Mercury's Treads are boots that provide magic resistance, movement speed, and tenacity. They cost 1300 gold and are built from Boots + Null-Magic Mantle + 600 gold.

Current Stats:

• 45 Movement Speed
• 20 Magic Resistance
• 30% Tenacity (reduces crowd control duration)
• Limited to 1 Boots item

Key Benefits:

• Helps escape or chase enemies with increased movement speed
• Reduces duration of crowd control effects (except displacements and suppression)
• Provides basic magic resistance for survivability

Best Used By:

• Champions who need to avoid crowd control
• Heroes facing magic damage heavy teams
• Characters requiring extra mobility

Value Analysis:

• Magic Resistance (20) = 400 gold
• Movement Speed (45) = 540 gold
• Total Gold Value = 940 gold
• Base gold efficiency: 72.31%

Map-Specific Differences:

• Magic resistance: 35
• Movement speed: 30
• Tenacity: 35%

Notable Changes:

• Total cost recently increased to 1300 from 1200 gold
• Combine cost increased to 600 from 500 gold
• Magic resistance reduced to 20 from 25

The item offers a balanced combination of defensive and mobility stats, making it particularly valuable against teams with heavy crowd control or magic damage. Its tenacity passive is unique among boot options, offering strategic advantages in specific matchups.

For optimal use, consider purchasing when facing multiple sources of crowd control or when requiring both magic resistance and increased mobility. The tenacity effect does not stack with other sources of tenacity.

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