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Warden
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
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.

Description

Still does decent damage after 5-27-2025 Growth nerf.
With all Late Game items you do around 800 - 900 DPS.
And with Glass Cannon stacks max 1200 - 1300 DPS.
(All Bodyshots and Without box/bridge buffs.)

Feel free to copy and edit this build however you like.

Item Build

1 - Laning

item
Headshot Booster
800

Good damage increase in lane.

item
Headhunter
4000

Even more damage and early sustain.

item
Extra Health
800
item
Quicksilver Reload
1600
item
Rapid Rounds
800

Builds into Swift Striker.

item
Sprint Boots
800
item
Monster Rounds
800

1.5 - Lane Extras

item
Restorative Shot
800

More weapon damage while increasing sustain in lane.

item
Extra Regen
800

Good if you get constantly poked.

item
Active
Healing Rite
800
item
Active
Guardian Ward
1600

Allows you to play more aggressively. Also nice movement speed boost.

2 - Post Laning

item
Swift Striker
2400

Significant dps increase pretty much required on Gun Warden.

item
Enduring Speed
2400
item
Active
Fleetfoot
1600

Really nice to have on Warden.

item
Fortitude
4000

Significant HP increase and you almost never have to heal in base.

item
Extended Magazine
800
item
Titanic Magazine
2400
item
Active
Heroic Aura
3200

2.5 - Optional Stuff

item
Bullet Lifesteal
1600

Buy if you need extra sustain. Builds into Vampiric Burst.

item
Trophy Collector
4000

Good if you can get stacks easily or if its a long game. Preferably bought in place of Enduring Speed.

item
Siphon Bullets
6400

Good item to remove health problems.

item
Spellslinger
6400

Pretty good on Warden once you get T3 Flask. Personally I don't like it.

3 - Late Game

item
Glass Cannon
6400

Don't buy if you have negative K/D.

item
Burst Fire
4000

Can be bought before Glass Cannon.

item
Active
Vampiric Burst
8000

4 - Luxury

Pick anything you need.

item
Ricochet
6400

25% Firerate is really good. Also insanely good in teamfights.

item
Lucky Shot
6400

Significant DPS increase. 25% Chance to do 2.25x damage is huge.

item
Armor Piercing Rounds
7200

Buy against Plated Armor / Bullet Resist.

item
Silencer
6400

Strong against ability/spirit builds. Builds up easily with Warden's Gun and works with Ricochet.

item
Inhibitor
6400

Wins 1v1's and Great in teamfights if combined with Ricochet

item
Active
Unstoppable
8000
item
Bullet Resilience
3200
item
Spirit Resilience
3200

5 - More Situational Stuff

item
Debuff Reducer
1600
item
Active
Debuff Remover
4800

Good for removing crucial stuns.

item
Counterspell
3200

You can parry ults with this.

item
Spellbreaker
6400

Good against heavy spirit damage.

item
Plated Armor
6400

Good against weapon damage / reducing on-hit effects (haze passive, infernus burn, toxic bullets etc.)

item
Juggernaut
8800
item
Diviner's Kevlar
6400
item
Active
Divine Barrier
8000
item
Cheat Death
6400

Helps you keep your Glass Cannon stacks. also good for avoiding unnecessary deaths.

item
Slowing Bullets
1600

Helps you hit shots easier.

item
Toxic Bullets
3200

Bleed + Antiheal. Great against tanks.

item
Berserker
3200

Solid damage increase.

item
Weakening Headshot
1600
item
Crippling Headshot
8000
item
Frenzy
6400
item
Active
Slowing Hex
1600

Good with Binding Word. Also helps you secure kills easier.

item
Active
Knockdown
3200
item
Active
Curse
6400
item
Active
Ethereal Shift
6400
item
Active
Vortex Web
8000
item
Compress Cooldown
1600
item
Superior Cooldown
4800

Ability Point Order

Alchemical Flask

Willpower

Binding Word

Last Stand

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