Warden build guide

Deathy's Hybrid Warden - FULLY ANNOTATED

by DeathyVersion 21Updated Feb 4, 2026Guide #243229

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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Author's notes

Gun early, Ult/Initiation late

Item categories

1Laneddadw
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Headshot Booster
2. 2
  Quicksilver Reload
  Great poke with your nade and really helps you farm
3. 3
  Improved Spirit
4. 4
  Extra Stamina
  Builds into Arcane Surge
5. 5
  Arcane Surge
  Built from Extra Stamina
  OP item for your ult, ALWAYS dash jump before ult
6. 6
  Fleetfoot
  If you don't get this item you are too slow
7. 7
  Headhunter
  Built from Headshot Booster
8. 8
  Enduring Speed
2Lane Regenoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
  Buy if you're taking constant poke - prioritize over extra health if that's the case
2. 2
  Healing Rite
  Buy if you're very low
3Mid-game - Not ordered, buy what you need
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Duration Extender
2. 2
  Majestic Leap
  Buy when you max ult
3. 3
  Compress Cooldown
4. 4
4SITUATIONALLY GOODoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Slowing Hex
  Get if against Wraith, Infernus, Mirage or heroes that use abilities to escape cage
2. 2
  Lightning Scroll
  This is a huge power spike, buy before an urn or midboss fight
5NEED BIG DAMAGE?
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Crippling Headshot
  Great boost to both your gun and spirit damage as well as anti-heal
2. 2
  Lucky Shot
  Only get if you're more invested in gun
3. 3
  Burst Fire
  Allows you to slide a lot and gives you movement speed when it procs
6SURVIVABILITY
Author's category · 7 items · Read annotations
1. 1
  Counterspell
  Good against Lash, Paradox, Holliday, etc.
2. 2
  Unstoppable
  Good if you're getting stunned a bunch
3. 3
  Colossus
  Good general tankiness
4. 4
7GOOD IF YOU HAVE SLOTS OPEN
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Stalker
  Great item, gives you movement speed and wallhacks
2. 2
  Surge of Power
  Good on your ult
3. 3
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
  Very good if you're fighting often

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Alchemical FlaskAlchemical Flask	Alchemical Flask: Ability unlocked, step 1		Alchemical Flask: 1 AP upgrade, step 3		Alchemical Flask: 2 AP upgrade, step 5