Leather Jerkin

Purchase Leather Jerkin early in the game for just 220 gold when laning against aggressive physical damage dealers, such as physical fighters, physical assassins, or marksmen. Providing a quick +14 physical defense boost, it solves the problem of taking too much early physical damage during early-game skirmishes and trading health in lane. This budget-friendly defense component gives you immediate physical damage mitigation without heavily delaying your core items.