Warden

Warden
Weapon:; "Freedom's Cost" ; BASE STATS
Weapon Stats
DPS:	70
Bullet Damage:	17.6+0.94
Ammo:	17
Bullets per sec:	4x0.012
Reload Time:	2.91s
Bullet Velocity:	290m/s
Light Melee:	63+2.67
Heavy Melee:	116+4.91
Falloff Range:	20m → 58m
Vitality Stats
Health:	550+45
Health Regen:	2
Move Speed:	6.3m/s
Stamina:	3
	; INFORMATION
Voice Actor:
Release Date:
Voice Lines:	Warden/Quotes

“

Weakens his enemies and chases them down

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.

Warden is a tough, tenacious brawler with a technique for alchemy and fighting the supernatural. 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.

A militant alchemist from a long line of the same, Warden is a superstitious member of a family that has trained for the day they would have to stave off a mystic apocalypse. Now with the supernatural all around them, Warden was raised to be a supernatural killing machine dedicated to stopping the Patrons from ever entering our world.

Abilities

Alchemical Flask

6.5m

12s

Throw a flask that damages, slows movement, and reduces the weapon damage of enemies it hits.

x0.786

65

Damage

20%

Move Speed Slow

-30%

Weapon Damage

3s Slow Duration

7s Debuff Duration

1

Hit enemies lose 1 Stamina

2

+50 Damage

5

-6.5s Cooldown and Weapon Debuff applies 35% Fire Rate Slow

Willpower

7s

42s

Gain a spirit shield and bonus move speed.

x0

150

Spirit Shield Health

15%

Move Speed bonus

1

+20% Move Speed bonus

2

-19s Cooldown

5

+200 Spirit Shield Health and now scales with Spirit Power

x3.93

Binding Word

20m

37s

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

x2.62

120

Damage

1.75s

Immobilize Duration

2.8s Escape Time

19m Escape Range

1

+1s Immobilize Duration

2

-19s Cooldown

5

Warden deals +20% more Bullet Damage to trapped Heroes for 6s

Last Stand

13m

6s

140s

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. Goes on a reduced cooldown if interrupted while charging.

x1.4

90

DPS

80%

Hero Lifesteal

0.5s Pulse Interval

20% Non-Hero Lifesteal

30% Bullet Resist

30% Spirit Resist

1

+3m Radius

2

+70 DPS
-35.0s Cooldown

5

+50.0% Bullet Resist
+50.0% Spirit Resist
+2.5s Duration

Weapon

Weapon Stats

Falloff Range
20m - 58m

70 DPS

Freedom's Cost

Medium Range

Projectile

Update history

Main article: Update history

Update	Changes
December 31, 2024	Base bullet damage reduced from 19.8 to 19.5. Last Stand base DPS reduced from 100 to 90. Last Stand DPS spirit power scaling increased from 1.2 to 1.4.
December 21, 2024	Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.94 to 0.9. Last Stand now does 40% less damage to objectives (similar to various other abilities).
December 6, 2024	Fire Rate Spirit Power scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.22. Last Stand Resistance reduced from 60% to 30%. Last Stand now only goes on cooldown for 20s when interrupted rather than full. Last Stand T2 now also reduces cooldown by 35s. Last Stand T3 changed from "-56s Cooldown" to "+50% Bullet and Spirit Resistance During Channel and +2.5s Duration".

Background

“

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 true, but they were also 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.

— A FATE'S TALE

Lore

Warden hides his true motives from the Patrons, despite their telepathic abilities.^[1]^[2] As such, the Patrons probably don't know that Warden is working against their goals.

A concept sketch for Warden's upcoming redesign can be seen in one of Yamato's concept artwork released by Yoshi.^[3] After Warden buys a T4 item in the shop, the Shopkeeper may ask if he would be interested in selling his cape, despite Warden's current model not having one. The Newscaster voice line for Warden's Christmas skin challenge also makes a reference to his upcoming redesign, asking "What will he look like next?"^[4]

Character interactions

Abrams is scared by Warden's cape (in his upcoming redesign).
Holliday says that Warden looks like he's wearing a Halloween costume and calls him a "creepy homeschooled kid".^[5]
Lash refers to Warden as "creepy" and "vomitus".

Gallery

Portrait
Minimap icon
In-game render
Winter skin
Model sheet
Weapon - Freedom's Cost
Concept art

Trivia

Warden used to be called Murphy in Neon Prime. This name was reused for the new character of Captain Murphy in Holliday's visual novel.
Warden's current design uses the same head model as Lash. This is referenced in a line where Warden says "Do I look like Lash?"
Warden is currently the only hero whose Bullets per sec is directly affected by Spirit Power.

References

↑ Amber Hand's in-game voice line - "Warden, you are inscrutable."
↑ Amber Hand's in-game voice line - "Warden, how long do you think you can hide your heart from me?"
↑ 2024-08-11 - Yoshi, Deadlock Discord - "[That sketch is] one of a few experimental concepts for warden."[1]
↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "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 evolving and seemingly unending mystery!"
↑ Warden/Quotes