Warden

• Demon Hunter
• Keeper of the Grove
• Priestess of the Moon
• Warden

[e][h] Warden

Heroes Information

Attributes

18 +2.4

20 +1.60

16 +2.00

22 - 42

4

Primary Attribute

Base Stats

Movement Speed:

320

Sight Range:

1800 / 800

Attack Range:

Melee

Turn Rate:

0.40

Hotkey:

W

Icon

Level Changes

Level:

1

5

10

Hit Points:

550

775

1075

HP Regen.: (+0.50 at Night)

1.15

1.6

2.2

Mana:

240

360

510

Mana Regen.:

0.81

1.21

1.71

Armor:

4

6

8

Damage:

22 - 42

28 - 48

36 - 56

Cooldown:

1.46

1.35

1.22

The mysterious wardens serve as the night elves' special police force in Kalimdor. Set apart from the militant Sentinels, wardens are usually employed as jailors, assassins, and bounty hunters. When loosed upon escaped criminals, wardens employ a number of supernatural powers that enable them to recapture their prey and mete out the night elves' justice. Wardens have a line of sight teleport ability called "blink," which they can use to outmaneuver even the quickest of foes.

A cunning Hero, adept at entering and escaping combat. Set apart from the militant Sentinels, Wardens are usually employed as jailors, assassins, and bounty hunters. Attacks land units.

The Warden cannot attack air units unless she uses Fan of Knives or Shadow Strike.

The Warden is an assassination type Hero that can require a lot of skill to use. Unlike the Demon Hunter, she can't take the same amount of damage before dying. She lacks the Immolation and Evasion abilities and other bonuses that allow the Demon Hunter to survive in melee combat much longer. So the way you play the Warden is a little bit different. She is best played by sending her in to cast Fan of Knives or Shadow Strike, then run or Blink her away once the enemy starts beating on her. She can also assist in melee combat if the enemy is not attacking her. If you don't spend time controlling her and ignore her in battle, she can easily die. But in the right hands of an advanced player, she is very deadly. People find new respect for the Warden.

Unlike the Demon Hunter and Keeper of the Grove, the Warden has Hide! Use this ability during battle when the enemy focuses their attention on her. Then once they move on to other targets, come out of "cloak" and attack. You can even Blink away if they continue to surround your Hero.

The Warden has one of the best ultimate abilities for the Night Elves: Vengeance.

Spells & Abilities

Hide
	Cast Type : Active Target Type : No Target Lie in wait for enemies without attacking. (Will respond to attacks). Units will hold position and hold their fire, so when they are Shadowmelding, they will not break their own invisibility. It's very handy for running away from a battle. The Hide ability is disabled during the day.
Fade Duration : 1.5 seconds Hotkey : I

Fan of Knives
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : No Target  Damage Type:  Enhanced Physical The Warden flings a flurry of knives at multiple enemy targets around her.
Cast Requirements : 100 9 s Targets Allowed : Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic Area of Effect : 400 / 450 / 475 Damage per target : 70/130/200 Damage cap : 420/780/1200 Unit cap : 6/6/6 Hotkey : F

Notes:

• Make sure you use this ability only when the enemy is nearby. It's easy to cast this by mistake otherwise. You cannot aim this ability because it aims itself.
• Fan of Knives also damages invisible units around the Warden (but they must be detected to be damaged), this also applies for Burrowed units.

Blink
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : Point Target Short distance teleportation that allows the Warden to move in and out of combat.
Cast Requirements : 50 / 10 / 10 10 / 5 / 2.5 s Maximum Range : 1000/1075/1150 Minimum Range : 200 Notes : Blink cannot be used if the Warden's movement is disabled. Hotkey : B

Notes:

• Blink's range is about a half to a full screen radius.
• This spell is useful for getting out of danger when surrounded by the enemy.
• Blink is also useful for catching up to enemy units that are running away.
• Blink is very useful for traveling somewhere very quickly. Just keep blinking ahead.
• Blink is useful for crossing barriers such as Rivers, Trees, islands, etc.
• Blink can't be used to escape disabling abilities such as Ensnare, Entangling Roots, and so on.
• Blink does not work when the Warden is immobilized by a spell.
• Units that are following the Warden will stop following if she Blinks. This is intentional.

Shadow Strike
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : Unit Target  Damage Type:  initial Enhanced Physical, over time Magic Hurls a poisoned dagger which deals large initial damage, and then deals damage over time. The poisoned unit has its movement rate slowed for a short duration.
Cast Requirements : 75 8 s  Range:  300 Targets Allowed : Ground, Air, Enemy, Neutral, Organic Duration : 15 s Strike damage : 75/150/225 Damage over time : 10/30/45 every 3 sec Slow Amount : 50% Slow Duration : 3 seconds Notes : Ethereal effects make the unit immune to the strike damage, but amplify the DoT component. Cannot be removed via Mass Dispel and other such effects. Hotkey : D

Notes:

• This ability is useful against single powerful targets, especially Heroes. This is an excellent anti-hero ability. If they teleport away, the poison damage is still active and they can die once they arrive at their location! =)
• Shadow Strike cannot be removed by Banish. Don't forget, Shadow Strike can hit air units!

Vengeance
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Universal Target Type : No Target Creates a powerful avatar that summons invulnerable spirits from friendly corpses to attack your enemies. When the Avatar of Vengeance dies, the spirits vanish.
Cast Requirements : 200 180 s Duration : 180 / 50 s Summoned Unit : Avatar of Vengeance Hotkey : V

Notes:

• Wait until there are a bunch of corpses before using the spell.
• See further: corpse.

Upgrades

Ultravision

Gives Night Elves the ability to see as far at night as they do during the day. Researched at : Hunter's Hall  Hotkey : U  Cost : 50 50  Research Time:  45 Requires : Tree of Ages

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
1.36.2	2024-06-04	Fan of Knives damage changed from 75/125/190 to 70/130/200 Fan of Knives Target changed from 5/6/7 to 6/6/6 (max damage 375/750/1330 to 420/780/1200)
1.36.1	2023-11-20	Warden Blink cooldown reduced from 10/7/4 to 10/5/2.5. Warden Fan of Knives unit damage cap increased from 4/5/5 to 5/6/7 (max total possible damage increased from 300/625/950 to 375/750/1330).
1.30.2	2018-11-30	Warden Intelligence increased from 15 to 16.
1.29.0	2018-04-10	Blink cooldown changed from 10/10/1 seconds to 10/7/4 seconds.
1.25b	2011-03-08	Warden Shadow Strike mana cost increased from 65 to 75
1.17	2004-09-20	Shadow Strike is no longer removed by Banish.
1.15	2004-05-10	Fan of Knives level-2 base damage increased to 125 from 120, and level-3 base damage increased from 180 to 190. Although this appears to be an upgrade, it actually is a reduction in overall power. The previous patch had a bug at levels 2 and 3 in which, if 6 or more targets were available, the ability did more than the expected amount of maximum damage. This change remedies that error.
1.13	2003-12-16	Shadow Strike level-1 DoT damage reduced to 10 per period, down from 15.
1.12	2003-07-31	Spirits of Vengeance (which are summoned by the Avatar of Vengeance) have had their damage increased from 14-18 to 17-21.
1.10	2003-07-03	Fan of Knives maximum damage reduced to 300/625/950 from 350/675/950, and damage per target reduced to 75/120/180 from 90/135/180.

Games

• Warden first
• Warden second
• Warden third

The most recent games with Warden first are

Dise   |	vs.	|   Snow dream
Game 2 on Twisted Meadows Semifinals - Dise vs Snow_dream in Dolphin Cocoon Into Butterfly Cup 9
HawK   |	vs.	|   Dise
Game 3 on Echo Isles 2 Upper Bracket Final - HawK vs Dise in DWCC S2 - CIS - Preliminary
Sonik   |	vs.	|   Sheik
Game 1 on Last Refuge Semifinals - Sonik vs Sheik in Dolphin Cocoon Into Butterfly Cup 9
Ahmpy   |	vs.	|   sunglitters
Game 1 on Hammerfall - Ahmpy vs Sunglitters in OnlyFangs Invitational
ag3nt   |	vs.	|   TGW
Game 2 on Tidehunters Lower Bracket Quarterfinals - Ag3nt vs TGW in DWCC S2 - CIS - Preliminary

The most recent games with Warden second are

HawK   |	vs.	|   TGW
Game 2 on Northern Isles Semifinals - HawK vs TGW in Medved Finals Cup 2024
Happy   |	vs.	|   LawLiet
Game 3 on Last Refuge Grand Final - Happy vs LawLiet in Xiaomao Cup 5
LawLiet   |	vs.	|   Fish
Game 2 on Springtime Upper Bracket Round 1 - LawLiet vs Fish in Being Esports World Series - AO Main Qual
Starshaped   |	vs.	|   MiniNinja
Game 1 on Twisted Meadows Round 1 - Starshaped vs MiniNinja in B2W Weekly Cup 79
ANGRY_KOREA_MAN   |	vs.	|   PaTo
Game 1 on Autumn Leaves - ANGRY_KOREA_MAN vs PaTo in B2W NA LUL Weekly Cup - Season 2

The most recent games with Warden third are

eer0   |	vs.	|   Kaho
Game 3 on Echo Isles 2 - Eer0 vs Kaho in Don't Force Me Cup 203
PaTo   |	vs.	|   RazerMoon
Game 1 on Autumn Leaves Upper Bracket Quarterfinals - PaTo vs RazerMoon in RCADIA World Series - Americas Main Qualifier
Rivendell   |	vs.	|   Knifer
Game 2 on Autumn Leaves Upper Bracket Final - Rivendell vs Knifer in Rezina Cup 2
Kiosuke   |	vs.	|   JokeRn
Game 1 on Turtle Rock - The_Bloodthirsty_Warriors vs Playing_Ducks in NWC3L - S20 - D2
Ceron   |	vs.	|   Duck
Game 1 on Terenas Stand LV Lower Bracket Semifinal - Ceron vs Duck in DH Open 2020 Winter - America

References

http://classic.battle.net/war3/nightelf/units/warden.shtml