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Warden A

11,654 matches · 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08 · Measured since Ranked - Beta Season 2
#8 of 44 Rising
52.3%Win rate
24.5%Pick rate
+1.7Skill gap
+2.2Since the patch

Weapon damage DPS

2,887 games, 52.6% won · its items add −1.0 win points

800
  • High-Velocity Rounds1
  • Rapid Rounds5
  • Extended Magazine6
    • Extra Health4
    1,600
    • Opening Rounds3↑
    • Titanic Magazine7↑
    • Swift Striker8↑
    • ActiveFleetfoot12Key
    • ImbueQuicksilver Reload9
    • Bullet Resist Shredder13
    • Battle Vest2
    • Healbane11
    • Spirit Lifesteal15
    3,200
    • Toxic Bullets18Key
      • Fortitude10↑
      • Spirit Resilience16Key
      6,400
      • Spiritual Overflow17↑Key
      • ImbueMercurial Magnum14↑

        Faded: parts that get upgraded later into another item.

        Buy order

        Early game0 – 12 min

        1. 1800
        2. 21,600
        3. 3↑1,600
        4. 4800
        5. 5800
        6. 6800
        7. 7↑1,600
        8. 8↑1,600
        9. 91,600

        Mid game12 – 22 min

        1. 10↑3,200
        2. 111,600
        3. 121,600
        4. 131,600
        5. 14↑6,400
        6. 151,600

        Late game22+ min

        1. 163,200
        2. 17↑6,400
        3. 183,200

        Skill path

        1. 1stAlchemical Flask
        2. 2ndWillpower
        3. 3rdBinding Word
        4. 4thLast Stand

        Situational — depends who you face

        • Dispel Magicagainst Infernus, Shiv, Bebop
        • Spellbreakeragainst Grey Talon, Paradox, Pocket
        • Metal Skinagainst Haze, Vindicta, Bebop
        • Silenceragainst Pocket, Infernus, Apollo
        • Counterspellagainst Lash, Billy, Grey Talon

        Phantom+, 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08. Each item measured against players who reached the same minute with the same souls and spent them on something else.

        What practice buys

        Win rate goes from 49.8% with 10+ games on this hero to 49.8% with 250+.

        1. 49.8%10+ games3,230
        2. 49.2%50+ games1,970
        3. 49.1%100+ games1,836
        4. 49.8%250+ games1,296

        Measured inside one rank band, so the lobby level is held fixed. It does not separate learning the hero from being a better player to begin with.

        Questions about Warden

        Is Warden good right now?
        Warden is A-tier, #8 of 44 heroes by win rate in Phantom+ lobbies: 52.3% of matches won, picked in 24.5% of them. Its win rate is up 2.2 points against the previous 15 days.
        What is the best Warden build?
        The most played build is “Weapon damage DPS”, which wins 52.6% of its 2,887 matches. The items that add the most to it: Spiritual Overflow, Toxic Bullets and Fleetfoot. The full buy order, by game phase, is at the top of this page.
        What should I max first on Warden?
        Max Alchemical Flask, Willpower and Binding Word, in that order. The skill path above shows which point goes where, level by level.
        What do Warden players buy against specific heroes?
        Dispel Magic against Infernus, Shiv and Bebop; Spellbreaker against Grey Talon, Paradox and Pocket; Metal Skin against Haze, Vindicta and Bebop.
        Is Warden hard to play?
        About average: Warden wins about the same in high and low ranks.

        Match data from the public deadlock-api.com snapshot · Hero and item art from Valve

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