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Xin Zhao Spear - 2025 LTA Championship Fan Fest

A full-scale Xin Zhao spear built by Hoku Props with Frenzy Studio for Riot Games' 2025 LTA Championship Fan Fest, now on display at the Riot Games campus.

The full-scale Xin Zhao spear on display at the 2025 LTA Championship Fan Fest, standing beside a cosplayer in front of a League of Legends backdrop
Photo by Hoku Props Team

The challenge

Bring a champion's weapon to a fan fest at full scale.

The spear had to match Xin Zhao's updated in-game design at full scale, travel to the venue in pieces, assemble on site, and hold up as a long-term display once the fan fest was over.

How we solved it

Engineered in sections, finished as one piece.

  1. Printed and painted sections of the Xin Zhao spear laid out on a grey backdrop before assembly

    Sectioned for printing

    Starting from Riot's model, Hoku split the spear into printable sections, each planned around how it joins its neighbors.

  2. Close view of an assembled joint where the navy and silver sections of the spear head meet

    Precise assembly

    Joints were engineered so the sections line up cleanly, in the shop and again on site.

  3. Freshly painted silver sections of the spear laid out on a drying rack

    Sanded and painted

    Every section was sanded smooth, then painted to match the in-game colors.

  4. The finished spear head and shaft against a grey backdrop, with the sewn navy pennant wrapped below the head

    Sewn pennant

    The pennant was sewn and wrapped around the shaft below the head.

  5. The custom welded base with radiating fins holding the foot of the spear upright

    Custom welded base

    A custom welded base lets the spear stand on its own for photos and long-term display.

  6. Close view of the finished spear head showing color-shift paint and weathering

    Weathered finish

    A weathered finish over the paint gives the spear the worn look of a weapon that has seen battle.

Built to travel

Breaks down, nests, and ships protected.

The spear comes apart into sections that nest in cut foam inside a hard case, so it travels protected and goes back together at the venue.

The spear blade section nested in cut foam inside an open hard case

Watch

See it come together.

On site and on display

From the fan fest floor to the Riot Games campus.

The spear was assembled on site for the 2025 LTA Championship Fan Fest, then moved to the Riot Games campus, where it is now on display.

The fully assembled Xin Zhao spear standing on its welded base in the Hoku Props studio
A Hoku Props team member standing beside the finished spear for scale

Credit

Xin Zhao spear built by Hoku Props with Frenzy Studio for Riot Games' Americas publishing team.

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