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Guardian Ward

Guardian Ward

Vitality ·Tier 2 · Active
1600 60s40m
What it does

Provide the target with a Barrier and temporary Move Speed.
Can be self-cast.
Cooldown is reduced by half when cast on someone else.

Innate
Active 60s

Active — bind to a key and trigger it (Z/X/C/V).

8%
Spirit range
1.5
Non-Combat Regen
250
Guardian Ward Combat Barrier
2.75m
Move speed
6s
Buff duration
40m
Cast range
When to buy & tricks

Guardian Ward throws a damage-soaking Barrier and a quick Move Speed burst onto a diving teammate or yourself, and casting it on an ally cuts the cooldown in half. It's a cheap pocket-support pickup for keeping a carry alive through burst or peeling someone out of a gank.

Built by
Best with Haze ~55.6%
Rem 40.3% ~55.1 Viscous 39.5% ~51 Calico 36.8% ~48.9 Yamato 28.4% ~49.5 Haze 26.3% ~55.6 Dynamo 26.3% ~51.1
build share · win rate when built
Performance
~50.3% Win rate
29.7% Build rate
-3.1 vs last patch
27' avg buy
Win rate by rank
Ini
See
Alc
Arc
Rit
Ete
Cost & valueper 1000 souls
Builds on Grit 800 +800
Spirit range 8% 5/1k
Non-Combat Regen 1.5 0.9/1k
Tier bonuses scale with souls spent in the tree →
Upgrade path
Upgrades from
Grit800
This item
Guardian Ward1600
Upgrades into
Divine Barrier6400
Spirit scaling
Cooldown60s
Cast range40m
Related mechanics
Shields & barriersShop tiers, investments & componentsImbuesActive vs passive items
Update history1
Shop Rework UpdateMay 08, 2025
  • Guardian Ward

Built-by, win rate, build rate and top hero are sample until the match API is wired in. Effect, cost, value and the build tree are real client data.

Raw dataproperties, shop fields & API

identity

id
upgrade_guardian_ward
slug
guardian-ward
token
upgrade_guardian_ward
kind
upgrade
updatedAt
2026-06-06T16:23:38.392Z

shop

category
vitality
tier
2
cost
1600
groupLabel
—
filters
EShopFilterDurability, EShopFilterMovement
componentIds
upgrade_grit
upgradeIds
upgrade_divine_barrier

properties (10)

labelkeyvalue
CooldownAbilityCooldown60s
Cast rangeAbilityCastRange40m
Move speedBonusMoveSpeed2.75m
Buff durationBuffDuration6s
Cast delayAbilityCastDelay0.2s
Cooldown Reduction Pct On OthersCooldownReductionPctOnOthers50%
Guardian Ward Combat BarrierGuardianWardCombatBarrier250
Non-Combat RegenOutOfCombatHealthRegen1.5
Spirit radiusTechRadiusMultiplier8%
Spirit rangeTechRangeMultiplier8%

Upgrades

lvlAPupgrades
11Spirit range +12, Spirit radius +12, Guardian Ward Combat Barrier +250, Channel Move Speed +2, Cooldown -12
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