Guardian Ward
Tier 2 · Vitality · Active
Guardian Ward is a tier 2 vitality item costing 1,600 souls. Provide the target with a Barrier and temporary Move Speed. Can be self-cast. Cooldown is reduced by half when cast on someone else. Games in which it was bought win 51.4% of the time across 707k matches.
Stat bonuses
The bonuses this item grants when bought.
| Stat | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Tech Range Multiplier | 12 |
| Tech Radius Multiplier | 12 |
| Guardian Ward Combat Barrier | 250 |
| Channel Move Speed | 2 |
| Ability Cooldown | -12 |
Item properties
From client version 6712.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Cast Delay | 0.2s |
| Cast Range | 40mm |
| Charges | 0 |
| Cooldown | 60s |
| Charge Delay | -1s |
| Move Speed | 2.75m m |
| Buff Duration | 6s |
| Channel Move Speed | -1m |
| Cooldown Reduction Pct On Others | 50 |
| Barrier | 250 |
| Out of Combat Regen | 1.5 |
| Radius | 8% |
| Ability Range | 8% |
Built from
- Grit — 800 souls
Builds into
- Divine Barrier — tier 4, 6,400 souls
What Valve has been arguing with
The stats that have moved most across patches. Nobody else publishes these — they need per-patch history to draw.
Disable Value
Ability Cooldown Between Charge
Ability Cooldown
Patch history
Every recorded change to Guardian Ward, newest first.
| Patch | Stat | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Weapon Info | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Component Items | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Ability Cooldown | 4560changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Guardian Ward Combat Barrier | 200250changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Out Of Combat Health Regen | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Tooltip Sections | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Upgrades | changed |
| 2026-03-21 | Tech Radius Multiplier | 108changed |
| 2026-03-21 | Tech Range Multiplier | 108changed |
| 2026-02-13 | Shop Image Small | https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/items/vitality/guardian_ward_sm.png—changed |
| 2026-02-13 | Shop Image Small Webp | https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/items/vitality/guardian_ward_sm.webp—changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Disable Value | 0-1changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_statscale_function_ability_chargeschanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | EMaxChargesIncrease—changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Disable Value | 0-2changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_statscale_function_ability_recharge_timechanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | ETechCooldownBetweenChargeUses—changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Subclass Name | AbilityCooldownBetweenCharge_scale_functionscale_function_ability_recharge_timechanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Ability Cooldown Between Charge | 0-1changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Postfix | m/s mchanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_statscale_function_tech_durationchanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | ETechDuration—changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Subclass Name | BuffDuration_scale_functionduration_scale_functionchanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Postfix | m/smchanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Upgrades | changed |
| 2025-12-16 | Bonus Move Speed | 3m2.75mchanged |
| 2025-10-24 | Ability Cooldown | 4045changed |
| 2025-09-04 | Ability Cast Range | 35m40mchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Cast Delaychanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Cast Rangechanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Channel Durationchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Chargeschanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Cooldownchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Charge Delaychanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Durationchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Move Speedchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Buff Durationchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Channel Move Speed | 20m-1changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Barrierchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Spirit Powerchanged |
Win rate is the share of matches won by players who bought this item. It is context, not causation: strong players buy strong items, and the item does not earn all of the credit.