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Ninja Tabi was a defensive boots item in League of Legends that was removed in patch V10.23 and replaced by Plated Steelcaps.
Core Stats:
- 20 Armor
- 45 Movement Speed
- Unique Passive: Reduced incoming basic attack damage by 12%
Gold Value:
- Base stats worth 940 gold (85.45% gold efficient)
- Armor: 400g
- Movement Speed: 540g
Key Features:
- Passive stacked multiplicatively with armor and damage reduction effects
- Increased effective HP against basic attacks by ~13.64%
- Did not reduce turret damage
- Did not affect on-hit effects or spell-effect basic attacks
- Reduced damage from basic attack modifiers and abilities that act like basic attacks
Notable Changes:
- V10.23: Removed and replaced by Plated Steelcaps
- V10.6: Armor reduced to 20 (from 30), passive increased to 12% (from 10%)
- V7.9: Limited to one pair of boots
- V6.13: Passive reduced to 10% (from 12%)
- V5.22: Boots enchantments removed
Historical Context:
- Originally featured dodge chance before being reworked
- Name derives from "tabi," traditional Japanese footwear
- Was one of few items providing direct damage reduction
- Design was a palette swap of Mercury's Treads
The item served as a core defensive option against physical damage dealers, particularly effective when combined with high armor builds due to its multiplicative damage reduction.
