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Warden

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.

Recent patch changes

2026.09.16
  • Bullet damage per boon reduced from 0.28 to 0.25
  • Fire Rate spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.21
  • Alchemical Flask projectile range and speed reduced by 30%
  • Willpower T3 spirit scaling reduced from +2.7 to +2.1
  • Willpower T3 debuff resistance reduced from 40% to 30%
Open patch notes →

WeaponFreedom's Cost · Heavy Hitter

WeaponBaseMax level
Damage per second666/399926/39
Bullet damage17.3410/39+0.2526.114/39
Pellets110/391
Magazine1720/3917
Shots per second3.8121/393.81
Reload2.91s2/392.91s
Bullet velocity290m/s29/39290m/s
Falloff range18–47m18–47m
Light melee509/39+1.58105.311/39
Heavy melee1165/39+3.67244.55/39

Vitality

VitalityBaseMax level
Health80511/39+602,9054/39
Health regen24/392
Bullet resist0%0%
Spirit resist0%0%
Move speed6.3m/s35/396.3m/s
Sprint speed1.6m/s9/391.6m/s
Stamina35/393

Spirit

SpiritBaseMax level
Spirit power0+1.138.56/39

Max level assumes all 35 boons. Item effects are not included. The small number next to a value is its rank among released heroes (highest value = 1).

Tier
D
Tier▼1 · Last week C
Win rate
45.1%
Experienced
45.1%
Pick rate
10.4%
Games
7,615

Why this tierExperienced win rate 45.1% (38/38) · Novice 45.1% (30/39) · Pick rate 10.4% (39/39)

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiersView tiers →

Playstyle

Kills7 · 20/39Hero damage35,308 · 21/39Souls43,936 · 21/39Objective damage8,837 · 7/39Damage taken40,784 · 12/39Assists11.7 · 33/39
Hero average

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes

Per-match averages

StatWardenHero avg.Rank
Kills76.720/39
Deaths7.46.810/39
Assists11.713.333/39
KDA2.532.9938/39
Souls43,93644,19221/39
Last hits188.7177.311/39
Denies3.33.418/39
Hero damage35,30835,98121/39
Damage taken40,78436,10412/39
Objective damage8,8376,8237/39
Accuracy54.3%50.2%10/39

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes · Ranked from highest value (most deaths is #1 too).

Win rate trend

44%
48%
52%
56%
Patch
Patch
Patch
45.0%
Games
9/79/149/219/2810/5

Daily win rate (top) and games (bottom) across all matches over the last 30 days. The dashed line is 50%; vertical dashes mark patches.

Win rate by rank

58%
54%
50%
46%
42%
InitiateSeekerAcolyteSentinelMysticRitualistEmissaryOraclePhantomAscendantEternus

Ranked matches over the last 14 days, by average match rank. Bars rise above 50% and drop below it; faded bars have fewer than 300 games.

Win rate by match length

56%
53%
50%
47%
44%
48.1%
45.7%
46.7%
46.6%
Under 25 min25–35 min35–45 min45+ min

All matches over the last 14 days; longer games to the right.

Win rate by games played

  1. 15–29 games

    45.2%

    avg 47.3% · 820 games

  2. 30–99 games

    45.1%

    avg 49.1% · 3,336 games

  3. 100–299 games

    44.9%

    avg 50.5% · 1,984 games

  4. 300+ games

    44.8%

    avg 50.6% · 1,156 games

Win rate split by how many games players have on this hero (normal and ranked). The small number is the all-hero average for the same range. Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiers

Damage breakdown

  • Hero damage35,308 · 32%
  • Objectives8,837 · 8%
  • Troopers43,406 · 40%
  • Neutrals22,286 · 20%

WardenHero avg.Per match · all matches, last 14 days

Recommended builds

Renon

Popular at top rank

Renon's Rank 1 Warden (Twitch.tv/Renon)

Updated September 4, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Lane Options

Mid game

Main Options

Slot Options

Late Game Options

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Alchemical Flask1567
Willpower28910
Binding Word3141516
Last Stand4111213

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wander

WANDER SIMPLE

Updated September 2, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

opt

Mid Game core

Mid opt

Late core

Late testing

late opt

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Alchemical Flask1267
Willpower38915
Binding Word4101112
Last Stand5131416

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Search the build ID in the in-game build browser to use it. Group names are as the author wrote them.

Official popular items

800
74%High-Velocity RoundsEarly43%Extended MagazineEarly30%Monster RoundsEarly21%Rapid RoundsEarly
13%Extra SpiritMid
30%Sprint BootsMid25%Extra RegenEarly10%Extra HealthMid
1,600
71%Opening RoundsEarly50%Titanic MagazineMid44%FleetfootMid38%Swift StrikerMid15%Intensifying MagazineMid14%Kinetic DashMid
62%Quicksilver ReloadMid16%Bullet Resist ShredderMid13%Improved SpiritLate
49%Enduring SpeedMid31%Spirit LifestealLate20%Battle VestMid14%Bullet LifestealMid
3,200
16%BerserkerLate
14%Surge of PowerLate
25%Spirit ResilienceLate
6,400
55%Spiritual OverflowLate16%SpellslingerLate11%SilencerLate
55%Mercurial MagnumLate24%Boundless SpiritLate
20%JuggernautLate19%Siphon BulletsLate15%Vampiric BurstLate

The same Valve data as the in-game shop’s Popular Items (September 29, 2026). As in the game, each item shows the phase it is bought most in and that buy rate, 10% and up.

Popular at top rank

Renon

6 players · 10 games

Renon's Rank 1 Warden (Twitch.tv/Renon)

Updated September 4, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Lane Options

Mid game

Main Options

Slot Options

Late Game Options

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Alchemical Flask1567
Willpower28910
Binding Word3141516
Last Stand4111213

UnlockUpgrade

Popular at top rank = builds most often picked at match start in Oracle+ games over the last 14 days (top 3, any author, builds used in at least 10 games). Popular is not the same as good, and samples are too small to judge win rates. Builds not edited for 45 days are left out.

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Alchemical Flask1257
Willpower3111213
Binding Word48910
Last Stand6141516

UnlockUpgradeFollows the most common choice at each step (4,669 matches).

High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

  1. High-Velocity RoundsBought 89% · 1:49
  2. Opening RoundsBought 89% · 4:25
  3. Monster RoundsBought 43% · 4:27
  4. Extended MagazineBought 70% · 7:27
  5. Rapid RoundsBought 56% · 8:00
  6. Swift StrikerBought 69% · 9:43

Mid · 10–20 min

  1. Titanic MagazineBought 82% · 10:10
  2. Battle VestBought 30% · 10:42
  3. Quicksilver ReloadBought 92% · 10:46
  4. Sprint BootsBought 54% · 12:14
  5. Enduring SpeedBought 76% · 14:41
  6. FleetfootBought 72% · 16:06

Late · after 20 min

  1. Mercurial MagnumBought 87% · 20:30
  2. Spirit ResilienceBought 54% · 21:04
  3. Extra SpiritBought 27% · 21:14
  4. Spirit LifestealBought 52% · 23:14
  5. Spiritual OverflowBought 62% · 26:30
  6. Siphon BulletsBought 24% · 30:12

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Share of this hero’s matches where the item was bought, and the average buy time. Item win rates are skewed by match length, so they are left out.