Observer Ward

[e][h]Observer Ward

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A form of half-sentient plant, often cultivated by apprentice wizards.

Ability

Active

Plant

Availability

General[edit]

Observer Ward (also known as obs) is a Basic item purchasable from the Consumables section at the Home Shop. Because of the power they provide through map control, their stock in the shop is limited to a maximum of 4, with an initial stock of 2. It takes 135 seconds to replenish 1 stock. Fully shareable.

Stacks with itself and

Sentry Ward
in the inventory.
When stacked with Sentries, double clicking toggles the active ward type.

Ability[edit]

Plant

Targeting
Point Target

Plants an Observer Ward, an invisible watcher that gives vision of its surrounding area to your team.

Sight Range	1600

Duration	6 minutes

Cast Range	500

Charges	1

1

Notes

Observer Wards are permanently invisible and do not block paths.
Wards have ground vision and cannot see through trees or the high ground above them.
Cannot be placed within 1350 range of the fountain. Cannot be placed in the Roshan pit.
Holding down Control + the item hotkey transfers a ward to an ally by clicking on them.
Blocks neutral creep camps from spawning.

Strategy[edit]

It is best to place wards strategically in areas of high enemy traffic. They can forewarn your team of incoming enemy attacks due to their large vision range. Wards are generally placed on cliffs at the highest elevation, so they can see unobstructed into the areas below. A common ward location is near Roshan, to check whether the enemy will attempt to take Aegis.

Recommended Heroes[edit]

Version History[edit]

Version	Balance Changes
7.22
7.22	Cost decreased from 75 to 50 Gold bounty increased from 100 + 2/min to 100 + 4/min XP bounty increased from 50 + 4/min to 50 + 6/min
7.15
7.15	Restock cooldown reduced from 150 to 135 Cost reduced from 80 to 75
7.14
7.14	Gold/XP Bounty rescaled from 100 Gold/XP to 100 + 2/min Gold and 50 + 4/min XP
7.08
7.08	Wards now require a constant 2 hits to kill
7.07
7.07	Observer Wards cost increased from 60 to 80 Observer Wards XP bounty increased from 25 to 100
7.06
7.06	Cost reduced from 65 to 60 (Allows for different starting item combinations)
6.87
6.87	Gold/experience rescaled from 50/100 to 100/25 Duration reduced from 7 to 6 minutes Restock interval reduced from 180 to 150 seconds Cost reduced from 75 to 65
6.86
6.86	Experience bounty increased from 50 to 100
6.84
6.84	Observer and Sentry Wards now stack into one inventory slot (Double clicking toggles which ward type is currently active) Observer Wards now come in single increments Cost and restock time reduced by half and stock doubled Observer Wards now provide a 50 XP bounty when destroyed Attacking a ward can no longer miss (same for Sentry Wards)
6.81
6.81	Sharing wards with allies now requires a Control key override Wards can no longer be placed in the fountain areas
6.80
6.80	Can be targeted on allies to transfer one charge
6.79
6.79	Duration increased from 6 to 7 minutes Killing Observer Wards now grants a 50 gold bounty
6.78
6.78	Initial stock now starts at 1 instead of 2 (max stock is still 2)
6.75
6.75	Gold cost decreased from 200 to 150
6.55
6.55	Changed max stock from 3 to 2
6.50
6.50	Now requires 5 mana to be placed (To prevent courier use)
6.43
6.43	Reworked wards again Reduced gold cost from 300 to 200 Reduced duration from 480 to 360 Increased stock count from 1 to 3 Increased restock time from 1 to 360 Can block neutral creep spawns again
6.43
6.43	Duration increased from 420 to 480
6.42
6.42	Price increased from 215 to 300 Charges reduced from 3 to 2 Duration reduced from 480 to 420
6.19
6.19	Can no longer block neutral creep spawns
6.04
6.04	Readded to the game
6.03
6.03	Removed from the game
6.00
6.00	Ported