Warden Counter Guide
WardenWarden Performance Stats
Best Items Against Warden
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Warden are Disarming Hex, Return Fire and Metal Skin, with Disarming Hex yielding the strongest results. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Warden wants to start or finish a fight. Return Fire is a warning sign when Warden has to keep shooting into someone who can throw that pressure back. Metal Skin helps enemies live through bullet pressure, which can waste Warden's best damage window. Most top-performing counter purchases are vitality items that disrupt Warden's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Warden counters include Ivy, Graves and Rat King, with Ivy being the hardest counter at 39.7% win rate. Warden performs best against Grey Talon, Paradox and Mirage. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Warden's engage window and control lane trades.
Warden Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
44.9%
Pick Rate
7.5%
Warden is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Warden stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Warden's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Warden gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Warden has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Warden
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Disarming Hex1,490 total matches | 36.2% | 36.9% | 37.7% | 31.4% | 38.2% | 29.9% | 41.0% | 28.8% | 36.7% | 31.8% | 37.8% |
 Return Fire1,723 total matches | 35.7% | 44.6% | 35.8% | 39.4% | 37.5% | 38.4% | 33.5% | 38.6% | 41.4% | 46.2% | 35.3% |
 Metal Skin7,407 total matches | 37.0% | 41.5% | 38.1% | 37.5% | 41.5% | 38.6% | 39.1% | 39.9% | 39.7% | 34.9% | 54.1% |
 Rusted Barrel1,299 total matches | 41.9% | 40.2% | 36.4% | 39.1% | 42.7% | 32.9% | 51.3% | 31.8% | 24.4% | 44.0% | 39.5% |
 Knockdown3,968 total matches | 41.9% | 37.9% | 35.2% | 41.1% | 39.1% | 35.8% | 38.8% | 37.5% | 30.8% | 44.0% | 44.6% |
 Silence Wave1,166 total matches | 35.0% | 26.8% | 25.7% | 40.0% | 35.4% | 47.8% | 41.5% | 43.9% | 42.0% | 44.6% | 70.0% |
 Healbane3,408 total matches | 42.1% | 42.3% | 39.2% | 39.4% | 43.5% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 39.8% | 39.1% | 52.5% | 58.3% |
 Rescue Beam336 total matches | 56.3% | 44.6% | 44.4% | 47.8% | 34.6% | 30.8% | 40.7% | 48.4% | 19.0% | 35.0% | N/A |
 Fury Trance740 total matches | 45.8% | 38.5% | 37.5% | 42.9% | 55.1% | 40.0% | 45.0% | 27.9% | 52.6% | 56.6% | 35.7% |
 Cursed Relic1,157 total matches | 34.0% | 40.5% | 34.1% | 43.2% | 44.3% | 42.4% | 37.5% | 59.6% | 39.3% | 49.4% | 60.0% |