Viscous vs Warden

Brawler vs Brawler

A brawler mirror is about who commits second. Both of you want close range, so the hero who lands crowd control on the other’s engage wins the trade. Keep stamina for a disengage and fight near your troopers.

Your game plan as Viscous

A blob of goo who saves allies and punches enemies through walls.

How to beat Warden

A one-man army who walks into six and dares them to fight.

• 01Move when Binding Word is cast; it only immobilises if you stay.
• 02Interrupt Last Stand during its 2-second charge.
• 03Kite him; Willpower is his only escape.

1. 01Warden wins the farm by ~15.2 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
2. 02Brawler mirror: whoever lands crowd control first wins the trade. Keep stamina for the dash out.
3. 03Warden has sustain (Last Stand). Short, sharp trades beat long ones — buy anti-heal early.

This matchup

312

Usual

123

50% win rate over 20,524 matches

• 3
  Max first

  Max Puddle Punch before Splatter: Warden heals through slow damage (Last Stand), so burst them instead.

• 3
  Early point

  Warden wins the farm: an early point into Puddle Punch clears waves and keeps you in lane.

• Viscous averages 0.71 kills per death against Warden.
• Viscous finishes 1.9k souls behind Warden on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Viscous deals 4.4k less objective damage per match than Warden — let teammates take structures while you hold.
• Track Last Stand (180s cooldown). The window right after Warden uses it is your best time to fight.