Sword of the Divine: LoL Arena Item

Sword of the Divine is a prismatic item in League of Legends Arena.

Overview

Stats

Critical strike chance	50
spec	+{{adaptive\|110}}²

Values as the League of Legends Wiki's item data lists them, for every mode; the data doesn't state their units.

Effects

Excoriate (unique): Gain a random amount of bonus critical strike damage that scales up to 50% of your critical strike chance, with the value of this amount changing every 0.25 seconds.³

ArenaSweats stats

2026 Season 3 Act 2, all regions

CArenaSweats tierC tier

Top 3 %: 56.0%
Avg place: 3.28
Edge: -0.00
Build %: 5.18%
Win % (1st): 18.5%
Games: 1,665,355

Best champions with it

Full stats on ArenaSweats PagesFrom ranked Arena games tracked by ArenaSweats, updated 5 Nov 2026.

Tips

Consider overcapping critical strike chance to make the most of Excoriate.⁵
Jeweled Gauntlet or Vulnerability with Sword of the Divine is recommended for Smolder.⁶
Sword of the Divine and Jeweled Gauntlet are a strong combination for Smolder.⁷

Interactions

Aim for the Head caps critical strike chance at 50%, limiting Excoriate's bonus to 25% bonus critical damage.⁸⁹
Infinity Edge's critical damage and critical strike chance stack with Sword of the Divine's critical damage and increase its strength.¹⁰
Sword of the Divine is a best-in-slot item for champions that want critical strike chance.¹¹
Sword of the Divine is used for high damage, while Galeforce provides safety and engage.¹²
Sword of the Divine can scale Vulnerability and Reaper's Toll damage.¹³
Sword of the Divine is exclusive to Arena and can only be obtained from a Prismatic Item.¹⁴⁴ Patch unknown

Bugs

Sword of the Divine does not work with Senna, and it may prevent her from benefiting from life steal.¹⁵¹⁶
Sword of the Divine can give Orianna ability power while Magical Girl gives her attack damage at the same time.¹⁷
Aim for the Head leaves Sword of the Divine at 50% critical strike chance.¹⁸

History

Riot patch notes that name Sword of the Divine, newest first

Patch	Date	Changes
14.118x2 duos	29 May 2024	Adaptive Force: 100 ⇒ 110¹⁹

Earlier formats

In patch 25.06, Sword of the Divine's critical strike chance increased from 40% to 50%.²⁰ 8x2 duos
Sword of the Divine's bonus critical damage increases with critical strike chance; stacking more than 100% critical strike chance can make critical strikes deal large damage.²¹ 8x2 duos
Sword of the Divine works with spells, including Mundo's Q when paired with Jeweled Gauntlet.²² 8x2 duos
Sword of the Divine, Infinity Edge and a mythic item that lets stuns critically strike work well together on Blitzcrank.²³ 8x2 duos
Sword of the Divine's passive works with Smolder's Q because the ability scales with critical strike chance and critical damage.²⁴ 8x2 duos
Jeweled Gauntlet with Sword of the Divine is a strong combination on champions that can reliably build critical strike chance.²⁵ 8x2 duos

Sources

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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:ItemData/data, revision 4092074

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Type: Distributed, Special, Prismatic
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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:ItemData/data, revision 4092074

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Stats (wiki item data keys, all modes): crit: 50 spec: +{{adaptive|110}}
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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:ItemData/data, revision 4092074

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Effects (wiki item data): Excoriate (unique): Gain a random amount of bonus critical strike damage that scales up to 50% of your critical strike chance, with the value of this amount changing every 0.25 seconds.
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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:ItemData/data, revision 4092074

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Limit: Can only be obtained from Prismatic Item.
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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki: Arena/Augments > Arena/Augments

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Aim for the Head | Gain 25% critical strike chance and 25% bonus critical damage. Your critical strike chance is capped at 50%. Convert a portion of excess critical strike chance into bonus critical damage. Aim for the Head nullifies the global, excess critical strike chance to adaptive force conver
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Community: Submitted by bellfericks#EUW | #30 LB GLOBALPosted 15 Sep 2026Single source
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Community: Submitted by UnboundHadesPosted 15 Sep 2026Single source
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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki: Sword of the Divine > Sword of the Divine

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Sword of the Divine is a distributed item in League of Legends. It is exclusive to Arena.
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RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 14.11 Notes > Arena > Item Buffs

Posted 29 May 20248x2 duos

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Sword of the Divine Adaptive Force: 100 ⇒ 110
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RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 25.06 Notes > Arena > Items

Posted 18 Mar 20258x2 duos

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Sword of the Divine: Crit Chance: 40% ⇒ 50%
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