User blog comment:Atmey/Veteran's Breastplate/@comment-128.230.201.82-20130221200604/@comment-3529242-20130222145252

Let's compare it to Runic Bulwark as it has the closest stats, 400 health 30 armor and 60 MR + 10 armor and 30 MR aura (potential of 40 armor and 120 MR), you don't see carries buying this item, the base stats of this item is roughly the same as the recipe itself, carries don't rush these items or they will lack damage.

Warmog is more popular than GA now because of armor and MR nerfs in S3, health is more reliable, this item gives les than half the amount of warmog's.

And so what if they pick this over other items? I am designing this to be a core item.