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- "Hit and Stun nearby enemies with a baton! Deals Critical hits every 3rd swing."
- ―Inventory Description

- "Slash nearby enemies and deal area damage. Won from beating Gladiator Event 2019"
- ―Bugged Inventory Description
Description
The Warden is an advanced ground tower with short range that can be purchased from the store for 4,000 after triumphing Pizza Party. Alternatively, it is obtainable through a gamepass for
600 without having to triumph the map.
The Warden attacks enemies with its baton. The Warden does not deal damage when it fires, it instead deals damage when its weapon contacts the enemy. It also cannot change which enemy it is targeting while swinging it. Because of this, the Warden may sometimes miss the target, or hit an entirely different enemy. Every third swing deals 50% more damage and stuns an enemy for 1 second (2 seconds at Level 3, 2.5 seconds at Level 4). From Level 3, the Warden stuns enemies with every hit. The shock time depends on how big the enemy is; the bigger the enemy is, the shorter the shock time is. Additionally, if an enemy has the stun immunity, it is only slowed down by 25% instead of being completely stopped. It can only damage one enemy with each swing. At Level 4, it gains a riot shield, which it uses to block stuns. The stun block has a 0.25 second cooldown.
The Warden has a placement limit of 15 per player.
Upgrades
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Stats Table
To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the history page, while for the statistics without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.
Level | Total Price | Damage | Critical Damage[1] | Swingrate | Range | Shock Time | DPS[2] | Cost Efficiency |
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6 | 9 | 0.558 | 5 | 1[3] | 12.54 | ![]() |
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8 | 12 | 0.558 | 6 | 1[3] | 16.73 | ![]() |
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18 | 27 | 0.758 | 6 | 2[3] | 27.7 | ![]() |
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40 | 60 | 0.758 | 7 | 2 | 61.57 | ![]() |
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115 | 173 | 0.758 | 7 | 2.5 | 177.22 | ![]() |
Skins
To see all the upgrades of a skin, see the gallery page.
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Skin | Slaughter | Baseball | Ducky | Pirate |
Rarity | Exclusive | Rare | Uncommon | Rare |
Daily Store Cost | N/A | ![]() |
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Obtained From | The Lost Souls Badge | Premium Skincrate, Philips x TDS Season |
Ducky Skincrate | Pirate Skincrate |
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Skin | Galactic | Masquerade | Isaac | Korblox |
Rarity | Rare | Event | Legendary | Event |
Daily Store Cost | N/A | ![]() |
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Obtained From | Deluxe Skincrate | Lunar Overture Season | Daily Skin Store | The Hunt Event Hard Mode |
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Skin | Fallen | Freddy | Dark Frost | |
Rarity | Rare | Uncommon | Uncommon | |
Daily Store Cost | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Obtained From | Mission Quests | Hexscape Event Regular Battle Pass | Operation I.C.E Premium Battle Pass |
Strategy
- Multiple Level 1 or 2 Wardens can be quite effective during the early game due to their low cost and high damage.
- However, do note that the Warden can often times miss an enemy, sometimes hitting one that was not targeted by it.
- Due to Warden's short range, it should be placed at bends or turns on the map to make the most use of its range.
- The DJ Booth can be useful at increasing its range.
- The Warden will often struggle against large hordes of enemies, as it can only damage one enemy at a time. Therefore, placing multiple Wardens or using support towers like the Commander is recommended.
- As the Warden's Level 3 and 4 upgrades are quite expensive, the Farm or the DJ Booth can be used to afford them quicker.
- The Warden has lead detection at Level 3, making it fairly useful against Leads and Lead Bosses.
- The Warden can block stuns at Level 4, making it useful against enemies that can stun multiple towers, such as major bosses.
- Multiple Level 4 Wardens can quite effectively slow down enemies.
- This is very useful for towers with long firerates, cooldowns or spawnrates, as it gives them more time to attack an enemy.
- Larger enemies, like the Slow Boss will be stunned for a shorter period of time.
- Enemies with stun immunity, like the Molten Titan will only be slowed down rather than stunned.
- The Warden's stun is very weak against major bosses, as they all have a significantly reduced stun time. Additionally, they are only slowed down instead of stunned.
- The Warden has a small placement footprint, meaning that it can squeeze in beside other towers quite easily.
Trivia
- The Warden is the fourth melee tower added to the game, with the others being the Gladiator, Slasher, Sledger and Brawler.
- It was also the first melee tower that was not unlocked through an event, with the second being the Brawler.
- The Warden, along with the Cowboy are the only towers that requires both a badge and coins to unlock.
- The Warden is the only tower that needs to be upgraded to unlock the ability to block stuns.
- It is also the second tower to be able to block stuns, with Gladiator being the first and blocking stuns at Level 0.
- The Warden's Level 4 upgrade name, Class Foxtrot Defense Level, is a reference to the Halloween 2022 Trailer, where the Warden opens a door with its equipment inside. This door has a note which says that it should only be opened in class foxtrot defense level.
- The term "foxtrot" may also derive from the titular final boss, Wox the Fox.
- The Warden's Level 1 upgrade name, Night Shift, is most likely a reference to Five Nights at Freddy's.
- The tower as a whole seems to be very loosely based on the Night Guard from Five Nights at Freddy's 2, although he does not wield a baton.
- The Warden's Level 3 upgrade icon has the Enemies Beta Normal in it.
- Oddly, the second version of Warden's inventory description was the same as the Gladiator's.
Update History
For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.
- 31 October 2022 - v1.4.2
- Warden added.
- Skin: Slaughter
- 11 November 2022 - v1.4.2d
- New skin: Baseball
- 24 November 2022 - v1.5.0c
- Gamepass price decreased from
800 to
560.
- Gamepass price decreased from
- 1 December 2022 - v1.5.0d
- Gamepass price increased from
560 to
800.
- Gamepass price increased from
- 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
- Gamepass price decreased from
800 to
650.
- Skin rarity added to all skins.
- Bug: Warden now shares Gladiator's inventory description.
- Bug: Warden costs
350 coins instead of
4,000.
- Bug: Warden has incorrect placement cost of
$300 in the inventory.
- Gamepass price decreased from
- 2 January 2023 - v1.6.0d
- Bugfix: Warden now has correct inventory description.
- Bugfix: Warden is no longer sold for
350, it now has the correct cost of
4,000.
- Bugfix: Warden now shows the correct placement cost in the lobby.
- 6 January 2023 - v1.6.0e
- Gamepass price increased from
650 to
800.
- Gamepass price increased from
- 7 April 2023 - v1.7.0
- Gamepass price decreased from
800 to
480.
- Gamepass price decreased from
- 15 April 2023 - v1.7.1a
- Gamepass price increased from
480 to
800.
- Gamepass price increased from
- 5 May 2023 - v1.7.2
- Placement footprint size increased.
- Placement footprint size was decreased later the same day.
- Placement footprint size increased.
- 12 May 2023 - v1.7.3
- New skin: Ducky
- 4 July 2023 - v1.8.2d
- Gamepass price decreased from
800 to
600.
- Gamepass price decreased from
- 6 July 2023 - v1.8.2e
- Gamepass price increased from
600 to
800.
- Gamepass price increased from
- 5 August 2023 - v1.8.4
- Placement limit of 20 added.
- Statistical changes:
- Base
- Swingrate decreased from 1.208 to 1.108.
- Level 1
- Cost decreased from
$350 to
$250.
- Swingrate changed from 1.208 > 1.008 to 1.108 > 0.908.
- Cost decreased from
- Level 2
- Swingrate changed from 1.008 > 0.808 to 0.908 > 0.808.
- Level 3
- Damage increased from +18 to +28.
- Level 4
- Cost increased from
$13,500 to
$14,500.
- Damage increased from +50 to +60.
- Stun block cooldown decreased to 0.25.
- Name changed from Riot Control to Class Foxtrot Defense Level.
- Cost increased from
- New skin: Pirate
- Base
- 28 October 2023 - v1.9.0
- Stunned enemies now slow down before being completely stopped.
- New skin: Galactic
- 31 October 2023 - v1.9.0g
- New skin: Masquerade
- 24 November 2023 - v1.9.4
- Gamepass price decreased from
800 to
480.
- Gamepass price decreased from
- 29 November 2023 - v1.9.4a
- Gamepass price increased from
480 to
800.
- Gamepass price increased from
- 21 December 2023 - v1.11.0
- Store description when the Warden is not purchasable now has the Pizza Party icon next to it.
- Bug: Pizza Party icon does not appear next to the store description when the Warden is not purchasable.
- 28 January 2024 - v1.12.0
- New skin: Isaac
- 24 February 2024 - v1.14.0
- Bug: When stunned, enemies use the Electroshocker's shock effect instead of Warden's stun effect.
- 15 March 2024 - v1.16.0
- New skin: Korblox
- 10 May 2024 - v1.21.0
- Bug: Warden's actual swingrate is longer than the displayed swingrate.
- 23 May 2024 - v1.23.0
- Gamepass cost decreased from
800 to
600.
- Gamepass cost decreased from
- 31 May 2024 - v1.23.5
- Bug: Warden no longer deals critical damage.
- 21 June 2024 - v1.25.0
- Bug: Damage is no longer boosted by damage buffs.
- 19 July 2024 - v1.26.0
- Improved accuracy, Warden now misses less often.
- Bugfix: Warden's swingrate is no longer much longer than intended.
- 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
- Placement limit reduced from 20 to 15.
- Statistical changes:
- Base
- Cost increased from
$500 to
$1,000.
- Damage increased from 5 to 6.
- Swingrate decreased from 1.108 to 0.558.
- Cost increased from
- Level 1
- Cost increased from
$250 to
$400.
- Damage decreased from +3 to +2.
- Swingrate changed from 1.108 > 0.908 to 0.558.
- Range increased from +0 to +1.
- Cost increased from
- Level 2
- Damage increased from +4 to +10.
- Range decreased from +1 to +0.
- Swingrate changed from 0.908 > 0.808 to 0.558 > 0.758.
- Shock time changed from 1 to 1 > 2.
- Level 3
- Cost decreased from
$5,000 to
$4,500.
- Damage decreased from +28 to +22.
- Range increased from +0 to +1.
- Shock time changed from 1 > 1.5 to 2.
- Cost decreased from
- Level 4
- Cost increased from
$14,500 to
$15,000
- Damage increased from +60 to +75.
- Range decreased from +1 to +0.
- Shock time changed from 1.5 > 2 to 2 > 2.5.
- Cost increased from
- Base
- Bugfix: Damage is now boosted by damage buffs.
- Bugfix: Warden now deals critical damage again.
- Bugfix: Warden now swings at the correct speed.
- 21 August 2024 - v1.28.0
- New skin: Fallen
- Bug: May cause unstable FPS and audio glitches if multiple are hitting the same enemy.
- New skin: Fallen
- 23 October 2024 - v1.37.0
- New skin: Freddy
- 27 November 2024 - v1.43.0
- Gamepass price decreased from
600 to
360.
- Gamepass price decreased from
- 3 December 2024 - v1.43.3
- Gamepass price increased from
360 to
600.
- Gamepass price increased from
- 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
- New skin: Dark Frost
- 25 December 2024 - v1.47.4
- Gamepass price decreased from
600 to
420.
- Gamepass price decreased from
- 28 December 2024 - v1.47.5b
- Gamepass cost increased from
420 to
600.
- Gamepass cost increased from
- 8 January 2025 - v1.48.0
- Bug: No longer deals damage to Lead enemies when it has lead detection.
- 15 January 2025 - v1.49.0
- Bugfix: Warden can now damage Lead enemies.
Notes
Towers | |
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Scout ā¢ Sniper ā¢ Paintballer ā¢ Demoman ā¢ Hunter ā¢ Soldier | |
Militant ā¢ Medic ā¢ Freezer ā¢ Farm ā¢ Shotgunner ā¢ Rocketeer ā¢ Trapper ā¢ Ace Pilot ā¢ Pyromancer ā¢ Military Base ā¢ Crook Boss | |
Electroshocker ā¢ Commander ā¢ Warden ā¢ Cowboy ā¢ DJ Booth ā¢ Minigunner ā¢ Ranger ā¢ Pursuit ā¢ Gatling Gun ā¢ Turret ā¢ Mortar ā¢ Mercenary Base | |
Brawler ā¢ Necromancer ā¢ Accelerator ā¢ Engineer | |
Golden Minigunner ā¢ Golden Crook Boss ā¢ Golden Pyromancer ā¢ Golden Scout ā¢ Golden Cowboy ā¢ Golden Soldier | |
Gladiator ā¢ Commando ā¢ Slasher ā¢ Frost Blaster ā¢ Archer ā¢ Swarmer ā¢ Toxic Gunner ā¢ Sledger ā¢ Executioner ā¢ Elf Camp ā¢ Jester ā¢ Cryomancer ā¢ Hallow Punk ā¢ Harvester ā¢ Snowballer ā¢ Elementalist ā¢ Firework Technician ā¢ War Machine ā¢ Mecha Base | |
Sentry |
Tower Gallery Pages | |
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Scout ā¢ Sniper ā¢ Paintballer ā¢ Demoman ā¢ Hunter ā¢ Soldier | |
Militant ā¢ Medic ā¢ Freezer ā¢ Farm ā¢ Shotgunner ā¢ Rocketeer ā¢ Trapper ā¢ Ace Pilot ā¢ Pyromancer ā¢ Military Base ā¢ Crook Boss | |
Electroshocker ā¢ Commander ā¢ Warden ā¢ Cowboy ā¢ DJ Booth ā¢ Minigunner ā¢ Ranger ā¢ Pursuit ā¢ Gatling Gun ā¢ Turret ā¢ Mortar ā¢ Mercenary Base | |
Brawler ā¢ Necromancer ā¢ Accelerator ā¢ Engineer | |
Golden Minigunner ā¢ Golden Crook Boss ā¢ Golden Pyromancer ā¢ Golden Scout ā¢ Golden Cowboy ā¢ Golden Soldier | |
Gladiator ā¢ Commando ā¢ Slasher ā¢ Frost Blaster ā¢ Archer ā¢ Swarmer ā¢ Toxic Gunner ā¢ Sledger ā¢ Executioner ā¢ Elf Camp ā¢ Jester ā¢ Cryomancer ā¢ Hallow Punk ā¢ Harvester ā¢ Snowballer ā¢ Elementalist ā¢ Firework Technician ā¢ War Machine ā¢ Mecha Base | |
Sentry |
Unit Gallery Pages | |
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Humvee ā¢ Humvee 2 ā¢ Humvee 3 ā¢ Tank ā¢ Railgun Tank | |
Sentry ā¢ Rifle Sentry ā¢ Minigun Sentry ā¢ War Machine Sentry | |
Pistol Goon ā¢ Tommy Goon 1 ā¢ Tommy Goon 2 | |
Golden Pistol Goon ā¢ Golden Tommy Goon 1 ā¢ Golden Tommy Goon 2 | |
Gunner APC ā¢ Missile APC | |
Rifleman ā¢ Grenadier ā¢ Riot Guard ā¢ Field Medic | |
Skeleton ā¢ Sword Skeleton ā¢ Giant Skeleton ā¢ Skeleton Knight ā¢ Hallow Guard ā¢ Executioner Skeleton | |
Ice Turret |
History Pages | |
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Scout ā¢ Sniper ā¢ Paintballer ā¢ Demoman ā¢ Hunter ā¢ Soldier | |
Militant ā¢ Medic ā¢ Freezer ā¢ Farm ā¢ Shotgunner ā¢ Rocketeer ā¢ Trapper ā¢ Ace Pilot ā¢ Pyromancer ā¢ Military Base ā¢ Crook Boss | |
Electroshocker ā¢ Commander ā¢ Warden ā¢ Cowboy ā¢ DJ Booth ā¢ Minigunner ā¢ Ranger ā¢ Pursuit ā¢ Gatling Gun ā¢ Turret ā¢ Mortar ā¢ Mercenary Base | |
Brawler ā¢ Necromancer ā¢ Accelerator ā¢ Engineer | |
Golden Minigunner ā¢ Golden Crook Boss ā¢ Golden Pyromancer ā¢ Golden Scout ā¢ Golden Cowboy ā¢ Golden Soldier | |
Gladiator ā¢ Commando ā¢ Slasher ā¢ Frost Blaster ā¢ Archer ā¢ Swarmer ā¢ Toxic Gunner ā¢ Sledger ā¢ Executioner ā¢ Elf Camp ā¢ Jester ā¢ Snowballer ā¢ Elementalist ā¢ War Machine ā¢ Mecha Base | |
Sentry |