Warden

“

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
Weapon: "Freedom's Cost" BASE STATS
Weapon Stats
DPS:	79
Bullet Damage:	19.8+0.94
Ammo:	17
Bullets per sec:	4x0.012
Reload Time:	2.91s
Bullet Velocity:	290m/s
Light Melee:	63+2.67
Heavy Melee:	116+4.91
Falloff Range:	20m → 58m
Vitality Stats
Health:	550+45
Health Regen:	2
Move Speed:	6.3m/s
Stamina:	3

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

12s

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

x0.786

65

Damage

20%

Move Speed Slow

-30%

Weapon Damage

3s  Slow Duration

7s  Debuff Duration

1

Hit enemies lose 1 Stamina

2

+50 Damage

5

-6.5s Cooldown and Weapon Debuff applies 35% Fire Rate Slow

Willpower

7s

42s

Gain a spirit shield and bonus move 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

2.8s  Escape Time

19m  Escape Range

1

+1s Immobilize Duration

2

-19s Cooldown

5

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

Last Stand

13m

6s

140s

After charging for 2s, release pulses that damage enemies and heal you based on the damage done.
While channeling Last Stand you are have greatly increased bullet and spirit resist.

x1.2

100

DPS

80%

Hero Lifesteal

0.5s  Pulse Interval

20%  Non-Hero Lifesteal

60%  Spirit Resist

60%  Bullet Resist

1

+3m Radius

2

+70 DPS

5

-56s Cooldown

Weapon

Weapon Stats	Falloff Range 20m - 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
November 21, 2024	Fire Rate spirit scaling reduced from 0.3 to 0.25 Last Stand hero lifesteal reduced from 100% to 80% Last Stand non-hero lifesteal reduced from 50% to 20% Last Stand cooldown increased from 138s to 140s Last Stand resistance during channel increased from 50% to 60% Alchemical Flask now respects LOS
November 7, 2024	Now has +1 Sprint Bullet Velocity increased from 213 to 290 Last Stand now goes on cooldown if you die or the ability is interrupted while cast Last Stand T3 no longer grants unstoppable during channel Last Stand now grants +50% Spirit Resist during channel
October 24, 2024	Alchemical Flask slow duration reduced from 6s to 3s Alchemical Flask weapon damage duration increased from 6s to 7s Binding Word escape time reduced from 2.9s to 2.8s Binding Word escape range increased from 18.5m to 19m Last Stand T3 now also grants Warden Unstoppable during the 2s channel

Trivia

• Warden's current design uses the same head model as Lash. This is referenced in a line where Warden says "Do I look like Lash?" (warden_kill_bebop_03)
  • A sneak peek at a possible redesign for Warden can be seen in one of the pieces of concept art for redesigns of Yamato . In one of said sketches, Yamato can be seen with an "experimental concept" for Warden. In a voice line after Warden purchases something from the Curiosity Shop, the Shopkeeper asks if Warden would be interested in selling his cape, in spite of the fact his current model does not have one. Additionally, Abrams is scared by Warden's cape. Holliday says that Warden looks like he's wearing a Halloween costume.
• Warden is currently the only hero whose Bullets per sec is directly affected by Spirit Power.
• Warden hides his true motives from the Patrons, despite their telepathic abilities. As such, the Patrons probably don't know that Warden is working against their goals.

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