A comprehensive defensive boot option, Ninja Tabi provided both mobility and protection against physical damage before being removed in patch V10.23 and replaced by Plated Steelcaps.

Core Stats:

• 20 Armor
• 45 Movement Speed
• Cost: 1100 gold (375g combine cost)

Unique Passive: Reduces incoming basic attack damage by 12% (excluding turret damage)

Key Mechanics:

• Stacks multiplicatively with armor and damage reduction effects
• Increases effective HP against basic attacks by ~13.64%
• Does not reduce on-hit effects or spell-based auto-attacks
• Reduces damage from basic attack modifiers and auto-attack abilities

Notable Interactions:

• Doesn't affect: Mystic Shot, Takedown, Pick a Card
• Does affect: Hyper Charge, Steel Tempest, Devastating Charge

Evolution Over Time:

• Originally featured dodge chance
• Transitioned to flat damage reduction in later patches
• Underwent several balance changes to armor values (20-30) and damage reduction (10-12%)
• Removed in V10.23, replaced by Plated Steelcaps

Cultural Note: "Tabi" (足袋) refers to traditional Japanese split-toe socks, pronounced as "tah-bee" rather than the common "tab-eye" pronunciation.

This item represented a cost-efficient defensive option particularly effective against auto-attack-based champions, providing a unique blend of mobility and damage mitigation that made it a staple choice for tanks and bruisers throughout its existence in the game.

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