Chain Vest
LoL item, Epic, patch 26.20. Chain Vest costs 800 gold and gives 40 Armor. Here is what it does, what it is built from, how gold efficient it is and which champions build it most in Master+ games.
Stats, prices, the recipe and the passive and active text come from Riot's Data Dragon for the current patch. The champions table counts the final items of ranked Solo/Duo games of Master+ players on the same patch.
Updated October 2026 · By LOLValue Team
Chain Vest Stats and Cost
Chain Vest costs 800 gold on patch 26.20 and gives 40 Armor. Bought with its components, the last step costs 500 gold, and selling it gives back 560. Its stats are worth 800 gold at the prices of the basic items, which makes it 100% gold efficient before its passive.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Armor | 40 |
| Total cost (gold) | 800 |
| Combine cost (gold) | 500 |
| Sell value (gold) | 560 |
| Stat value (gold) | 800 |
| Gold efficiency | 100% |
| Tier | Epic |
| Maps | Summoner's Rift and ARAM |
What Chain Vest Does
Chain Vest has no passive or active: it gives only its stats.
The text is Riot's item description for the current patch. Numbers that change with level or with your stats show in game when you hover the item.
Chain Vest Build Path
Chain Vest is built from Cloth Armor and builds into Dead Man's Plate, Sunfire Aegis, Knight's Vow, Unending Despair, Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean, and Iceborn Gauntlet. Component prices are in brackets.
Built from
Cloth Armor (300)
Builds into
Dead Man's Plate (2,900)
Sunfire Aegis (2,800)
Knight's Vow (2,300)
Unending Despair (2,800)
Thornmail (2,450)
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3,200)
Iceborn Gauntlet (2,900)
Champions That Build Chain Vest Most
65 of the 3,090 Master+ players sampled on patch 26.20 ended the game with Chain Vest, and they won 50.8% of those games.
| Champion | Games with it | Share of the champion's games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nautilus | 5 | 17% | 40.0% |
| Thresh | 5 | 9% | 80.0% |
| Malphite | 4 | 13% | 25.0% |
| K'Sante | 4 | 25% | 50.0% |
| Cho'Gath | 3 | 7% | 100.0% |
| Leona | 3 | 12% | 100.0% |
| Zac | 3 | 23% | 33.3% |
| Yuumi | 3 | 14% | 33.3% |
| Ornn | 3 | 16% | 0.0% |
| Rell | 3 | 12% | 33.3% |
We read the ranked Solo/Duo match history of Master, Grandmaster and Challenger players through the Riot Games API and count the items each of the ten players ended the game with. Share is the part of a champion's games that ended with Chain Vest; follow a champion to see its whole build.
Is Chain Vest Gold Efficient?
Gold efficiency compares what an item's stats would cost if you bought them in basic items (Long Sword for attack damage, Amplifying Tome for ability power and so on) with the item's price. Chain Vest's stats are worth 800 gold for a price of 800: 100%. Above 100% the stats alone are worth more than the item costs; the passive and active come on top and are not priced. The LoL items list ranks every item this way.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Chain Vest cost in LoL?
800 gold on patch 26.20. The last step after its components costs 500 gold, and it sells for 560.
What stats does Chain Vest give?
40 Armor.
Is Chain Vest gold efficient?
Its stats are worth 800 gold for a price of 800, which is 100% gold efficient before its passive and active.
What is Chain Vest built from?
Chain Vest is built from Cloth Armor, and builds into Dead Man's Plate, Sunfire Aegis, Knight's Vow, Unending Despair, Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean, and Iceborn Gauntlet.
Which champions build Chain Vest most?
In Master+ ranked games on patch 26.20, Nautilus, Thresh, and Malphite build Chain Vest most.
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