has farmed more than 20 minions per 5 minutes.

V11.3

Disabled on Ultra Rapid Fire.

V10.23

Updated icon.
This item counts as a Legendary item.
Ability power reduced to 40 from 50.
Health reduced to 75 from 100.
Unique active renamed to Ward from Warding.
Limited to 1 Support or Jungle item.

V10.15

Ability power increased to 50 from 45.

V10.13

Bug Fix: When attempting to place a fourth ward on the map, the mini-map now properly indicates which of the first three wards will be replaced.

V10.2

Bug Fix: Wards now properly show their vision range indicator.
Bug Fix: Completing the quest and then selling the item to repurchase a different support item will no longer automatically complete the quest for that second support item.

V10.1

New Effect: Now grants 100% base mana regeneration.
Ability power reduced to 45 from 60.
Health reduced to 100 from 150.

V9.23 - Re-added

Cost: 400, upgrades from Frostfang.
Stats: 60 ability power, 150 health, 3 per 10 seconds.
Unique Active - Warding: Consumes a charge to place a Stealth Ward at the target location (600 range), which reveals the surrounding area. Holds up to 4 charges which refill upon visiting the shop.
Unique Passive: Receives diminishing gold from excessive minion kills.
Limitations: Limited to 1 Jungle or Gold Income item.

V3.14 - Removed

Removed from the game, but reworked into Frost Queen's Claim.
New Recipe: Frostfang + Amplifying Tome + 715 = 2000.
- Old Recipe: Kage's Lucky Pick + Mana Manipulator + 535 = 1600.
Added +4 gold per 10 seconds.
Unique Passive – Lucky Shadow removed.
Unique Passive – Tribute added.
Unique Passive – Gold Income added.
Unique Active removed.
Unique Active – Arctic Embrace added.

V3.12

Gold per 10 increased to 5 from 4.

V3.7

Total cost reduced to 1600 from 1700.
Mana Warp passive aura reduced to 5 mana regen per 5 seconds from 6.

V1.0.0.152 - Added

Recipe: Kage's Lucky Pick + Mana Manipulator
Total Cost: 1700.
Combine Cost: 535.
Stats: 45 ability power.
Unique Passive - Lucky Shadow: Gain an additional 4 gold every 10 seconds.
Unique Aura - Mana Warp: Nearby allied champions gain 6 mana regen per 5 seconds.
Unique Active: Surrounds an ally with a blizzard for 4 seconds that slows nearby enemy movement speed by 30% (60 second cooldown).

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