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Cloth Armor is a basic item in 
League of Legends.
Cost Analysis
Gold Efficiency*
Cloth Armor is the item from which the armor gold value is derived, and as such, it derives a value of 20 per point of armor.
Builds Into
Similar Items
Strategy
- Solo melee champions sometimes start the game with Cloth Armor to improve lane sustainability.
- The other common defensive start for such champions is Doran's Shield. The choice between the two comes down to whether one prefers the 80 flat health, 6 health regeneration, and 8 less damage from champion basic attacks that Doran's Shield offers, or the 15 armor and 200 left over gold that Cloth Armor provides, which can be used to purchase wards and potions.
- Generally, unless you need the 80 extra health for trading, going Cloth Armor + 4 potions is a better laning choice, as the 6 HP/5 will take 8 minutes and 20 seconds to equalize 4 potions' 600 health regen, the 8 less damage from autoattacks does nothing against AD casters, and does not build into anything.
- Generally, unless you need the 80 extra health for trading, going
- The other common defensive start for such champions is
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Patch History
- Updated icon.
- Now builds into Gargoyle Stoneplate, Glacial Buckler, Plated Steelcaps, Randuin's Omen, and Turbo Chemtank.
- No longer builds into Glacial Shroud and Ninja Tabi.
- No longer builds into Raptor Cloak, since that item has been removed from the game.
- Removed from recipe for Guardian Angel.
- Added to recipe for Bramble Vest.
- Removed from recipe for Thornmail.
- Added to recipe for Guardian Angel.
- Removed from recipe for Knight's Vow.
- Added to recipe for Chain Vest.
- Added to recipe for Raptor Cloak.
- Added to recipe for Warden's Mail.
- Removed from recipe for Warden's Mail.
- Removed from recipe for Aegis of the Legion.
- Added to recipe for Glacial Shroud.
- Removed from recipe for Madred's Razors.
- Removed from recipe for Locket of the Iron Solari.
- Armor reduced to 15 from 18.
- Now properly displays missing item build paths.
- Added to recipe for Randuin's Omen.
- Removed from recipe for Heart of Gold.
- Fixed a bug in the Tutorial where Cloth Armor would occasionally show up as a Faerie Charm.
- Removed from recipe for Warden's Mail.
- Added to recipe for Madred's Razors.
- Added to recipe for Thornmail.
- Unknown
- Armor reduced to 18 from 20.
- Added
- Cloth Armor
- Recipe: 300
- +20 Armor
- Builds into: Aegis of the Legion, Glacial Shroud, Guardian Angel, Heart of Gold, Ninja Tabi
- Recipe:
References
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- Starter items
- Potions and Consumables
- Trinkets
- Distributed
- Boots items
- Basic items
- Epic items
- Legendary items
- Mythic items
- Minion and Turret items
- Special Game Mode Exclusive items
- Removed items
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