What the item does
01
How it works
Passive bonuses: armor 4.
How I decide
«Chainmail: I buy this component to gain time against physical attacks.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- A significant share of health loss comes from physical hits.
- 02 My decision
- I assess how ‘4 armour’ helps in the next trade. I check the next step, Essence Distiller, against the immediate task rather than buying it automatically.
- 03 What I avoid
- Armour does not reduce magical and pure damage in the same fight.
When I would buy it
Once I can see who is hitting me; I fit the component into my next item.
Which heroes I would try it on
Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.
What to compare it with
Similar purposes do not make items interchangeable. I compare effect, price and timing.
Builds into
Essence Distiller
Medallion of Courage
Mekansm
Phase Boots
Solar Crest
Witch BladeConnections through Valve recipes. Owning a component does not oblige me to buy its upgrade immediately.
Stats and key conditions
- Armour
- 4
Game effects and recipes are a snapshot of official data. My guidelines are choices for a task, not a promise of the same build every match. Values for several stages, where present, are separated by ‘/’.
Original Valve item data ↗