Sorcerer's Shoes

Sorcerer's Shoes
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"For nearly a century, the greatest mage in Valoran resided in the scorched desert of the Zear realm until the first crusade of the Rune Wars devastated the entire region forcing millions to flee. The crusaders killed all desperate travelers attempting the mass exodus from Zear, but one mage escaped their grasp by making such haste across the land that word spread throughout Valoran that the very shoes this mage wore must be imbued with immense power".

Stats

+18 magic penetration

Passive

Unique – Enhanced Movement: +45 flat movement speed

Limitations

Limited to 1 Boots item.

Recipe

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800

Cost	Sell	Code
1100	770	3020

Recipe

Sorcerer's Shoes 1100 ( 800)
		Boots of Speed 300

Cost Analysis

Gold Value

45 movement speed = 540
18 magic penetration = 560
- Total Gold Value = 1100

Gold Efficiency*

Although not a basic item, Sorcerer's Shoes is the item from which the flat magic penetration gold value is derived. From this item derives a value of approximately 31.1 per point of magic penetration.

Similar Items

Berserker's Greaves

Boots of Mobility

Boots of Swiftness

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Mercury's Treads

Ninja Tabi

Strategy

Sorcerer's Shoes is a very good item for ability power-based champions, as it allows you to ignore 18 points of your enemy's magic resistance. Combining these with magic penetration runes can be devastating for opponents with low magic resistance.
- In contrast, Sorcerer's Shoes is less effective for non-offensive mages such as supports or tanks, as their typically low magic damage abilities prevent the item from receiving its full value, compared to the higher damage results of a Carry. One of the two defensive boots would likely be a better pick, as the added survivability will be of more value to these roles.
Sorcerer's Shoes are less efficient against enemies with high magic resistance. However, they synergize well with other magic penetration items, percentage items such as Void Staff in particular.
It is possible to sell these boots at late-game once you have Void Staff or other magic penetration items such as Morellonomicon, as the extra magic penetration is arguably negligible.
- It's usually recommended then to buy Ionian Boots of Lucidity as most users of Sorcerer's Shoes work well with cooldown reduction. However, depending from the champion you are using or the enemies you are facing, you may want to buy other types of boots, such as Mercury's Treads (due to its Tenacity).

Trivia

Sorcerer's Shoes used to offer ability power and had an Amplifying Tome in their recipe. In the V1.0.0.52 patch, the ability power bonus was changed to flat magic penetration, and the Amplifying Tome was dropped from the recipe.