Spin

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 7 - Steel Ball Run

"Spin your nails in the golden ratio!... Then you should have the ability to harness the power of infinity!"

~Gyro Zeppeli

Spin
Information
Trainer	Gyro Zepelli
Cost	$10,000
Item Required	Steel Ball
Spec Weapon	Steel Ball
Abilities	Projectiles, Damage Reduction, Damage Buff

Overview

Spin is a technique that was introduced in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7. It was added to Your Bizarre Adventure alongside Tusk, and it is obtained by talking to Gyro Zeppeli who is located in Eli's Pizzeria. To unlock it from him, you need to be above Level 20, have a Steel Ball and $10,000.

You cannot obtain the Spin fighting-style if you are a Vampire, and you need to keep Spin to upgrade Tusk for each Act, you also need it to upgrade Soft & Wet. Note that you have to have a Steel Ball equipped to use Steel Ball, Double Steel Ball and Whirling Steel Balls.

Total Skill Points: 38

Skills

Abilities Showcase	Key	Name	Description
	G	The Golden Spin	The user spins their arm, as golden particles surround it, charging spin. Fully upgraded, this buffs the damage of spin moves by 36%, and using it is entirely optional. Once you charge spin and let go, a golden rectangle will appear before fading away.
	H	Golden Skin	The user surrounds themselves with spin energy. The user gains a gold outline and golden, rotating particles surround the user. Fully upgraded, this reduces damage taken by 35%. This move is uncancellable. This move lasts 30 seconds. The cooldown is 60 seconds. This means that around half the time in a fight you will have no damage reduction.
	Z	Steel Ball	The user throws a Steel Ball at their cursor. The Steel Ball hits the opponent twice; once when thrown, and once when it returns. This move deals 10 damage with each hit (20 in total) and 13.6 damage each hit (27.2 in total) when charged. This move is cancellable, and blockable. The cooldown is 8 seconds.
	X	Double Steel Ball	The user throws Two Steel Balls at their cursor, each dealing 7.5 damage upon hitting the enemy, and dealing 7.5 damage (10.2 with charge) again when both return to the user, hitting the target 4 times in total. This move deals 30 damage without charge and 40.8 damage with charge. This move is cancellable, and blockable. The cooldown is 20 seconds.
	C	Whirling Steel Ball	The user throws a Steel Ball at their cursor. If this Steel Ball hits an enemy, it will create a tornado which will deal 30 damage (40.8 with charge). This move stand-crashes, and is an AOE move, meaning it will deal damage to multiple people if they are in the range of the attack. This move is cancellable, and is a true Block Break. The cooldown is 30 seconds.
	V	Twisting Spin Punch	The user infuses their arm with Spin and hits their enemy, transferring the rotation from their arm to the victim. This move ragdolls the enemy and knocks them far away, dealing 4.2 damage upon the initial grab and 32.5 damage when knocking away the target. With charge this move deals 5.4 and then 43.5 damage. This move is cancellable, and a true Block Break. The cooldown is 14 seconds. You don't need to have a steel ball in your hand to use this.
	B	Spin Reflex	The user surrounds themselves with spin energy for a short amount of time. If the user is hit while the move is active, they knock the enemy back and deal 30 damage to the attacker, and that increases to 40.8 if the user has spin charged. This move is a counter. The cooldown is 35 seconds.

Tips, Tricks & Combos

• Tusk is recommended with Spin due to stuns, ranged projectiles and damage buffs. While also Buffing Tusk's nails greatly which is great for zoning along with spin. (Needs testing post-rework) (Normal nail shots around 8.8 dmg and 11 dmg with spin charged)
• Always use Golden Skin when it is available. It is your only means of damage reduction.
• The Steel Ball moves can hit multiple players at once. Use this if you are being teamed on.
• All of the Steel Ball moves have insane range. Use it to your advantage.
• Spin is a good spec to use alongside projectile based stands, such as TWAU, Tusk, etc.
• Steel ball can be a decent combo starter if landed.
• Steel ball has a very low cooldown, meaning you can throw it at your enemy very often. You can use this to give more pressure.
• All of spin's damaging moves can be cancelled, so be careful when you use them.
• Whirling Stell Ball always goes in a straight line unless there is a slope.

Combos:

• Steel Ball > Double Steel Ball
• Steel Ball > Twisting Spin Punch
• Steel Ball > Double Steel Ball > Whirling Steel Ball
• Steel Ball > Double Steel Ball > Twisting Spin Punch

Skill Tree

• Passive
• Skills

Spin Duration: increases time it takes for Spin Bar to decrease.

• Spin Duration I: 1 point
• Spin Duration II: 1 points
• Spin Duration III: 1 point
• Spin Duration IV: 1 point
• Spin Duration V: 2 points

Spin Charge: increases Spin charge rates.

• Spin Charge I: 1 point
• Spin Charge II: 1 point
• Spin Charge III: 1 point
• Spin Charge IV: 1 point
• Spin Charge V: 2 points

Extra Layer: Increases Golden Skin's defense buff.

• Extra Layer I: 1 point
• Extra Layer II: 1 point
• Extra Layer III: 1 point
• Extra Layer IV: 1 point
• Extra Layer V: 2 point

Spin Mastery: Increases the damage buff added by spin charge

• Spin Mastery I: 2 points
• Spin Mastery II: 2 points
• Spin Mastery III: 2 points
• Spin Mastery IV: 3 points
• Spin Mastery V: 3 points
• Spin Mastery VI: 3 points

The Golden Spin: 1 point

Steel Ball: 1 point

Double Steel Ball: 1 point

Whirling Steel Ball: 1 point

Golden Skin: 1 point

Spin Reflex: 1 point

Trivia

• Spin used to be (arguably) the worst spec in the game near its release, as its original stun was considered broken, thus it received many nerfs. As a result of more buffs and now the Spin Rework, it is considered good, or at least better from where it was back then.
• The Spin is the Steel Ball Run universe counterpart to Hamon. This is evident due to the users obtaining a specific stand for a mastery of each (Hermit Purple/Jonathan's Stand in the original universe and Ball Breaker in the Steel Ball Run universe).
• Spin, alongside Hamon, are Specs that you can't use alongside the Vampirism race.
• Holding out any item while charging Spin will cause it to spin. Funny mentions are the Green Baby and the Cash Bag. This can also Spin held Stands like Beach Boy and Anubis.
• There is a glitch in Steel Ball Run where if you use the steel ball move, your horse will strangely turn around and stop moving but it's legs and body are in the running motion. This can sometimes happen if you use (most notably) time skip.
• A rework for Spin was announced on the 03/10/2022 by Uzu, and confirmed for later that month. The rework released 23/12/2022.
• Before the rework, there used to be a glitch where if you are charging spin and someone stops time, you will continue to charge it infinitely. Red Hot Chili Pepper currently has a similar glitch, but rather with the Electric Guitar move instead. Currently, if you charge spin and someone stops time, you will keep charging it during the time stop and it will stop charging when you let go of the button. Hamon shares an identical glitch where it continues to charge in time stop.
• Unlike many other Spec reworks, Spin Rework was the only Spec Rework that was not overused on release due to it being correctly balanced.
• There was a glitch where Golden Skin made you take more damage instead of less. However, this was patched in the 1.55 update.
• Spin’s reworked V move might be inspired to a scene from Naruto where Jiraiya first reveals the Rasengan.

Gallery

Old Steel Ball (Held)

Player Holding steel ball, Spec Item which spawns in the main map.

Gyro NPC

Steel Ball

Double Steel Ball

Whirling Steel Ball

Twisting Spin Punch

Player holding Peppermint Steel Ball, unobtainable cosmetic from 2022's christmas event.

Player holding Eye of the saint's corpse, unobtainable cosmetic from 2022's halloween event.

Player holding Jingle Bell, unobtainable cosmetic from 2022's christmas event.