Deadlock Warden Build Guide

In this Deadlock Warden Build Guide, we will provide an introduction to the character, his playstyle, and more. Warden is a Bruiser-type character who excels at crowd-control and lane-harassment. According to the lore so far, Warden is a supernatural hunter belonging to a family that has been in the trade for generations.

This character can deal decent damage and can be built as a good damage soaker in Deadlock. As Warden, you should try to lead the charge in team fights and disrupt the enemy line for your teammates to easily go in and kill them.

Note: This build has been updated till September 12, 2024 patch

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How To Play Warden in Deadlock

Learn the crowd control abilities to master Warden (Image via Valve)

As mentioned earlier, this character is a Bruiser, so you will need to be close to your enemies to be most effective. At the start of the game, unlock your Flask ability first and use it to clear enemy waves. The Warden's gun has quite a range, so this Deadlock Warden Build Guide recommends that you use it to poke the enemy whenever possible.

Regardless of whether you win or lose, once the laning phase is done, you need to start participating in team fights as soon as possible. The real Warden experience begins when the Team Fights take place. Go straight into a team fight and use your Hook ability to break the enemy positions. Use Flask to disrupt the enemy further.

If an enemy is unlucky enough to be caught in your trap, initiate your Ultimate to quickly kill them and disrupt all the other enemies nearby. Keep in mind that it takes time to charge your Ultimate once it is initiated. So, in other situations, be sure to initiate your Ultimate once you are in a safe zone away from direct fire.

Your second ability gives you a good speed buff. Use it only when you need to get out of a sticky situation or when you are surrounded by the enemy team. The best ability combo for Warden is to use your hook to stick an enemy, before using your Ult to kill them, and finally using the second ability to get away while throwing your flask to disrupt enemy pursuers.

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Deadlock Warden Build Guide: all abilities explained

Warden's Abilities (Image via Valve)

Here are the abilities for the best Warden build in Deadlock:

Ability	Description	Effect	Upgrades	Maxing Benefit	Tips
Alchemical Flask (1)	Throw a flask that damages, slows, and reduces the weapon damage and stamina of enemies it hits.	- Radius: 7m - Cooldown: 13s - Damage: 55 - Move Speed Slow: 20% - Weapon Damage Reduction: -30% - Debuff Duration: 6s	- 1 AP: +40 Damage - 2 AP: +1 Stamina Reduction - 5 AP: -7s Cooldown, Applies 35% Fire Rate Slow	- Increased burst damage - Increased stamina reduction - Reduced cooldown - Adds Fire Rate slow - Improved debuff frequency and AoE damage	- Spam often due to low cooldown - Useful for farming waves, harassing enemies, and weakening targets for Snare - Effective in reducing enemy stamina
Willpower (2)	Gain a spirit shield and bonus movement speed.	- Duration: 7s - Cooldown: 40s - Spirit Shield Health: 150 - Move Speed Bonus: 15%	- 1 AP: +20% Move Speed Bonus - 2 AP: -20s Cooldown - 5 AP: +200 Spirit Shield Health, scales with Spirit Power	- Increased movement speed bonus - Halved cooldown - Stronger Spirit Shield	- Spirit Shield protects against ability damage, not weapon damage - Use with Fleetfoot to increase movement speed - Ideal for tanking in ability-heavy fights
Binding Word (3)	Curse an enemy hero; if they don’t move within escape time, they are damaged and immobilized.	- Range: 20m - Cooldown: 35s - Damage: 120 - Immobilize Duration: 1.75s - Escape Time: 2.5s - Escape Range: 16m	- 1 AP: +1s Immobilize Duration - 2 AP: -20s Cooldown - 5 AP: Warden deals +20% more Bullet Damage to trapped heroes for 6s	- Increased immobilization duration - Reduced cooldown - Additional bullet damage to snared targets	- Use after reducing enemy stamina (e.g., after landing a flask) - Best as a follow-up to team crowd control - Tough against skilled opponents who manage stamina well
Last Stand (4)	Charge for 2.2s, then release pulses that damage enemies and heal based on damage dealt. Increased bullet resist while channeling.	- Radius: 12m - Duration: 6s - Cooldown: 138s - Damage (DPS): 100 - Pulse Interval: 0.5s - Hero Lifesteal: 100% - Non-Hero Lifesteal: 50%	- 1 AP: +3m Radius - 2 AP: +70 DPS - 5 AP: -60s Cooldown	- Increased radius - Increased damage - Reduced cooldown	- Effective for dealing damage while healing - Increased resistance to bullets while channeling the ability

Start your matches by getting the Flask first as it is your best laning ability. Then take the Binding Word and then unlock your second ability. Unlock your Ultimate as soon as you can.

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Deadlock Warden Build Guide: Item Build [Explained]

Items that you should build on Warden (Image via Valve)

The recommended item progression for Warden is:

Early game

• High-Velocity Mag
• Extra Regen
• Extra Health
• Basic Magazine
• If you're struggling in lane: Extra Stamina and Sprint Boots.

Mid-game

• Improved Cooldown
• Duration Extender
• Slowing Bullets
• Enduring Speed

Late Game

• Titanic Magazine
• Intensifying Magazine
• Headhunter
• Superior Cooldown
• Superior Duration
• Superior Stamina
• Mystic Slow
• Torment Pulse
• Silencer

End Game

• Silencer
• Inhibitor

Flex Slots

• Siphon Bullets
• Diviner's Kevlar
• Surge of Power
• Leech

According to this Deadlock Warden Build Guide, the recommended items for the character should include those that increase his spirit power and sustain him. Items like Mystic Slow and Silencer are extremely effective on Warden as they increase his Crowd Control capabilities.

That's all for this Deadlock Warden Build Guide, we hope it will help get started with this character.

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