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Warden build & guide

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.

Role: Weakens his enemies and chases them down · Patch 2026-09-26

C
Win rate46.4%
Pick rate15.4%
Matches63,398
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Is Warden good right now?

Warden sits in tier C (#32 of 39): below average right now. They win 46.4% of their matches and appear in 15.4% of them (63,398 matches on patch 2026-09-26). The patch hurt: 4.3 points less win rate than before (50.6%). In high ranks (Oracle+) they do worse: tier D at 45.0%.

The best-performing build right now is a hybrid build: "Renon's Rank 1 Warden (Twitch.tv/Renon)", at 60.0% over 30 matches. If you prefer a gun style, "oses" sits at 43.7%.

Warden does especially well against Mirage, Viscous and Shiv and struggles most against Rat King (35.1%) and Paige. Their best teammate is Rat King.

Written from match statistics; updated daily.

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 was true, they were 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.

Best Warden builds by win rate

Real builds published in-game, ranked by win rate over the last 14 days. When a better one appears, it takes its place automatically.

Gun43.7%
oses71 matches · 63 players
  • Hollow Point
  • Bullet Lifesteal
  • Fury Trance
  • Fleetfoot
  • Glass Cannon
  • Vampiric Burst

Most winning ability order

  1. 1Alchemical Flask+1
  2. 2Alchemical Flask+2
  3. 3Willpower+1
  4. 4Binding Word+1
  5. 5Alchemical Flask+3
  6. 6Last Stand+1
  7. 7Alchemical Flask+4
  8. 8Binding Word+2
  9. 9Binding Word+3
  10. 10Binding Word+4
  11. 11Willpower+2
  12. 12Willpower+3
  13. 13Willpower+4
  14. 14Last Stand+2
  15. 15Last Stand+3
  16. 16Last Stand+4

Win rate: 62.8% · 4,735 matches

Items with the highest win rate for Warden

Early (< 10 min)

  1. Rapid Rounds28,159 matches · ~8 min47.5%+1.1 pp
  2. Extended Magazine42,108 matches · ~7 min46.9%+0.5 pp
  3. Melee Lifesteal205 matches · ~9 min47.3%+0.9 pp
  4. Opening Rounds52,223 matches · ~5 min46.7%+0.3 pp

Mid (10–22 min)

  1. Extra Spirit19,459 matches · ~19 min49.4%+3.0 pp
  2. Mystic Slow3,344 matches · ~21 min48.9%+2.5 pp
  3. Bullet Resist Shredder16,172 matches · ~17 min48.7%+2.3 pp
  4. Weakening Headshot3,079 matches · ~22 min48.7%+2.4 pp

Late (22+ min)

  1. Frenzy3,379 matches · ~39 min57.6%+11.2 pp
  2. Boundless Spirit16,823 matches · ~34 min55.6%+9.2 pp
  3. Silencer7,498 matches · ~37 min55.1%+8.7 pp
  4. Blood Tribute5,591 matches · ~31 min54.6%+8.2 pp

Items bought late win more partly because only players who are already ahead can afford them; compare items within the same timing column.

Warden counters and synergies

Strong against

  1. Mirage4,892 matches51.8%
  2. Viscous5,634 matches51.5%
  3. Shiv11,176 matches51.2%
  4. The Doorman6,271 matches51.0%
  5. Pocket7,946 matches51.0%

Weak against (counters)

  1. Rat King6,028 matches35.1%
  2. Paige12,322 matches39.6%
  3. Graves12,972 matches40.2%
  4. Seven12,082 matches41.2%
  5. Victor11,652 matches41.4%

Best teammates

  1. Rat King4,445 matches57.1%
  2. Paige12,980 matches53.4%
  3. Graves14,203 matches53.4%
  4. Seven7,792 matches52.6%
  5. Victor5,419 matches52.3%

Warden's win rate in full matches against or alongside each hero, adjusted for sample size. Minimum 200 matches per pair.

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Abilities

Alchemical Flask

#1 · Cooldown 12s

Throw a flask that damages and reduces the weapon damage and move speed of enemies it hits.

  1. 1 AP Stamina Reduction: +1
  2. 2 AP Damage: +35 · Weapon Damage: -25%
  3. 5 AP Fire Rate: +30% · Cooldown: -7s · Radius: +2mm

Willpower

#2 · Cooldown 40s

Gain a Barrier and bonus move speed.

  1. 1 AP Move Speed bonus: +20%
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -24s · Duration: +2s
  3. 5 AP Debuff Resist: +30% · Barrier: +2.1

Binding Word

#3 · Cooldown 34s

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

  1. 1 AP Bullet Resist: +20% · Duration: +5s
  2. 2 AP Immobilize Duration: +0.75s
  3. 5 AP Cooldown: -14s · SilenceDebuff: +1

Last Stand

Ultimate · Cooldown 180s

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

  1. 1 AP Radius: +4mm
  2. 2 AP DPS: +40.5 · Cooldown: -30s
  3. 5 AP Duration: +4s · UnstoppableCastDelay: +1 · Bullet Resist: +30% · Spirit Resist: +30%

Base stats

Base statsScaling (per boon)
Health805+60
Health regen2—
Move speed6.3 m/s—
Sprint speed1.6 m/s—
Stamina3—

Stats for patch 2026-09-26. Game data from the community Deadlock API. Data since September 26, 2026 · refreshed every 6 h