Win Rate
W:L 0.9949.7%
360.5KW / 365.2KL
Pick Rate
0.3%
of vitality purchases
Matches
725.7K
tracked sample
Slot Rank
#41
of 54 vitality items
Unique Players
194.9K
distinct buyers
Ability Range
8%
Buff Duration
6s
Cast Range
40mm
Cooldown
60s
Out of Combat Regen
1.5
When this item is typically bought
Avg Buy
11:27min
Game Progress
31%
Avg Sell
28:39min
Held For
~17:11min
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Pick share & win rate by purchase minute
Net worth at purchase · pick share & win rate
Performance across skill brackets
Patch-to-patch performance
Two-week win rate before vs after each patch
05-22-2026
Jun 12 · 432.8K matches
Minor Update - 06-11-2026
Jun 11 · 432.8K matches
Minor Update - 06-04-2026
Jun 4 · 628.7K matches
Minor Update - 05-31-2026
May 31 · 628.7K matches
Minor Update - 05-28-2026
May 28 · 625.5K matches
Eternus mains of heroes that build this item
Most-favorited published builds featuring this item
The World's Craziest Pillow Fight, But Crazier
Rem build · v118
Piggy`s Support Rem (twitch.tv/piggyxdd)
Rem build · v110
Piggy`s Support Paige (twitch.tv/piggyxdd)
Paige build · v141
ITw1xI | Paige Spirit Caster/AOE Enjoyer
Paige build · v46
Cirno's Medi-Beam
Kelvin build · v392
Piggy`s Compy Support Paige (twitch.tv/piggyxdd)
Paige build · v111
Data-driven analysis
Guardian Ward delivers 1.5 out of combat regen, 8% ability range, and 60s cooldown. These bonuses determine which heroes and builds below actually benefit from the slot, and why the win rates on certain heroes skew so far above or below the item's average.
Guardian Ward performs strongest on Victor (56.8% WR across 1,112 games), Abrams (55.7% WR across 1,665 games), and Graves (53.9% WR across 2,115 games). These heroes convert the item's stat bonuses into real win rate gains, usually because their kit scales linearly with the stats the item provides. If you play one of these heroes, this item belongs in your core build.
In terms of raw pickup volume, Guardian Ward shows up most on Rem (320,682 games), Paige (240,164 games), and Kelvin (29,600 games). High pickup does not always mean high performance, so cross reference this list with the best heroes card above before blindly copying a build.
Guardian Ward requires Grit as components, with a combined component cost of 800 souls before you factor in the upgrade fee. Guardian Ward upgrades into Divine Barrier, so picking it early sets up a direct path into a late game power spike instead of locking in a dead end purchase.
Guardian Ward's win rate has climbed by about 0.6 percentage points over the last few weeks, now sitting at 49.7%. This is the kind of signal that precedes a balance patch nerf, so lock it into builds while it's still live.
Guardian Ward performs roughly the same across every ranked bracket, so the build advice on this page holds from Initiate all the way up to Eternus.