Warden

Initiator

Fearless

One Man Army

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	66.1
Bullet Damage:	17.3+0.34
Ammo:	17
Bullets per sec:	3.81x0.01
Reload Time:	2.91s
Bullet Velocity:	290m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67

Information

Voice Actor:	Rick D. Wasserman
Release Date:	April 24, 2024
Codenames:	Murphy

“

First they panic, and then, they die.

Warden is a Hero in Deadlock. He is a tough, tenacious brawler with a technique for alchemy and fighting the supernatural. Opening fights with either a Binding Word or a disrupting Alchemical Flask, Warden dashes into the fight to brawl at close range and utilizing his Willpower for protection and staying power. In desperate situations, Warden can trigger his Last Stand, damaging and stealing life from all foes in front of him.

The descendant of a long line of militant alchemists, Warden's ancestors once trained vigorously for the day they would have to stave off a mystic apocalypse. But as time passed, the meaning behind the training was lost, causing Warden's parents to be unprepared for the first maelstrom. With the apocalypse on the horizon, Warden was trained since birth, forged into a weapon built specifically towards stopping the Patrons from ever entering our world, no matter the cost.

Weapon

Freedom's Cost

Medium Range

Projectile

66 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

20m ➞ 58m

Abilities

Alchemical Flask

Throw a flask that damages and reduces the weapon damage and move speed of enemies it hits.

x0.731

60

Damage

-20%

Move Speed

-25%

Weapon Damage

3s Slow Duration

7s Debuff Duration

1

Hit enemies lose 1 Stamina

2

+40 Damage and -20% Weapon Damage

5

-7s Cooldown and +2m Radius
Applies -30% Fire Rate

Willpower

Gain a Barrier and bonus move speed.

x0.5

125

Barrier

15%

Move Speed bonus

1

+20% Move Speed bonus

2

-22s Cooldown and +2s Duration

5

+40% Debuff Resistance and improved Barrier scaling

Binding Word

Curse an enemy hero. If they don't move away from their initial position within the escape time, they will be damaged and immobilized.

x2.44

110

Damage

1.75s

Immobilize Duration

2.8s Escape Time

20m Escape Range

1

Warden deals +20% more Bullet Damage to trapped Heroes for 5s

2

+0.75s Duration

5

-18s Cooldown
Silences enemies until they escape or are immobilized

Last Stand

After charging for 2s, release pulses that damage enemies and heal you based on the damage done.
While channeling Last Stand you have greatly increased bullet and spirit resist.

x1.3

70

DPS

65%

Hero Lifesteal

0.5s Pulse Interval

10% Non-Hero Lifesteal

50% Bullet Resist

50% Spirit Resist

1

4m Radius

2

+40.5 DPS
-30s Cooldown

5

+3s Duration
Unstoppable and +30% Resists while channeling

Deals 50% damage to objectives.

Backstory

See Warden/Lore for more story content.

“

Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong. Its presence shaped folklore for generations… and as long as there have been people afraid of the shadows, there have been those who dedicated their lives to fighting in them.

Coming from a lineage of militant alchemists, Warden’s family always trained for the day they would have to stave off a mystic apocalypse… but as time passed the importance of the lessons seemed less and less important. What once was viewed as a sincere warning slowly morphed into being perceived as amusing anecdotes told by their superstitious grandparents.

When the portal opened in Central Park, Warden’s parents realized not only was everything they were told was true, they were unprepared. Refusing to let the next generation fall asleep on the job, Warden was trained since birth to be a supernatural killing machine with one purpose: stopping the Patrons from ever entering our world.

Update history

View the full update history: Warden/Update history

Update	Changes
May 22, 2026	Bullet damage per boon reduced from 0.38 to 0.34. Willpower T3 debuff resistance now retroactively applies to existing debuffs when cast. Binding Word T2 no longer increases cast range by +12m.
March 10, 2026	Last Stand Bullet and Spirit Resist while channeling reduced from 60% to 50%. Last Stand T3 now also increases Bullet and Spirit Resist while channeling by +30%.
March 6, 2026	Bullet growth per boon reduced from 0.44 to 0.38 Alchemical Flask Weapon Damage reduction reduced from -30% to -25% Alchemical Flask T2 damage increased from +36 to +40 Alchemical Flask T2 now also increases Weapon Damage Reduction by -20% Alchemical Flask T2 no longer increases radius by 1m Alchemical Flask T3 cooldown increased from -6.5s to -7s Alchemical Flask T3 now also increases radius by 2m Willpower duration reduced from 7s to 5s Willpower cooldown reduced from 42s to 40 Willpower barrier now scales with spirit power in the base ability (+0.5) Willpower T2 cooldown from -19s to -22s Willpower T2 now also increases duration by +2s Willpower T3 changed from "+150 Barrier Health and improved scaling (3.7)" to "+40% Debuff Resistance and improved scaling (2.5)" Binding Word cast range reduced from 20m to 15m Binding Word cooldown decreased from 37s to 34s Binding Word T1 changed from "+1s Immobilize Duration" to "+20% Bullet Damage to Trapped heroes for 5s" Binding Word T2 changed from "-19s Cooldown" to "+0.75s Duration and +12m Cast Range" Binding Word T2 now increases trap duration by 0.75s Binding Word T3 changed from "+20% Bullet Damage" to "-18s Cooldown and Silences enemies until they escape or are trapped" Last Stand Channeling bullet and spirit resist increased from 30% to 60% Last Stand radius reduced from 13m to 12m Last Stand T1 increased from +3m Radius to +4m Last Stand T3 no longer grants +50% Bullet and Spirit Resist Last Stand T3 duration increased from +2.5s to +3s Last Stand T3 now also grants you Unstoppable while channeling (Undocumented) Updated sound effects for Warden's abilities

Gallery

Warden portrait
Warden icon
Warden in-game render
Warden select background
Warden name typography
Previous Warden portrait
Previous Warden icon
Warden 2024 Winter skin
Warden reference sheet
Warden weapon - Freedom's Cost
Warden concept art
Gloat portrait for Warden.
Critical health portrait for Warden.

Trivia

Warden was named Murphy in Neon Prime. This name was reused for the new character of Captain Murphy in Holliday's visual novel.
- He may have been named after the protagonist of the 1987 movie Robocop, as Murphy was a robot peacekeeper in Neon Prime's sci-fi setting.
Despite his appearance, Warden is not a police officer. A concept sketch for Warden's upcoming redesign can be seen in one of Yamato's concept artwork released by Yoshi.^[1] The Shopkeeper may ask Warden if he would be interested in selling his cape, despite Warden's current model not having one.^[2] The Newscaster voice line for Warden's Winter skin challenge also makes a reference to his upcoming redesign, asking "What will he look like next?"^[3]
Warden's backstory shares themes with Arc Warden from Dota 2, who similarly wants to stop the conflict between the Ancients at any cost.
"Training in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Warden in the Hideout.
Warden appears in a graffiti in the Counter-Strike 2 community map "Warden".^[4]

References

↑ 2024-08-11 - Yoshi, Deadlock Discord - "[That sketch is] one of a few experimental concepts for warden."[1]
↑ Shopkeeper's in-game voice line (Warden buys T4 Item): "You ever wanna pawn that cape or gun of yours, you let me know."
↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Once, Warden was dressed as a cop. Now he's dressed as a cop with a Santa hat. What will he look like next? The New York Oracle digs into this ever-evolving and seemingly unending mystery!"
↑ 2026-01-22 - u/Parking-Profession-3 in Reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame - Deadlock Easter Egg in new CS2 map “Warden”