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{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_warden
| voice_actor = <!--Rick D. Wasserman (SPECULATION) -->
| 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 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.

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.
}}

== 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}}

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