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Tough Boots

MovementTier 2720g

The default anti-CC boots, cutting all crowd-control and slow duration.

Stats

Magic DEF: +18; 48
Movement Speed: +40%; 65%

Each bar is scaled against the highest value of that stat on any item in the game — the faint number at the end of the track is that maximum.

Passives and actives

Unique PassiveFortitude
CC and Slow Duration reduced by 25%.

When to build it

Counters heavy-CC enemy comps (chain stuns, roots, slows): Fortitude reduces CC and Slow duration by 25% at all times, no trigger needed. Default pick vs. any draft with 2+ hard-CC heroes, especially for squishy carries who die during long CC chains.

Build path

Built from

Heroes Tough Boots is built against

Our hero guides name this item as a specific answer to these picks.

Heroes who build Tough Boots

69 recommended builds on this site include it.

and 45 more

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