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{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_warden
| voice_actor = Rick D. Wasserman<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dc1w_QVTnkF/ Rick Wasserman] on [https://www.instagram.com Instagram]</ref>
| release_date = April 24, 2024
| codenames = Murphy
| pronouns = He/Him
}}{{Quotation
| 2 = Today I stand before the mighty, and make them ''kneel.''
| 4 = Warden_upgrade_power4_04.mp3
}}
'''Warden''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He is a tough, tenacious brawler with endless determination and a technique for alchemy. Opening fights with either a '''[[Warden#Binding Word|Binding Word]]''' or a disrupting '''[[Warden#Alchemical Flask|Alchemical Flask]]''', Warden dashes into the fight to brawl at close range and utilizing his '''[[Warden#Willpower|Willpower]]''' for protection and staying power. In desperate situations, Warden can trigger his '''[[Warden#Last Stand|Last Stand]]''', damaging and stealing life from all foes in front of him.

The descendant of a long line of militant alchemists, Warden's ancestors once trained vigorously for the day they would have to stave off a mystic apocalypse. But as time passed, the meaning behind the training was lost, causing Warden's parents to be unprepared for the first [[maelstrom]]. With the apocalypse on the horizon, Warden was trained since birth, forged into a weapon built specifically towards stopping the [[Patron|Patrons]] from ever entering our world, no matter the cost.

== Weapon ==

{{WeaponCard|key=hero_warden}}

== Abilities ==

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Warden
| ability_num = 1
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Warden
| ability_num = 2
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Warden
| ability_num = 3
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Warden
| ability_num = 4
| notes       =
* Deals 50% damage to objectives.
* The "while channeling" in Last Stand's description does ''not'' refer to the duration of the ability; The [[Damage Resistance#Bullet Resist|Bullet Resist]], [[Damage Resistance#Spirit Resist|Spirit Resist]], and T3 Unstoppable only apply during the {{DataProp|Last Stand|AbilityCastDelay}}s casting period after pressing the ability key.
}}

== Street Brawl ==

=== Ability Changes ===
<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] -->
In addition to [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Warden receives the following modifications to his abilities:

==== {{AbilityIcon|Last Stand|no-link=true}} ====
* Non-hero lifesteal {{#invoke:StreetBrawlAbilities|change|Last Stand|HealthStealPct}}, from {{DataProp|Last Stand|HealthStealPct}}% to {{DataProp|Last Stand|HealthStealPct|streetbrawl}}%.
* Hero lifesteal {{#invoke:StreetBrawlAbilities|change|Last Stand|HealthStealPctHero}}, from {{DataProp|Last Stand|HealthStealPctHero}}% to {{DataProp|Last Stand|HealthStealPctHero|streetbrawl}}%.
=== Item Draft ===
{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Warden}}

== Backstory ==
{{Fates_Tale|warden}}

== Update history ==
{{Update history}}

== 3D model ==
{{3D_Model|Warden}}
===Weapon===
{{3D Model|Warden Weapon|size=240px}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Warden card.png|Warden portrait
File:Warden Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Warden
File:Warden Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Warden
File:Warden MM.png|Warden icon
File:Warden Render.png|Warden in-game render
File:Warden select background.png|Warden select background
File:Warden Reference Sheet.png|Warden reference sheet
File:Warden Weapon.png|Warden weapon - ''Freedom's Cost''
</gallery>

=== Typography ===
<gallery>
File:Warden name.svg|Warden's name typography
File:Warden brazilian.svg|Warden's Brazilian Portuguese typography
File:Warden french.svg|Warden's French typography
File:Warden italian.svg|Warden's Italian typography
File:Warden polish.svg|Warden's Polish typography
File:Warden russian.svg|Warden's Russian typography
File:Warden schinese.svg|Warden's Simplified Chinese typography
File:Warden spanish.svg|Warden's typography for Spanish and Spanish-Latin America
File:Warden turkish.svg|Warden's Turkish typography
File:Warden ukrainian.svg|Warden's Ukrainian typography
</gallery>

=== Concept art ===
<gallery>
File:Warden concept.jpg|Warden concept art
</gallery>

=== Removed/Unused content ===
<gallery>
File:Warden card old.png|Previous Warden portrait
File:Warden icon old.png|Previous Warden icon
File:Warden winter.jpg|Warden 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Warden was named '''Murphy''' in [[Neon Prime|''Neon Prime'']]. This name was reused for the new character of [[Minor characters|Captain Murphy]] in [[Holliday]]'s [[Visual novels|visual novel]].
** He may have been named after the protagonist of the 1987 movie ''[[wikipedia:RoboCop|Robocop]],'' as Murphy was a robot peacekeeper in ''Neon Prime's'' sci-fi setting.
* Despite his appearance, Warden is not a police officer. A concept sketch for Warden's upcoming redesign can be seen in one of [[Yamato|Yamato's]] concept artwork released by [[Yoshi]].<ref>2024-08-11 - [[Yoshi]], Deadlock Discord - ''"[That sketch is] one of a few experimental concepts for warden."''[https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825/1231286447131328544/1272231665275768862]</ref> The [[Shopkeep |Shopkeeper]] may ask Warden if he would be interested in selling his cape, despite Warden's current model not having one.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Warden/Quotes#Shopkeeper|voice line]] (Warden buys T4 Item): ''"You ever wanna pawn that cape or gun of yours, you let me know."''</ref> The [[Newscaster]] voice line for Warden's [[Seasonal events|Winter]] skin challenge also makes a reference to his upcoming redesign, asking "What will he look like next?"<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Newscaster seasonal warden unlock 01 alt 01.mp3|transcription=Once, Warden was dressed as a cop. Now he's dressed as a cop with a Santa hat. What will he look like next? The New York Oracle digs into this ever-evolving and seemingly unending mystery!}}</ref>
* Warden's backstory shares themes with [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Arc_Warden Arc Warden] from ''Dota 2,'' who similarly wants to stop the conflict between the Ancients at any cost.
* "Training in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Warden in the [[Hideout]].
* Warden appears in a graffiti in the ''Counter-Strike 2'' community map "Warden".<ref>2026-01-22 - u/Parking-Profession-3 in Reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame - [https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame/comments/1qjgg90/deadlock_easter_egg_in_new_cs2_map_warden/ Deadlock Easter Egg in new CS2 map “Warden”]</ref>

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