Spear of the Magus?

Spear of the Magus gives 30 magical penetration.

I was just wondering if anyone could clarify what this means exactly. Is "Penetration"" any different than an item like Void Stone which simply reduces magical protection by 30?

For example facing a god with 50 magical protection when I have a Spear of the Magus means my spells' damage only have to go through 20 magical protection, correct?

Now if I added Void Stone on top of that would the enemy have 0 magical protection or -10?

I see a lot of people opting for the Spear of the Magus early game, do you think that is worth the 2050 gold cost?

It would reduce the enemy to zero unless they have changed it, anyways spear of the magus is a great starting item because its cheap it gives u some survival with its health not to mention allowing you to bypass their base MR while still uping your power a bit giving you a decent amount of damage. It all depends on who your using and who your up against and who your playing.

To make it short yes spear is and has been op since it's release the fact that just for 2050 get the ability to do almost true damage against almost all gods since majority of gods have 30 starting MR and gain +1 so at the very most if they don't pick up any MR items at level 20 you will be dealing only with 20 MR and since you can't make resistance go into negatives adding a voidstone will only reduce it to 0 if you are in range still if you use your mages offensive it's well worth it especially on gods like Agni He Bo Ra Hel(sometimes) since you are more then likely be unloading your kill combo at pretty close range

Basically, it's flat penetration. It treats your damage as if the opponent had 30 less magic resist. Only difference from Void Stone is that none of your allies get the same effect.

Also you don't have to be in a certain range to get the effect but budhha is correct

Exactly what I thought!

Thanks guys for confirming my suspicions.

It was just the flat 30 penetration that threw me off since it seems like no other item has such a stat.

Death's Toll

Yeah. In short, Spear of the Magus is an awesome item because of its value. You are getting so much bang for your buck that it's an auto-buy as a 3rd or 4th item, as long the spear's stats fit the god you're playing and, if it wasn't rushed.

The +300 health is t because it's a good MP item, is the best part.

I use this item everytime i play ap based carrys except for hebo Maybe..
If u mid ra vs ra ur definitely gonna have a headstart if He starts with rank 2 ap boost and u with Spear.. It seems pretty underrated, and i Can definitely recommend rushing this item first if u dont like to Buy 2 abilltys or doom orb at start.


- Avador

I also personally believe that the spear of magus is a great item. However we have to also count what we lose. As we gain the extra health and magical penetration, we lose the chance of moving faster with the boots. With mobility, it might not be necessary to use the spear. I guess its with experience? As you get use to dodging skill shots, mobility will definitely be more helpful in the long run too. Both boots and spear are great items, and I personally think it depends on the play style and the experience a person has. Another considerable minority item that could be a starter is the pendant. Although it is not a great, most really experience players sometimes use it ( I think).