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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026

Basic · Summoner's Rift

Cloth Armor — the Cheapest Armor in the Shop

300gold

Slightly increases Armor

Cloth Armor is the cheapest Armor in the shop: 15 for 300 gold. Eleven items build from it, from Chain Vest, Bramble Vest and Plated Steelcaps to Locket of the Iron Solari and Zeke's Convergence, so it is rarely wasted gold. Supports took 48.6% of the copies we counted, top laners 20.7%.

What it grants

  • 15 Armor

Passives

Stats only — this item has no passive. See the shop for items that do.

Cloth Armor at a glance

Cloth Armor is a basic item on Summoner's Rift that costs 300 gold: bought outright, with no components. It grants 15 Armor. It builds into 11 items: Shattered Armguard, Seeker's Armguard, Chain Vest, Steel Sigil, Plated Steelcaps, Glacial Buckler, Zeke's Convergence, Bandlepipes, Bramble Vest, Warden's Mail and Locket of the Iron Solari. Priced by its stat block alone, it returns 100.0% of its cost in stats.

Build path

Builds from

Nothing — this item is bought whole.

Combine cost

300

The full 300 is paid at once.

Builds into

How it performed

Pick rate
4.8%
Win rate
44.9%
Completion
Not counted
Inventory slot
5
Games
31,638
Δ this patch
Not counted

patch 26.18 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 65,406 matches counted

Who buys it

  • Top20.7%
  • Jungle16.6%
  • Mid7.0%
  • Bot7.1%
  • Support48.6%

Reach for it when

  • Versus heavy AD

Gold efficiency

100.0%300 gold of stats for 300

The stat block only — the passive is not priced.

7th of 14 items Riot tags Armor, by this measure. Nearest: Steel Sigil 102.3%, Chain Vest level with it, Zhonya's Hourglass 95.4%, Guardian Angel 88.3%.

15 Armor · 20g each, from Cloth Armor
300g

What Cloth Armor builds into, in full

  • Bandlepipes 2,300 gold

    Recipe: Kindlegem, Cloth Armor and Null-Magic Mantle plus 800 gold. Grants 200 Health, 15 Ability Haste, 20 Armor and 20 Magic Resist. Passive: Fanfare.

  • Bramble Vest 800 gold

    Recipe: Cloth Armor and Cloth Armor plus 200 gold. Grants 30 Armor. Passive: Thorns.

  • Chain Vest 800 gold

    Recipe: Cloth Armor plus 500 gold. Grants 40 Armor.

  • Glacial Buckler 900 gold

    Recipe: Cloth Armor, Sapphire Crystal and Glowing Mote plus 50 gold. Grants 25 Armor, 300 Mana and 10 Ability Haste.

  • Locket of the Iron Solari 2,200 gold

    Recipe: Kindlegem, Cloth Armor and Null-Magic Mantle plus 700 gold. Grants 200 Health, 30 Armor, 30 Magic Resist and 10 Ability Haste.

  • Plated Steelcaps 1,200 gold

    Recipe: Boots and Cloth Armor plus 600 gold. Grants 25 Armor and 45 Move Speed. Passive: Plating.

  • Seeker's Armguard 1,600 gold

    Recipe: Amplifying Tome, Cloth Armor and Amplifying Tome plus 500 gold. Grants 40 Ability Power and 25 Armor.

  • Shattered Armguard 1,600 gold

    Recipe: Amplifying Tome, Cloth Armor and Amplifying Tome plus 500 gold. Grants 40 Ability Power and 25 Armor. Passive: Shattered Time.

  • Steel Sigil 1,100 gold

    Recipe: Cloth Armor, Long Sword and Cloth Armor plus 150 gold. Grants 15 Attack Damage and 30 Armor.

  • Warden's Mail 1,000 gold

    Recipe: Cloth Armor and Cloth Armor plus 400 gold. Grants 40 Armor. Passive: Rock Solid.

  • Zeke's Convergence 2,200 gold

    Recipe: Kindlegem, Cloth Armor and Null-Magic Mantle plus 700 gold. Grants 300 Health, 25 Armor, 25 Magic Resist and 10 Ability Haste. Passive: Frostfire Tempest.

Cloth Armor balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change nothing about Cloth Armor.

Other items for the same job

All tagged “Armor” by Riot.

Quick answers about Cloth Armor

How much does Cloth Armor cost?
300 gold in total — bought outright, with no components.
What is Cloth Armor built from?
Nothing: Cloth Armor is bought outright.
What does Cloth Armor build into?
Shattered Armguard (1,600), Seeker's Armguard (1,600), Chain Vest (800), Steel Sigil (1,100), Plated Steelcaps (1,200), Glacial Buckler (900), Zeke's Convergence (2,200), Bandlepipes (2,300), Bramble Vest (800), Warden's Mail (1,000) and Locket of the Iron Solari (2,200).
What stats does Cloth Armor give?
15 Armor.
Where can you buy Cloth Armor?
In Summoner's Rift and Howling Abyss (ARAM) — the maps Riot's own data marks it as sold on.
What does Cloth Armor sell for?
210 gold, against 300 to buy.
Is Cloth Armor gold efficient?
Its stats are worth 300 gold at basic-item prices against a cost of 300 — 100.0%. The passive is not priced, so this measures the stat block only.