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Despite its knit roots, the glossy coating does unfortunately make the boot feel most plasticky than knitted.

This also means we can say goodbye to Flywire cables to keep your foot in place while sprinting and changing direction as these yarns do its job throughout the entire upper.Īnd it’s due to these high tenacity yarns which creates that hand-knitted look on the entire upper, giving it some texture and character to the Mercurial Vapor 13. It’s also less smooth to the touch as the Flyknit is strengthened with the infusion of “high tenacity yarns” that allows the boot to be softer while keeping its rigidity and shape for lockdown. The upper now looks less “raw” and comes with a very glossy sheen. The new Mercurial Vapor 13 however keeps the handsome look of its predecessor but has changed out the upper construction altogether. I loved the “raw” feel of the Flyknit to the touch but it definitely needed a few games to break in to.

The last generation had a moderately stiff upper despite how thin it was. The biggest change between both generations is its application of Flyknit. The Superfly will set you back some extra dollars for its dynamic fit collar – something I was not one overly keen on as it did not provide much more value for money. While I tested the high cut Superfly in the previous generation, I decided to plonk for the Mercurial Vapor 13 this time around considering my preference for lower cut boots.

Could this have been just a minor facelift, falsely sold as a big update? How could they have improved on an already excellent boot which came close to being The Best Boot of 2018? Same looking Mercurial Vapor, different upper The Mercurial Vapor 12/Superfly 6 hadn’t been around for too long and the new “generation” looked almost entirely alike.