Warden

Warden
Initial Stats
Weapon
"Freedom's Cost"
DPS	79
Bullet Damage	19.8
Ammo	18
Bullets per sec	4 (x0.012)
Reload Time	2.91 s
Bullet Velocity	213 m/s
Light Melee	63
Heavy Melee	116
Falloff Range	22 → 58m
Vitality
Health	550
Health Regen	2
Bullet Resist	0%
Spirit Resist	0%
Move Speed	6 m/s
Sprint Speed	0 m/s
Stamina	3
Power Increases
+1.20 Base Bullet Damage
+3.4 Base Melee Damage
+45 Base Health

“

Weakens his enemies and chases them down

Warden leads from the front, jumping into the fray and hindering his opponents’ ability to fight effectively. But what Warden considers brave, others consider reckless, and if he’s not careful he can easily find himself in over his head.

Warden is a tough, tenacious brawler with a technique for alchemy and fighting the supernatural. Opening fights with either a Binding Word or a disrupting Alchemical Flask, Warden dashes into the fight to brawl at close range and utilizing his Willpower for protection and staying power. In desperate situations, Warden can trigger his Last Stand, damaging and stealing life from all foes in front of him.

A militant alchemist from a long line of the same, Warden is a superstitious member of a family that has trained for the day they would have to stave off a mystic apocalypse. Now with the supernatural all around them, Warden was raised to be a supernatural killing machine dedicated to stopping the Patrons from ever entering our world.

Abilities

Alchemical Flask

6.5m

14s

Throw a flask that damages, slows, and reduces the weapon damage and stamina of enemies it hits.

x0.786

55

Damage

20%

Move Speed Slow

-30%

Weapon Damage

6s  Debuff Duration

1

+40 Damage

2

+1 Stamina Reduction

5

-6.5s Cooldown and applies 35% Fire Rate Slow

Willpower

7s

42s

Gain a spirit shield and bonus movement speed.

x0

150

Spirit Shield Health

15%

Move speed bonus

1

+20% Move speed bonus

2

-19s Cooldown

5

+200 Spirit Shield Health and now scales with Spirit Power

x3.93

Binding Word

20m

37s

Curse an enemy hero. If they don't move away from their initial position within the escape time, they will be damaged and immobilized.

x2.62

120

Damage

1.75s

Immobilize Duration

2.9s  Escape Time

18.5m  Escape Range

1

+1s Immobilize Duration

2

-19s Cooldown

5

Warden deals +20% more Bullet Damage to trapped Heroes for 6s

Last Stand

12m

6s

138s

After charging for 2.25s, release pulses that damage enemies and heal you based on the damage done.
While channeling Last Stand you have greatly increased bullet resist.

x1.2

100

DPS

100%

Hero Lifesteal

0.5s  Pulse Interval

50%  Non-Hero Lifesteal

1

+3m Radius

2

+70 DPS

5

-56s Cooldown

Weapon

Weapon Stats	Falloff Range 22m - 58m 79 DPS
Freedom's Cost
Medium Range Projectile

Background

“

Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong. Its presence shaped folklore for generations... and as long as there have been people afraid of the shadows, there have been those who dedicated their lives to fighting in them.

Coming from a lineage of militant alchemists, Warden’s family always trained for the day they would have to stave off a mystic apocalypse... but as time passed the importance of the lessons seemed less and less important. What once was viewed as a sincere warning slowly morphed into being perceived as amusing anecdotes told by their superstitious grandparents.

When the portal opened in Central Park, Warden’s parents realized not only was everything they were told true, but they were also unprepared. Refusing to let the next generation fall asleep on the job, Warden was trained since birth to be a supernatural killing machine with one purpose: stopping the Patrons from ever entering our world.

— A FATE'S TALE

Update history

Main article: Update history

Update	Changes
September 26, 2024	Binding Word escape range and escape time increased by 15%. Last Stand spirit scaling increased from 0.9 to 1.2. Bots can now choose to play Lady Geist, Mirage, Shiv, and Warden.
September 12, 2024	Bullet growth reduced from 1.31 to 1.2. Alchemical Flask debuff duration reduced from 7s to 6s. Alchemical Flask radius reduced from 7m to 6.5m. You gain 50% bullet resistance during the 2s ult channel.
August 29, 2024	Added hit confirm audio functionality to Warden's Alchemical Flask. Improved some Binding Word effects to be less noisy. Updated Alchemical Flask projectile effect. Base movement speed reduced from 6.5 to 6. Fire Rate scaling with spirit reduced from 0.375 Fire Rate per Spirit to 0.3.

Trivia

• Warden and Grey Talon are currently the only heroes whose Bullets per sec is directly affected by Spirit Power.