Defensive tanks who specialize in protecting allies and controlling threats.
Champions tagged with Warden share a similar playstyle.
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Best Warden Champions – Recommended Picks by Role
Poppy
TOP
#1
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W ➜ R
Items
Sundered Sky
Plated Steelcaps
Enhances Move Speed and reduces incoming basic attack damage
Winter's Approach
Unending Despair
Thornmail
Spirit Visage
Increases Health and healing effects
Runes
Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Font of Life
Impairing the movement of an enemy champion heals nearby allied champions.
Bone Plating
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.Duration: 1.5sCooldown: 55s
Unflinching
Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.
Hextech Flashtraption
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
Cosmic Insight
+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste
Shen
TOP
#2
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W ➜ R
Items
Titanic Hydra
Deals area of effect damage based on owner's health
Plated Steelcaps
Enhances Move Speed and reduces incoming basic attack damage
Dusk and Dawn
Thornmail
Kaenic Rookern
Randuin's Omen
Greatly increases defenses, activate to slow nearby enemies
Runes
Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Shield Bash
Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus adaptive damage.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Biscuit Delivery
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
Approach Velocity
Bonus MS towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired, increased for enemy champions that you impair.
Tahm Kench
TOP
#3
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E ➜ R
Items
Heartsteel
Restores Health on kill or assist
Plated Steelcaps
Enhances Move Speed and reduces incoming basic attack damage
Dusk and Dawn
Riftmaker
Spirit Visage
Increases Health and healing effects
Thornmail
Runes
Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Shield Bash
Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus adaptive damage.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Unflinching
Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.