- Win Rate
- 50.2%
- Pick Rate
- 15.8%
Plated Steelcaps Stats, Passive & Recipe
1,200BootsSells for 840
Boots
Cloth Armor
25 Armor
45 Move Speed- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 103,040
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 15, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
- Cost
- 1,200g
- Builds from
- Boots + Cloth Armor + 600g
- Gold efficiency
- 87%
- Win rate (Patch 26.20)
- 50.2%
- Best champion
- Zaahen · 69.4%
What Plated Steelcaps Does
Patch 26.20Plated Steelcaps is a boots item that costs 1,200 gold. It gives +25 Armor, +45 Move Speed. In Patch 26.20 it has a 50.2% win rate and is bought in 15.8% of games. That ranks #9 of 15 items in its class by win rate. Most often built by Nautilus, Mordekaiser, and Leona.
+25Armor
+45Move Speed- Cost 1,200gSell 840gCombine 600g
Plating
Limited to one Boots item.
Plated Steelcaps Recipe & Build Path
Plated Steelcaps builds from Boots + Cloth Armor, plus 600 gold to combine — 1,200 gold in total. Every component can be bought on its own, so you can split the cost over several back trips.
Plated Steelcaps1,200g+ 600g to combine
Plated Steelcaps builds into 1 items
Is Plated Steelcaps Gold Efficient?
87% gold valueOn stats alone Plated Steelcaps is worth 1,040 gold against its 1,200 gold cost (87%): the rest of its value is in the passive.
Gold Value Calculator
Change what each stat is worth to you, or give Plated Steelcaps's passive a gold value, and see whether the item pays for itself.
| Stat | Gold per point | Value |
|---|---|---|
| +25 Armor | 500 | |
| +45 Move Speed | 540 | |
| Passive (your estimate) | 0 |
Gold value prices each stat at what its basic shop item charges this patch (Long Sword for AD, Amplifying Tome for AP, Glowing Mote for Ability Haste…).
Who Builds Plated Steelcaps
Nautilus, Mordekaiser, and Leona buy Plated Steelcaps most often this patch. Buy rate is the share of each champion's games in which they complete it.
| Champion | Buy rate | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nautilus | 57.9% | 50.1% | 3,611 |
 Mordekaiser | 55.0% | 51.2% | 3,406 |
 Leona | 56.6% | 52.5% | 3,034 |
 Sett | 45.4% | 50.5% | 2,805 |
 Malphite | 46.0% | 51.9% | 2,741 |
 Wukong | 46.9% | 52.7% | 2,600 |
 Darius | 47.9% | 47.3% | 2,539 |
 Tahm Kench | 51.8% | 51.1% | 2,492 |
- Tank · 36%
- Fighter · 34%
- Support · 11%
- Assassin · 10%
- Mage · 7%
- Marksman · 2%
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Alternatives to Plated Steelcaps
The closest items to Plated Steelcaps by stats, tags and components: Armored Advance, Boots of Swiftness, and Swiftmarch.
Should You Buy Plated Steelcaps?
Strengths
- Flexible: 51 champions build it regularly.
Weaknesses
- Its stats alone are worth only 87% of the cost — you're paying for the passive.
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Plated Steelcaps FAQ – Patch 26.20
What does Plated Steelcaps do in League of Legends?
Plated Steelcaps gives +25 Armor, +45 Move Speed. Plating: Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
How much does Plated Steelcaps cost and what does it build from?
Plated Steelcaps costs 1,200 gold: Boots + Cloth Armor, plus 600 gold to combine. It sells for 840 gold.
Is Plated Steelcaps gold efficient?
On stats alone Plated Steelcaps is worth 1,040 gold against its 1,200 gold cost (87%): the rest of its value is in the passive.
Is Plated Steelcaps good in Patch 26.20?
Plated Steelcaps has a 50.2% win rate and a 15.8% pick rate in Patch 26.20, #9 of 15 items in its class by win rate.
Which champions should build Plated Steelcaps?
Nautilus (58%), Mordekaiser (55%), Leona (57%), Sett (45%), and Malphite (46%) build Plated Steelcaps most often. Zaahen has the best results with it (69.4% win rate).
What does Plated Steelcaps build into?
Plated Steelcaps builds into 1 items: Armored Advance.
What items are similar to Plated Steelcaps?
The closest alternatives to Plated Steelcaps are Armored Advance, Boots of Swiftness, and Swiftmarch.