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 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.
Description
A versatile and customizable build focused around Binding Word.
Name is inspired from a funny personal story-- a couple months back, I was in an unbalanced match and playing like dogshit. To keep myself motivated to try, instead of letting the steamroller crush me, I started chanting the chorus of Davil Gilmour's "Rattle That Lock" to myself like a mantra. It was super motivating-- but I was in a discord call with my boyfriend and he called me " a goddamn weirdo" for doing it. My lifted mood was enough to get me to start playing better, and we actually clutched that game. Who's the weirdo now, Em? <3
Item Build
Early Core
No order-- I'm your jailer, not your mom.
500
Mostly for early shields-- Once you get better shields, consider selling for a better Weapon item
500
Extra damage for when you hunt down your jailed victims
1250
The utility of Fleetfoot is so useful that you won't need to sell this for a long time, if ever
500
Helps you close the gap between you and your target
500
Can be sold later, or built into Fortitude.
500
Keeps you out of danger in the laning phase
500
Before unlock your ult, you'll need as much self-healing as you can get. Builds into Slowing Hex.
500
Make your targets put in the work if they want to escape lockdown
Mid/Late Core
1250
Works best when you imbue Flask (1), but Binding Word (3) might also work?
3500
Chase them down to keep them slow-- either to clutch a capture, or slow their escape afterwards
1250
If you decide to run Veil Walker, consider replacing this with Combat Barrier. Otherwise, don't forget to upgrade this!
1250
If you decide to run Veil Walker, consider replacing this with Enchanter's Barrier. Otherwise, don't forget to upgrade this!
1250
Less cooldowns for turning up the heat
3000
Consider rushing this-- ESPECIALLY against the more mobile opponents like Vindicta or Lash
4250
Imbue on 3 (Binding Word) and lock them down more frequently
3500
Make it harder for them to escape
Optional Weapon
500
Mostly for early shields-- Once you get better shields, consider selling for a better Weapon item
500
Great for early game... but Titanic Mag (which this builds into) is kind of "eh" on Warden
1250
Extra slow to keep them in the range of your Binding Word
1250
You can grab this *or* go off-build and grab Active Reload. I just prefer the simplicity of punchin' people
3000
Toxic's bleed puts a healing reduction on your victim. Not nessesary, but very nice if you have the slots
3000
Boosts your fire rate in two ways, and helps you close the gap on your victims. What's not to love?
6000
The ideal all-in-one item-- shields, cooldowns, lifesteal, AND bonus fire rate and Spirit Power while attacking.
7250
Increases Slowing Bullet's proc chance, and the on-kill damage boost can turn victories into steamrolls
6000
Sell Fleetfoot for this-- covers 95% of Fleetfoot's use cases, and does it better
Optional Vitality
500
(*left-leaning political comment about how cops do more harm than help*)
1750
Useful if you want hunt down slowed targets, while also preventing the same from happening to you
1250
Emergency shields for yourself or an ally-- plus a little extra ability range to sweeten the deal
1250
...let's be serious for a second. Do you ever *not* buy Healbane?
3500
Great bonuses that help you rotate in-and-out of fights.
3500
An alternative to Enduring Speed-- when skippin' like a dipshit is more imporant than footspeed
6000
I don't usually go for this item, personally, but it has good stats and can be *VERY* fun to pop on an unsuspecting player
7250
(*left-leaning political comment about how the police are leeches*)
6000
Ever since they added veils to every juke room, this item's become a personal must-buy
Optional Spirit
500
Gives Binding Word's capture damage a little extra bite. Don't forget to upgrade this into Improved Burst!
1250
Good for keeping them locked down for longer. If you grab this, get Superior Duration too!
1250
More slow than SH, and easier to use, but with less boosts for yourself
1750
Less slow than CF, but affects multiple movement methods
1250
Builds into Mystic Slow
4250
More slowing ensure less escaping
6000
More duration and range. Become a heat-seeking missle that throws chumps in prison.
6000
FUCK YA LIFE, DOUBLE JAIL
6000
Imbue on 1 (Alchemical Flash), or 4 (Last Stand) for most effectiveness
Ability Point Order
Alchemical Flask
Willpower
Binding Word
Last Stand
1
1
2
5
2
5
1
2
5
1
2
5