Talk:Hecarim/@comment-76.79.199.130-20120409170948/@comment-1153246-20120409175643

Merc's are still better than Swiftboots. The difference is only 20 movespeed, which won't translate into very much extra AD in comparison, even after % bonuses from PD, Triforce, and other items. Merc's get you the MR as well as the Tenacity, which actually helps keep his DPS up once he inevitably gets slowed, which cuts into his DPS a little. So basically you're trading some AD for the ability to keep your AD more constant.