ITEM / WHAT IT PROVIDES

Chipped Vest

Effects, purchase choices and options for your match.

VALVE · 7.41fChecked 06.10.2026All items ↗
Neutral · tier 1 / Choose for the current task

I would choose Chipped Vest for a hero who gets attacked often: the return damage sends some of that pressure back to the attacker.

01 / MECHANICS

What the item does

01

Passive: Chipper

Every time you are attacked, you return 30 damage to heroes and 15 damage to creeps.

RUSLAN / IN-GAME DECISION

How I decide

«Chipper responds to attacks, but my health still goes down.»

Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
01 Situation
The frontline hero takes many incoming attacks in a trade.
02 My decision
I use return damage as part of a favourable engagement and watch my health reserve.
03 What I avoid
Take unnecessary attacks just to trigger the passive.
02 / MY GUIDELINE

When to choose

When tier 1 neutral items become available. I choose from the current options for the hero's next task; this item is not bought with gold.

04 / HERO AND TASK

Which heroes I would try it on

Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.

VALVE / 7.41f / 06.10.2026

Stats and key conditions

Valve notes

  • Damage done by this item is considered reflected damage. Reflected damage does not provide any lifesteal and cannot be reflected.

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 ‘/’.

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