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Consolidate the effects of boots to improve slot efficiency

Liwet·10/10/2015, 6:04:13 AM·4 votes·560 views

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Buying Boots seems to be such a waste of a slot. You have to buy boots since they give movement speed but the item doesn't do much more than that even with enchantments. Other slots are filled but lots of stats, passives, and actives, but the slot for your boots is not. I looked at all the bonuses that the 7 different Tier 2 boots give and consolidated them down to 5 slightly buffed versions to give them a bit more slot efficiency. Comments welcome.

Defense Greaves +25 Magic Resist +25 Armor

Sneakers 35% Tenacity +15 Movement Speed (over base)

Support Boots 15% Cooldown Reduction +60 Movement Speed when outside combat for 5 seconds (over base)

Duelist's Shoes 25% Attack Speed 10% Damage Reduction

Caster Sandals +15 Magic Penetration +15 Armor Penetration

I'd also like to see the movement speed on the Tier 1 boots upgraded to +45 Movement Speed just so I don't have to go after the Tier 2 boots too early if there are more important items for me to buy.

9 Comments

Khell DarkWolf10/10/2015, 6:13:42 AM9 votes

I want to see Boots given their own item slot, like trinket got its own.

Once that happens, then I want to see how the game paradigm shifts and changes because everyone gets an item slot freed up.

Deep Terror Nami10/10/2015, 6:07:40 AM4 votes

Eww. Supports don't need CDR on their boots. Half their items already have it.

ProfDrDeath10/10/2015, 9:04:19 AM3 votes

Yes, give ADCs 10% damage reduction for free. What could possibly go wrong?

These ideas are ALL terrible.

Movement speed is the only stat in the game to have a devoted item slot of its own, and for a good reason - MS is the strongest stat in the game. Why? Because all your AD/AP/HP/whatever does not matter if you are only arriving at the action when everything is already over.

Same as in real life: wars are not won by bombs and guns. Wars are won by information (vision in league) and logistics (get what you need where you need it when you need it).

HaIlMonitor10/10/2015, 8:01:28 AM2 votes

Why are these topics comming up? Boots are a intricate portion of a lot of builds.

  • Playing an Assassin and want 25% CDR go item 3134 item 3158
  • Playing vs a CC heavy Team? item 3111
  • Stronger Roaming/map control item 3117
  • Last hitting item 3006
  • Fed Auto attack or lots of AD item 3047
  • More Magic Damage??!?! item 3020

It isnt a wasted item slot, but a utility one. Sorry you cant build 6 old BT's, get stacks on each, and one shot people as Caitlynn anymore.

FaRmErX10/10/2015, 6:09:37 AM1 votes

we need CRIT BOOTS

Shonjl10/10/2015, 9:20:43 AM1 votes

Personally I don't see anything wrong with the boots. If anything Swiftness needs a buff. I personally think the enchantments on them need major buffs, there is literally no reason to get anything but homeguard which is stupid. They should make the others actually worth a damn. I for one love Alacrity but +20 is crap.