Class 01 of 15

Warden

Tank / anchor

Holds a point, peels for allies, eats burst.

Weak damage, slow.

Class hall: Forgecross
R / T damage type: Physical
Ultimate charge from: damage taken / mitigated
Resonant races: Rootkin Cragborn Ochrehide; Race primary element = class R element: +10 % class XP and a cosmetic trail.

Stat profile and weapon rules

The profile multiplies on top of gear. Buffs scale from 70 % at class level 1 to 100 % at level 21; debuffs are always 100 %.

Buffs

max HP+10 %
armor+14 %
magic resist+10 %
CC reduction+10 pp
threat+30 %

Debuffs

damage−6 %
move speed−5 %
attack speed−3 %

Weapon families

Allowed

macehammersword

Penalized

axespearquarterstaffholy

Forbidden

daggerbowcrossbowfirefrostarcanenaturecursed

Own class weapons are Exclusive: full kit, class passive, class IP.

Class skills

R is the signature skill from level 1; T is the ultimate, unlocked at class level 20.

Bulwark Lance

one-handedForgecross

A long lance meant to be paired with a shield.

Passive

Bastion

+1 % damage reduction per enemy within 5 blocks (max 6 %); +5 pp block chance.

ZMythic

Shield Bash

Mythic form: Shield Bash

Neutral6 s

Warden · Bulwark Lance

XMythic

Phalanx Wall

Mythic form: Phalanx Wall

Neutral22 s

Warden · Bulwark Lance

CMythic

Interpose

Mythic form: Interpose

Neutral16 s

Warden · Bulwark Lance

Tower Maul

two-handedForgecross

A maul the size of a door, swung from the hips.

Passive

Bedrock

Each 10 % HP missing gives +4 % armor (max +24 %).

ZMythic

Crushing Arc

Mythic form: Crushing Arc

Neutral4 s

Warden · Tower Maul

XMythic

Fault Line

Mythic form: Fault Line

Neutral20 s

Warden · Tower Maul

CMythic

Anchor

Mythic form: Anchor

Neutral18 s

Warden · Tower Maul

Talents

Twelve nodes in five tiers; the tree opens at class level 10, and only one of the two capstones can be active.

Tier 1
- Thick Hide
  +1 % max HP per rank.
- Grit
  +2 pp CC reduction per rank.
Tier 2
- Shield Mastery
  +3 pp block chance per rank.
- Taunting Presence
  Your taunts last +0.3 s per rank.
- Iron Resolve
  Anchor and Interpose cooldowns -1.5 s per rank.
Tier 3
- Retaliation
  Melee hits you block reflect 8 % of their damage per rank (rolled with your block chance).
- Bodyguard
  Interpose redirects +5 pp per rank.
- Aftershock
  Fault Line +10 % damage and +0.1 s knock-up per rank.
Tier 4
- Last Bastion
  Below 30 % HP: -10 % damage taken per rank for 6 s (60 s internal cooldown).
- Rallying Guard
  Each taunt: allies within 6 blocks take -3 % damage per rank for 4 s.
Capstone
- Immovable Object
  Anchor lasts +1 s and makes you immune to all crowd control.
- Warden's Oath
  Allies within 8 blocks take -8 % damage while you are above 50 % HP.