Warden build guide

Walter Warden // Annotated

by WalterVersion 36Updated Sep 26, 2026Guide #544832

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Author's notes

Gun/Hybrid Warden for new or experienced players. Fully ANOTATED. Warden is great at running people down, surprisingly tanky, and great with a whole lot of items. Remember to make the right situational purchases, and look what your enemies are building against you too!b

Item categories

1Lane - More or less L-R
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Close Quarters
  Builds into Point Blank & 4.8k spike
2. 2
  Extended Magazine
  Buy for 4.8k power spike.
3. 3
  Quicksilver Reload
  Love getting this second or first if greedy or easy lane.
4. 4
2Lane Extraoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
  Better to buy 1st or 3rd depending on vibes.
2. 2
  Grit
  Burst protection at 800? This item is actually OP
3. 3
  Reactive Barrier
  Built from Grit
  Great against Abrams, Bebop, Silver, ETC. I like to buy it most games in the MID game to have more survivability.
34.8k Power Spike Itemsoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Battle Vest
  Against gun lane & want to do more damage? Sign me up! Stepping stone to 4.8k green power spike.
2. 2
  Enchanter's Emblem
  Spirit counter for 4.8k spike
3. 3
  Bullet Resist Shredder
  Just a great item on Warden.
4Mid Core - Not strictly L-R
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Surge of Power
  Built from Extra Spirit
  Putting this on Warden's 2 while it has two points is actually insane!
2. 2
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
3. 3
  Berserker
  Warden is naturally tanky and likes extended fights!
5Extra Spiritoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Slowing Hex
  Chase down those pesky movement heros...
2. 2
  Superior Duration
  Primarily for your Ultimate, but nice to have all around.
3. 3
  Ethereal Shift
  Need to completely dodge some burst and heal with your active ultimate?
6Core Late - Not strictly L-R
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Spiritual Overflow
  Gives you a great burst of firerate and SP. Great item for Warden.
2. 2
  Spellslinger
  Another great power spike, recommend buying this first if you happen to have enough.
3. 3
  Spellbreaker
  Want to take enormous amounts of less damage? Sign me up!
7Defensive Items, Always pickup at least one.optional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
  Preferred 3.2k item for 4.8k spike
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
  Spirit meta...
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
  Read this item, tell me it isn't good!!!
8Testing // Situationaloptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Ballistic Enchantment
  Prioritize hitting multiple enemies for best stacking. I think this item is slept on for Warden.
2. 2
  Escalating Resilience
  Built from Extended Magazine
  Making Warden Tankier w/ a Gun item is always nice.
9Common Alternativesoptional
Author's category · 8 items · All of these are generally good. Can't go wrong with any of these.
1. 1
  Colossus
  Built from Extra Health
  Makes you really tanky and less burstable.
2. 2
  Silencer
  Etheral Shift is an alternative to Silencer. This item is purchased for the -25% Spirit Dmg Output, buy in addition to Spirit Resilience in Spirit heavy games.
3. 3
  Inhibitor
10Nerdy Patch Infooptional
Author's category · 9 items · Reading up on the last few patches, Warden's Gun damage scaling per level has decreased from .38 all the way to .28..... His gun damage has been almost entirely gutted, but can be mitigated with build options. I am putting more Spirit items in here to make him more of a Bruiser Control type of hero.
1. 1
  Vampiric Burst
  Reloads, burst healing, great overall item for Warden
2. 2
  Leech
  Enables healing for your whole kit.
3. 3

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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 2				Alchemical Flask: 2 AP upgrade, step 6	Alchemical Flask: 5 AP upgrade, step 7