League-of-legends – Do Spectator Controls work while replaying a LOLReplay file

The immediate exploit I can think of is destroying Teemo's mushrooms. Since they last for 10 minutes, a spectator could direct a player with an oracle's where to go to clear them.

A spectator could also help keep track of buff respawns, though this is typically handled by the jungler.

Though not directly useful, a spectator can watch a player's play-style and make best guesses about future moves. Any pattern they see could potentially be used against that player.

I had always assumed that it did, but to make sure, I just tested two cases in a custom game. I did these tests on The Proving Grounds for convenience; the passive gold gain bonus on the map shouldn't affect the results.

In addition, I used Greater Quintessences of Avarice and full points in the Greed mastery for a total of +5 gold per 10 seconds.

I proceeded to purchase a Philosopher's Stone when the in-game clock read 1:00. From here, I did one of two things. In the first case, I cast Whimsy on myself whenever I was alive and ran directly to the Outer Turret. When the in-game clock hit 5:00, I had 1923 gold.

In the second case, after buying the Philosopher's Stone, I sat in my base until 5:00. At that point, I had 1917 gold.

The minor differences can be attributed to the inaccuracy of the client-side game clock.

In short, yes, gold per 10 items still tick while you're dead.