Boots

Boots (ブーツ Būtsu), also known as the Leg Ring and the Swiftsole, are a stat-enhancing item in the Fire Emblem series. It increases Movement by 2 points and disappears after one use. In earlier games, it increased movement by 4 points instead, making its effect more valuable. Movement, as the name suggests, is how far a character can move.

The item is referred to as other names, such as Leg Ring in Genealogy of the Holy War and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 or Swiftsoles in The Sacred Stones. In other games, it has been consistently translated to 'Boots'. The Boots are unique to one per game, except in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, Monshō no Nazo and Fūin no Tsurugi. It is a stat increasing item, which are rare in game, however most games have about two or three of each status boosting item save the 'Boots'.

Most players may prefer to give them to the Lord unit, usually so they can seize faster, or to a utility character, such as a Thief or a Dancer. Alternately, slower classes, such as the Ballistician or the Knight/General classes, may benefit from being given them to increase their poor movement. However, other players may give the Boots to already far moving units in order to maximize efficiency.

In Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi, The Sacred Stone, and Path of Radiance, they can be found in the desert. The items are obtained when a character stands on a random space within a small area consisting of a few spaces. The 'Swiftsole' item is the only stat-boosting item that is not available in the Secret Shops in the Creature Campaign of The Sacred Stones; the only game in which they are available in a secret shop is Fūin no Tsurugi.