Warden vs Deadman Danny

Brawler vs Marksman

Close the gap or don’t fight. Marksmen win at range, so use corners and troopers to approach, and spend your gap-closer only when you can follow through.

Your game plan as Warden

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

How to beat Deadman Danny

A jetpack daredevil who flies over the fight, lands on top of it and takes one enemy for a ride they won’t walk away from.

• 01Stay spread when Chimera Mk1 is overheating; a dive that hits nobody stuns him.
• 02Slows work on him while he is airborne — use them to stop his approach.
• 03Avoid fighting low on health near him; Close The Deal hits harder below 50%.

1. 01Warden out-farms Deadman Danny by ~29 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Warden denies ~1 more orb per match — keep shooting theirs.
3. 03Deadman Danny out-ranges most heroes. Fight around corners and troopers; step in when they reload or spend their mobility.
4. 04Your own sustain (Last Stand) wins extended lanes — stay longer than they can.

This matchup

123

Usual

132

53.6% win rate over 76,476 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Willpower: Deadman Danny can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Willpower for Close The Deal — use it the moment Deadman Danny commits, not before.

• 1
  Max first

  You out-farm Deadman Danny: keep the standard order and push your lead with Alchemical Flask.

• Warden averages 0.94 kills per death against Deadman Danny.
• On average Warden finishes 800 souls ahead of Deadman Danny — convert the lead into objectives.
• Warden deals 4.2k more objective damage per match than Deadman Danny — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Close The Deal (135s cooldown). The window right after Deadman Danny uses it is your best time to fight.