Warden vs Viscous

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 Warden

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

How to beat Viscous

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

• 01Don’t burst into The Cube; wait it out.
• 02Stay away from walls when Goo Ball is up.
• 03Kill him after The Cube is used.

1. 01Warden out-farms Viscous by ~15.2 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Brawler mirror: whoever lands crowd control first wins the trade. Keep stamina for the dash out.
3. 03Your own sustain (Last Stand) wins extended lanes — stay longer than they can.

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53.6% win rate over 76,476 matches

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Willpower for Goo Ball — use it the moment Viscous commits, not before.

• 1
  Max first

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

• Warden averages 1.02 kills per death against Viscous.
• On average Warden finishes 1.9k souls ahead of Viscous — convert the lead into objectives.
• Warden deals 4.4k more objective damage per match than Viscous — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Goo Ball (150s cooldown). The window right after Viscous uses it is your best time to fight.