Tough Boots

Tough Boots provides essential control duration reduction and magic defense during the laning phase. Aldous is extremely vulnerable to crowd control when trying to farm Contract: Soul Steal stacks on minion waves. By lessening crowd control and slow effects, he can safely maneuver near enemy minions, activate Contract: Explosion to absorb incoming poke, and escape ganks or secure last hits without getting locked down prematurely by lane opponents.

Jawhead needs early resilience when charging in with Ejector or Unstoppable Force. Reduced crowd control and slow durations ensure he is not interrupted before he can fling enemies or unleash Smart Missiles. This allows him to safely navigate early lane pressure, secure Turtle skirmishes, and maintain high mobility when roaming across the map.

Tough Boots are crucial for Minsitthar early on because getting interrupted prevents him from landing Spear of Glory or maintaining his attack chain for Mark of the King. The crowd control and slow duration reduction allows him to stick to targets inside King's Calling and execute Shield Assault strikes without being easily kite-controlled. Reducing disabling effects early ensures he can safely weave basic attacks to trigger his healing passive during skirmishes.

Early movement speed allows Phoveus to get within range of enemies to trigger Demonic Intuition and position Astaros Eye accurately. The crowd control and slow duration reduction ensures Phoveus is not easily locked down before he can activate Demonic Force. Reducing incoming disable durations lets him continuously cast Malefic Terror and chain ultimate blinks against agile opponents during early lane trades.