Nike Magista Obra Rugby Boots

All versions of the Magista are designed to optimum the most premium levels of fit and comfort. Although they are a football boot, they are particularly favoured by fly halves and fullbacks. There are different grades of Magista boot available, many of the cheaper versions are suitable for the club player, with the Obra and Opus the current professional level Magistas.

Magista Obra

The Obra has the flyknit upper and dynamic fit collar, whilst the Opus is also a professional grade boot, but lacks those features.

Magista Opus

The Obra and Opus are the latest versions but those looking for children's boots should look at the kids versions available whilst still getting a professional grade boot.

Kid's Magista Boots

The Nike Magista range also features several cheaper scaled down alternatives to the Obra and Opus such as the Orden, Onda and Ola. The likes of league players Cameron Smith and Willie Mason favour the Obra boot over the Opus. Both the Obra and Opus boots are available in firm ground, soft ground and astro-turf soleplate versions but we would recommend the soft ground edition for rugby union and league.

Nike Magista Tech Specs

An all new FlyKnit upper with NIKESKIN, ACC and Brio cable technology makes this boot incredibly comfortable and soft. The upper is designed to wrap closely to your foot for a sock-like feel and fit. Beware that the upper is very thin on this boot and won't take care of your feet in heavy tackles, rucks and mauls.

The most unique feature of the Magista Obra is the Dynamic Fit Collar which covers the ankle giving the boots a sock-like feel enhancing comfort. FlyKnit was first seen on Nike's running shoes back in 2012 and it uses an engineered upper woven from special yarns. The Magista uses a custom Nike last and FlyKnit construction offering a super snug fit.

A raised and inverted texture of the FlyKnit dubbed the 3-D Knit Texture increases friction between the boot and the ball increasing accuracy and control when striking the ball. To waterproof the upper Nike have added a super thin NIKESKIN layer. Nike's ACC coating is again featured on this boot enhancing grip and control in both wet and dry conditions. The Magista is built for improved traction adding a 360 degrees rotational traction system with the use of conical studs and a Pebax nylon plate. If the Magista is above your price range you can try the Opus, Orden, Onda and Ola editions designed for junior, youth and developing players.