Win Rate
W:L 1.0150.3%
278.0KW / 275.2KL
Pick Rate
0.3%
of vitality purchases
Matches
553.1K
tracked sample
Slot Rank
#36
of 54 vitality items
Unique Players
162.8K
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
13:02min
Game Progress
34%
Avg Sell
30:17min
Held For
~17:14min
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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
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 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 sits at a 50.3% win rate and has barely moved over the last few weeks, which means the item is at its steady state pick rate in the current patch.
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.