Grand Warden

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"The Grand Warden is a powerful master of magic who supports your attacking troops with blasts from his magic staff. He can walk over walls or fly high with air troops, so he can help any attacking army. On defense he turns into a powerful tower."

Summary

• The Grand Warden is the third Hero unlocked in the Home Village, being weak in physical strength and self-defense due to his low health and relatively low damage, but he makes up for it with his long range and supporting abilities. He is a single-target unit unlocked at Town Hall level 11.
• He is automatically summoned once the Grand Warden Altar is constructed, which costs 1,000,000 Elixir. Uniquely for Heroes in the Home Village, he is upgraded with Elixir instead of Dark Elixir.
• He can be set to Air or Ground mode; he flies in Air Mode and walks in Ground Mode.
  • He can bypass Walls regardless of the mode he is set to; however, he will attack a Wall if the majority of your nearby housing space is doing so as well.
• Like the other Heroes, the Grand Warden only needs to be summoned once, but he will have to spend some time regenerating his health if he is damaged when attacking an enemy village. If you attack a village while their Grand Warden is still regenerating, the Altar will be empty and the Grand Warden will not defend.
  • Like other Heroes, he is not upgraded in the Laboratory but rather upgraded with a Builder.
• Hero regeneration in the Home Village uses an "extra life" system: when fully regenerated, the Grand Warden has two "life bars", each with health equal to his maximum hitpoints. The first life bar is represented by the bar visible next to the Warden's level, with the second (the "extra life") represented by a heart placed at the end of the first life bar, with a "+1" when it is full.
  • Any damage taken by the Grand Warden when attacking is first subtracted from the extra life bar, with the regular life bar only being reduced when the extra life bar is fully depleted. If the Grand Warden is defeated, a full life bar will be depleted; in particular, if the extra life bar is full when this occurs, it will be completely depleted without affecting the regular life bar. If the Grand Warden is damaged or defeated when defending, the life bars will be completely unaffected.
  • Both the regular life bar and the extra life regenerate at the same rate, with the regular life bar regenerating fully before the extra life bar regenerates. The regeneration time listed in-game is the time taken for one of the two life bars to regenerate, meaning the time taken to regenerate both life bars after both have been emptied is twice the regeneration time.
  • For the Warden to participate in battle, the regular life bar must be full. If the regular life bar is not full after a battle, the Grand Warden will have to sleep for a period to regenerate the regular life bar before he can be used for battle, proportional to the amount of missing health on the regular life bar.
  • Hero regeneration after a Multiplayer Battle starts as soon as the player starts to search for a Multiplayer opponent. So, if the player spent some time searching for an opponent to attack before completing an attack, part of the regeneration will be completed by the time the player returns to their village. However, if the player cancels the attack by pressing "End Battle" before completing an attack, the regeneration will be reset. This effect is more noticeable in the highest leagues below Legend League where a significant amount of time can be spent searching for such opponents.
• As a Hero, the Grand Warden has an ability that can be used once per battle which allows him to recover some of his health, and the amount increases at every fifth level. The Hero Equipment that he wields may add additional effects to the ability or a unique passive effect, on top of various passive stats increase.
  • When unlocked, he starts with the Eternal Tome and Life Gem.
    • The Eternal Tome grants the ability to make all attacking units in his radius invincible for a short period of time. It does not have any passive stat increase.
    • The Life Gem passively increases the health and max health of other attacking units within his radius by a percentage of their max health up to a cap. It gives a passive increase to damage and max health.
  • Upgrading the Blacksmith to level 4 and 6 unlocks the Rage Gem and Healing Tome respectively.
    • The Rage Gem passively increases the damage or healing of other attacking units within his radius by a percentage. It gives a passive increase to damage and attack speed.
    • The Healing Tome grants the ability periodic healing to himself and all units within his radius and a vastly increased health recovery. It gives a passive increase to max health.
  • Additionally, there are Epic rarity equipment which can be purchased with event medals during certain events or gems with the Trader.
    • The Fireball has the Grand Warden throw a fireball at the nearest defense, dealing massive damage within a large radius. It gives a passive increase to damage.
• If the ability has not been used before the Grand Warden is about to be defeated, it will by default automatically activate. However, this feature can be toggled off in the settings (by turning off "Automatically use Hero Abilities on KO").
  • This ability can still activate even if the Warden would be one-shot by an attack (such as by a Seeking Air Mine); the Warden will activate his ability and survive with 1 hitpoint.
• When defending an enemy attack, regardless of the Grand Warden mode, he will turn into a statue and cast attacks on units in his range. If he is damaged or destroyed on defense, he does not need to regenerate health afterwards.
  • Since he is considered a building on defense and not a Hero, Poison Spells do nothing and he will not be prioritized by Headhunters or the Poison Lizard, but Earthquake Spells will be able to damage him. Builders will also be able to repair the statue mid-battle if their Builder's Hut is weaponized and he is in range of the hut. The Rage Spell Tower will boost his damage by the full amount.
• The Grand Warden will attack the building being attacked by the highest number/troop space troop and will continue to attack that building until it is destroyed.

Strategies

Offensive Strategy

• The four Home Village Heroes serve different roles in raids. The Barbarian King is the tank specialist, while the Archer Queen is the damage specialist, the Grand Warden is the support specialist and the Royal Champion is the defense specialist.
• Because of the Grand Warden's low health and low damage, he is more suited to support than leading an attack. Have tank units such as Giants, Golems or the Barbarian King to keep him safe from defenses. The Grand Warden can help them in return with his passive abilities.
• Use the Grand Warden in Air Mode if you are using an air attack so he does not take damage from ground defenses (as they are not distracted by other troops) and Ground Mode when using a ground army as he will not be targeted by Air Defenses.
  • Only set him to Air Mode if you are using an air attack, as, without distraction troops, he can easily be killed or otherwise heavily damaged by Air Defenses and Seeking Air Mines, as well as defending Clan Castle troops such as Headhunters.
  • If using the Air Mode Warden alone (as a niche to evade heavy ground defenses, for example), it is recommended to deploy Balloons near the Warden to distract any Seeking Air Mines and make sure that none of the traps will hit the Warden. Relative level Seeking Air Mines will kill the Grand Warden, unless he is at least level 37 for Town Hall 12 when the Seeking Air Mine is at level 3, or level 49 for Town Hall 13 when the trap is level 4. However, be careful of level 5 or above Seeking Air Mines, as they will defeat him instantly at any level!
    • However, a level 6 Seeking Air Mine leaves the level 40 Grand Warden with the maxed out Life Gem and Healing Tome with only 30 hitpoints remaining.
• Use the Eternal Tome ability near the core so your troops can get through the core, where the most damage usually is. Against a level 5 Giga Tesla or a Giga Inferno, it may be useful to save the ability specifically for the explosion when the Town Hall is destroyed, as it does severe damage.
  • Alternatively, it can be better to use it early, such as if high damaging defenses are situated nearer the outside of a base, or when your main army is able to split up.
• The Grand Warden goes where other troops go, so he does not need funneling. However, the other troops need to be funneled.
• He will follow the troop with the highest housing space or the largest mass of troops, so bunching up troops with the Grand Warden is crucial to getting the most out of his abilities.
  • However, do not bunch them up too tightly, as his aura is large and the troops will take a lot of splash damage from other defenses if they are too bunched up.
    • This also risks them being targeted by the Eagle Artillery.
    • However, this is temporarily nullifed with the Eternal Tome ability.
• When equipped, the Grand Warden's Life Gem is most effective on troops with moderate amounts of health, such as the Balloon or Miner. He will be able to grant a sizable health increase to these troops that is close to the maximum increase allowed by his ability (or if this increase is the maximum allowed, then the health increase is still significant on these troops). The Life Gem is significantly less effective on low-hitpoint troops such as Minions, as they only gain a tiny proportion of health from his Life Gem. It is also somewhat limiting to high-hitpoint troops such as the Golem, as its health increase is well over the maximum allowed. Additionally, since they already have high hitpoints themselves, the extra hitpoints are usually not necessary.
  • When using high-hitpoint troops, it is best to use the Apprentice Warden instead of the Life Gem, since the Apprentice Warden does not have any health limit cap, which can increase bigger troops' health significantly, and the Life Gem will be replaced by either the Rage Gem, Healing Tome or Fireball to help support the attack.
• The Grand Warden has the longest range of any troop in the Home Village or all Heroes in the game. He can outrange the Wizard Tower, Bomb Tower, Archer Tower on Fast Attack mode, or Hidden Tesla.
  • The Super Archer has a projectile range of 12, but her targeting range is only 6.
  • The Mortar Mode Cannon Cart in the Builder's Base has the longest range of any troop in the game, being 9 tiles.
  • The Flame Flinger has the longest range out of all units in the game, being 10 tiles.
• If the Grand Warden is positioned correctly, he can defeat an enemy Barbarian King and even an Archer Queen without being attacked. In the case of an Archer Queen, it is substantially harder to pull off, as she has a larger attack radius, has a faster movement and attack speed, and can attack from far away unlike the King.
• When upgraded to a high level, the Grand Warden can be used with Healers or Druids to perform a Warden Walk, which is similar to a Queen Walk in terms of utility. Compared to a Queen Walk, his longer range allows him to snipe buildings from a longer distance, meaning that the Warden Walk is generally safer, but his lower damage output means it will take longer to create an effective funnel or destroy the targeted buildings.
  • Druids, unlike Healers, are better to use than Healers due to being a ground unit, and you can bring at least 2 to support him. However, they last for a limited time.
  • If the Grand Warden has the Rage Gem, he will be able to destroy buildings faster, making Warden Walks faster.
  • His AI (which makes him follow troops if they are close enough) can be exploited to help funnel him in a particular direction, which can be useful for the objectives of the Warden Walk. For example, deploying a few Balloons against a defense can coerce him to follow the Balloons in attacking that defense. You can also do this to convert a Warden Walk into a smash-style attack (which will be supported by the Warden and Healers) by simply deploying your main force in the path of the walk.
  • When set to Air Mode, if you see a Seeking Air Mine coming towards the Grand Warden, activate his Eternal Tome ability if you still have it. If you react quickly enough, he will be able to avoid all damage; failing to do so will mean severe damage, and in most cases automatically trigger the ability anyway (if the "Automatically use Hero Abilities on KO" setting is turned on), but the Warden will be reduced to 1 HP and be extremely vulnerable, leaving you at a disadvantage, especially if he does not have the Eternal Tome equipped.
• The Grand Warden has many viable Pet choices that work well with him.
  • The Electro Owl is an excellent fit for the Grand Warden, especially if using air mode. Not only does the Owl provide additional damage that nearly matches his own, the Owl is the only aerial Pet that can accompany the Warden without him being knocked out, thus behaving like an extra troop to protect him. In ground mode, the Owl's additional damage can greatly speed up Warden Walks, and unlike grounded Pets, does not risk pulling the Healers away from the Warden.
  • The Poison Lizard is an alternative for damage at Town Hall 15, with its DPS being focused on a single target, as opposed to the Owl; it can also assist the Warden against enemy troops.
  • For additional support utility, Frosty can be paired with the Warden to slow defenses down. The Warden often being in the backline combines with Frosty's targeting AI to keep Frosty himself in the backlines, which enhances his sustainability as compared to pairing him with other Heroes.
  • The Unicorn can heal the Warden effectively, including during a Warden Walk, due to it being able to keep pace with the Warden easily. Although most often paired with the Archer Queen, the Unicorn's pairing with the Warden can be considered if the Queen should be unavailable or require a different Pet.
  • Pets like Diggy or Frosty can be used to stun or slow down defenses when the army targets them, increasing the chances of a successful attack, but only if the main army he follows targets the defenses, especially Root Riders.
  • The Angry Jelly will make the Grand Warden attack defenses, but will be vulnerable to high-damaging defenses. Thus, it is only used when you will perform a Warden Charge, where you will destroy a part of the base using the Fireball with the help of Invisibility or Overgrowth Spells.
• There are many good Hero Equipment options for the Grand Warden.
  • The Eternal Tome and Healing Tome (or Double Tome) for some guaranteed healing during the invincibility, best used on most strategies, such as Super Hog Riders and Root Rider Smash.
  • The Eternal Tome and Rage Gem allows lots of units to deal high damage against the core of the base, especially when using a Smash-style attack.
  • The Eternal Tome and Fireball for high destruction and invincibility; used for Super Archer Blimps.
  • The Rage Gem and Healing Tome can get high damage and healing at the same time, increasing sustainability and damage potential, but lacks the invincibility.
  • The Rage Gem and Fireball to go all in for damage, and is used for Warden Charges.

Defensive Strategy

• To defend against an enemy Grand Warden, make sure you set your Inferno Towers to multi-target, as he is often behind other troops so that a few defenses can hit him. At higher levels, Scattershots can be particularly effective due to their knack for damaging units behind the primary target.
• Placing the Grand Warden near the other Heroes and the Clan Castle will be quite beneficial for defense, as the Heroes and Clan Castle troops will have a great hitpoint increase.
  • However, since the Town Hall 16 update which added Hero Equipment to the game, due to the Hero Equipment being removed from defending Heroes, the defensive Life Aura is nowhere to be seen, meaning that defending troops and Heroes will not be buffed anymore.
• The Grand Warden in defensive mode will not be targeted by a Headhunter, due to him being considered a defensive building. It does however make him vulnerable to troops that prioritize defenses, such as Hog Riders or Root Riders, and can be damaged by Earthquake Spells.

Statistics

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Preferred Target	Attack Type	Movement Speed	Attack Speed	Range	Search Radius
Any	Ranged (Ground & Air)	16	1.8s	7	10

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Hit	Hitpoints	Health Recovery	Regen Time	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	Town Hall Level Required
1	43	77.4	850	90	20m	1,000,000	N/A	11
2	44	79.2	868	90	20m	1,000,000	2h	11
3	46	82.8	886	90	20m	1,100,000	4h	11
4	48	86.4	904	90	20m	1,200,000	8h	11
5	49	88.2	923	97	22m	1,400,000	10h	11
6	51	91.8	942	97	22m	1,500,000	12h	11
7	54	97.2	961	97	22m	1,700,000	14h	11
8	56	100.8	982	97	22m	1,800,000	16h	11
9	59	106.2	1,003	97	22m	2,000,000	18h	11
10	61	109.8	1,025	109	24m	2,300,000	1d	11
11	64	115.2	1,048	109	24m	2,700,000	1d 12h	11
12	66	118.8	1,072	109	24m	3,000,000	1d 12h	11
13	70	126	1,097	109	24m	3,400,000	1d 12h	11
14	73	131.4	1,122	109	24m	3,700,000	1d 12h	11
15	77	138.6	1,148	122	26m	4,100,000	1d 12h	11
16	80	144	1,173	122	26m	4,400,000	2d	11
17	83	149.4	1,199	122	26m	4,800,000	2d	11
18	87	156.6	1,224	122	26m	5,100,000	2d	11
19	90	162	1,250	122	26m	5,500,000	2d	11
20	94	169.2	1,275	135	28m	6,000,000	2d	11
21	98	176.4	1,301	135	28m	6,500,000	2d 12h	12
22	102	183.6	1,327	135	28m	6,600,000	2d 12h	12
23	106	190.8	1,354	135	28m	6,700,000	2d 12h	12
24	111	199.8	1,381	135	28m	6,800,000	2d 12h	12
25	116	208.8	1,409	149	30m	6,900,000	2d 12h	12
26	121	217.8	1,438	149	30m	7,000,000	3d	12
27	126	226.8	1,467	149	30m	7,100,000	3d	12
28	131	235.8	1,497	149	30m	7,200,000	3d	12
29	137	246.6	1,527	149	30m	7,300,000	3d	12
30	143	257.4	1,558	165	32m	7,400,000	3d	12
31	149	268.2	1,590	165	32m	7,500,000	4d	12
32	155	279	1,622	165	32m	7,600,000	4d	12
33	162	291.6	1,655	165	32m	7,700,000	4d	12
34	168	302.4	1,688	165	32m	7,800,000	4d	12
35	175	315	1,722	182	34m	7,900,000	4d	12
36	183	329.4	1,757	182	34m	8,000,000	5d	12
37	190	342	1,793	182	34m	8,100,000	5d	12
38	198	356.4	1,829	182	34m	8,200,000	5d	12
39	207	372.6	1,867	182	34m	8,300,000	5d	12
40	215	387	1,904	202	36m	8,400,000	5d	12
41	221	397.8	1,921	202	36m	8,500,000	6d	13
42	226	406.8	1,938	202	36m	8,800,000	6d	13
43	230	414	1,955	202	36m	9,100,000	6d	13
44	234	421.2	1,972	202	36m	9,400,000	6d	13
45	237	426.6	1,989	211	38m	9,700,000	6d	13
46	241	433.8	2,006	211	38m	10,000,000	6d 6h	13
47	244	439.2	2,023	211	38m	10,300,000	6d 6h	13
48	247	444.6	2,040	211	38m	10,600,000	6d 6h	13
49	251	451.8	2,057	211	38m	11,000,000	6d 6h	13
50	254	457.2	2,074	220	40m	11,500,000	6d 6h	13
51	258	464.4	2,091	220	40m	12,000,000	6d 18h	14
52	261	469.8	2,108	220	40m	12,500,000	6d 18h	14
53	264	475.2	2,125	220	40m	13,000,000	6d 18h	14
54	268	482.4	2,142	220	40m	13,500,000	6d 18h	14
55	271	487.8	2,159	229	42m	14,000,000	6d 18h	14
56	274	493.2	2,176	229	42m	14,500,000	8d	15
57	276	496.8	2,193	229	42m	15,000,000	8d	15
58	279	502.2	2,210	229	42m	15,500,000	8d	15
59	281	505.8	2,227	229	42m	16,000,000	8d	15
60	284	511.2	2,244	238	44m	16,200,000	8d	15
61	286	514.8	2,261	238	44m	16,700,000	8d	15
62	289	520.2	2,278	238	44m	16,900,000	8d	15
63	292	525.6	2,295	238	44m	17,100,000	8d	15
64	294	529.2	2,312	238	44m	17,300,000	8d	15
65	297	534.6	2,329	247	46m	17,500,000	8d	15
66	299	538.2	2,346	247	46m	18,000,000	8d	16
67	302	543.6	2,363	247	46m	18,500,000	8d	16
68	304	547.2	2,380	247	46m	19,000,000	8d	16
69	307	552.6	2,397	247	46m	19,500,000	8d	16
70	309	556.2	2,414	256	48m	20,000,000	8d	16

Hero Equipment

• When attacking, the Grand Warden can use two of the below pieces of Hero Equipment, which change the abilities he has and grants additional stat bonuses.
• The Grand Warden does not use any Hero Equipment when defending.
• Select the equipment below to learn more about the abilities and stat bonuses that each piece gives.

Eternal Tome

Life Gem

Rage Gem

Healing Tome

Fireball

Lavaloon Puppet

History

• The Grand Warden was suggested by AbdulRauf on the forums, on January 24, 2013.
• The Grand Warden was initially revealed as the new hero for Town Hall 11 at Clash-Con 2015. However, only a silhouette of him was shown.
  • In the sneak peeks showcasing him, his hitpoints at level 20 was 2,000; however it was changed to 1,500 in its release.
  • His beta ability color was orange, but was later changed to yellow when released.
• The Grand Warden was added in the December 10, 2015 "Town Hall 11" update, with 20 levels.
• The December 16, 2015 maintenance break fixed a bug that did not correctly save the Grand Warden's ground or air mode.
• The December 19, 2015 optional update fixed a player profile bug where Level 1 Grand Warden could be incorrectly shown as unlocked.
• The March 21, 2016 update slightly reduced Grand Warden's Life Aura and Eternal Tome range.
• The December 19, 2016 update changed the Grand Warden's info image.
• The June 11, 2018 "Town Hall 12" update added levels 21-30 Grand Warden.
• The June 26, 2018 balance changes reduced Grand Warden's regeneration times at all levels (1-30).
• The June 18, 2019 update added levels 31-40 Grand Warden and reduced regeneration time across all levels, and fixed the Grand Warden's AI for ground mode, and he no longer jumps into empty compartments for no reason. The same update also converted the Grand Warden from 2D to 3D, giving his appearance a significant change.
• The October 16, 2019 update improved Grand Warden's AI to prevent him from easily abandoning a supported group.
• The December 9, 2019 "Town Hall 13" update added levels 41-50 Grand Warden, added KO option for Heroes, the Warden's shoot effect starts closer to the staff than stomach, made it so that Grand Warden would less likely follow Lava Hounds, and forced him to retarget if he is attacking a wall and his group has died.
• The December 19, 2019 update fixed Grand Warden's celebration animation clipping after changing mode.
• The March 30, 2020 update gave the Grand Warden an update:
  • New Hero Skin selection screen that is much easier to select which skin you want to apply to your Hero.
  • All Heroes will display in their selected skin under the Player Profile tab.
  • When acquiring a new skin, the UI to select the skin will automatically open.
  • Some selected skins will be able to be purchased outside of the Gold Pass.
• The May 20, 2020 update made it so that the Grand Warden would less likely to follow Dragons and P.E.K.K.As.
• The June 22, 2020 update improved Grand Warden's AI to follow the group more effectively and be less prone to drifting away while in Air Mode, and added sound effect when toggling Grand Warden to air or ground mode.
• The October 12, 2020 update made it so that Heroes now automatically heal after raid. The same update also removed guard toggle.
• The October 26, 2020 update fixed skin names not changing when changing Hero with the arrows (in the "Change Skin" menus).
• The December 7, 2020 update gave the Grand Warden an update:
  • A new Cosmetics tab has been added to the in-game shop where you can browse and purchase any permanently available cosmetics such as Hero Skins when they become available for Gems.
  • A "View Skin" option has been added when visiting.
  • Skin animations are more elaborate when viewed in the wardrobe and simpler animations in other UI elements.
  • Fixed an issue with hitpoints rounding after the Grand Warden’s aura ends. This issue would cause Heroes to lose their auto ability if they were left with 1 HP when the Warden’s aura ended as it would round the HP down to 0.
  • Increased the brightness of the Grand Warden’s Eternal Tome ability to make it more visible.
• The January 20, 2021 update adjusted Grand Warden priority when following Battle Blimps and Log Launchers to reduce the chance of him following them in a deadly run towards the Town Hall.
• The April 12, 2021 "Town Hall 14" update gave the Grand Warden an update:
  • Added levels 51-55 Grand Warden.
  • Boosts on Grand Warden or Buildings are no longer cancelled when an upgrade is started and will continue to run in the background.
  • Stop Grand Warden from attacking a Wall if nobody else in his group is attacking a Wall.
  • Prevented the Grand Warden from dying while activating his ability if he is damaged at the exact same moment.
• The April 29, 2021 update made it so that the Grand Warden would less likely to follow Pets.
• The June 15, 2021 update fixed Grand Warden and other heroes occasionally doing 360 turns during attacks.
• The December 9, 2021 update reduced the upgrade costs of levels 1-40 and upgrade times at levels 2-15.
• The October 10, 2022 update added levels 56-60 Grand Warden with the release of Town Hall 15.
• The May 15, 2023 update made Grand Warden recalculate his group when being redeployed by a Recall Spell.
• The June 12, 2023 update added levels 61-65 Grand Warden.
• The September 14, 2023 maintenance break made it less likely for the Grand Warden to follow Super Hog Rider's Riders.
• The December 12, 2023 update made the following changes:
  • Added levels 66-70.
  • Removed the Life Aura from the defensive Warden.
  • Added the health recovery for the Grand Warden. (Before the Th16 update, he did not have any.)
  • Reduced upgrade costs and times across all pre-existing levels (except for level 1):
    • Levels 2-7 and 56-65 received cost reductions.
    • Levels 8-55 received both time and cost reductions.
  • Added Hero Equipment for the Grand Warden, separating his abilities into the Life Gem and the Eternal Tome.
    • Because the Life Gem grants passive stat boosts, the Grand Warden's damage per second and hitpoints were reduced at all levels. The level of Life Gem and Eternal Tome given to players varied depending on the Grand Warden level they had at the time of the update.

Hero Skins

Skin Availability

Below is a table that lists all Hero skins for the Grand Warden and the month in which they were available, in chronological order. Skins are divided into three classes:

• Gold denotes a skin that was featured as a Gold Pass skin in Season Challenges.
  • All Hero Skins from the Gold Pass since April 2023 have been available as the first reward on the Gold track.
  • Prior to this, they have all been the last reward on the Gold track unless specified.
  • All Gold skins are available permanently for purchase at a price of 1,500 Gems exactly a year after the skin was originally offered in the Gold Pass.
• Standard and Legendary denotes skins not available from the Gold Pass that were available only through a special offer or event.
  • Unless otherwise stated in the notes, these skins' special offers were available in the season listed, and cost the equivalent of $3.99 USD for Standard skins, or $9.99 USD for Legendary skins. The notes section may also include additional context of an offer.

Key for highlighted entries:

• Entries that are highlighted denote that the skin is available in the current Season Challenges season.
• Entries marked with a Coathanger denote a Standard or Legendary skin that is permanently available for re-purchase in the cosmetics tab at the original price when the skin was originally offered.

Skin	Class	Season Available	Notes
Party Warden	Gold	August 2019	Available as the first reward on the Gold Pass track.
Primal Warden	Gold	January 2020
Clockwork Warden	Gold	April 2020
Gladiator Warden	Gold	July 2020
Pirate Warden	Gold	October 2020
Warden of the North	Gold	January 2021
Jungle Warden	Gold	May 2021
Warden Master	Gold	October 2021
Jolly Warden	Gold	December 2021
Warrior Warden	Gold	February 2022
Shadow Warden	Legendary	April 2022
Summer Warden	Gold	June 2022
Pixel Warden	Legendary	August 2022	The Pixel Warden was available in a 10th Clashiversary offer in August 2022; costing $4.99 USD (or equivalent), half of the usual price for Legendary skins.
Champion Warden	Legendary	September 2022	The Champion Warden skin was available in a special offer for the World Finals in 2022.
Magic Warden	Legendary	October 2022	The Magic Warden was available in a special offer for the release of Town Hall 15.
Painter Warden	Legendary	March 2023	The Painter Warden was available in a special offer in March 2023 as part of the Color Fest event. Alternatively, it could be purchased in a bundle with the other three Painter skins for $24.99 USD.
Dark Ages Warden	Gold	April 2023
Goblin Warden	Legendary	June 2023
League Warden	Legendary	June 2023	The League Warden is permanently available in the Clan War Leagues Shop starting from the June 2023 update. It costs 2,000.
Future Warden	Gold	August 2023
Ghost Warden	Legendary	October 2023	The Ghost Warden skin was available in a special Clash-O-Ween offer in October 2023.
Gingerbread Warden	Gold	December 2023
Dragon Warden	Legendary	February 2024	The Dragon Warden skin was available as part of the Dragon Festival event in February 2024.
Space Warden	Legendary	March 2024
Egypt Warden	Gold	April 2024
Football Warden	Legendary	May 2024
Wild West Warden	Gold	June 2024
Anime Warden	Legendary	August 2024
Grand Dwarf	Legendary	September 2024	The Grand Dwarf was available in the September 2024 Gold Pass track at 2,601 from the 4th September.
Dark Minion Warden	Legendary	October 2024

Grand Warden Skins

Anniversary Skin 2019

World Championship Skin 2022

Grand Warden

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Created by E12Dragon

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Grand Warden Skin Features

• Yes: Feature is fully customized from the original
• Partial: Feature is subtly customized from the original
• No: Feature is not customized from the original

• Ground Mode
• Air Mode

Ground Mode

Skin	Preview Animation	Pose Animation	Selection Animation	Walking Animation	Attacking Animation	Knockout Animation	Resting Animation	Constant Effects	Preview Effects	Pose Effects	Selection Effects	Deployment Effects	Walking Effects	Attacking Effects	Ability Effects	Knockout Effects	Resting Effects	Preview Sounds	Pose Sounds	Selection Sounds	Deployment Sounds	Attacking Sounds	Ability Sounds	Knockout Sounds
Party Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Primal Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Clockwork Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Gladiator Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Pirate Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Warden of the North	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Jungle Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Warden Master	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Jolly Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Warrior Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Shadow Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Pixel Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Summer Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Champion Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Magic Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Painter Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

Air Mode

Skin	Preview Animation	Pose Animation	Selection Animation	Flying Animation	Attacking Animation	Knockout Animation	Resting Animation	Constant Effects	Preview Effects	Pose Effects	Selection Effects	Deployment Effects	Flying Effects	Attacking Effects	Ability Effects	Knockout Effects	Resting Effects	Preview Sounds	Pose Sounds	Selection Sounds	Deployment Sounds	Attacking Sounds	Ability Sounds	Knockout Sounds
Party Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Primal Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Clockwork Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Gladiator Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Pirate Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Warden of the North	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Jungle Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Warden Master	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Jolly Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Warrior Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Shadow Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Summer Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Pixel Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Champion Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Magic Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Painter Warden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

Notes

• A few of the Grand Warden's skins feature him holding different objects instead of a staff and book:
  • The Party Warden holds a large microphone and a jukebox.
  • The Primal Warden holds a skeleton hand and a stone tablet.
  • The Clockwork Warden holds an electric device with a tesla at the end, similar to a Hidden Tesla.
  • The Gladiator Warden holds a staff with a lightning bolt symbol on top.
  • The Pirate Warden wields a large musket and has a parrot on his shoulder.
  • The Jungle Warden holds a staff with a skull on it and a Goblin-shaped doll in the other (possibly a voodoo doll).
  • The Warden Master holds a branch or staff made from bamboo and a scroll.
  • The Jolly Warden holds a staff with mistletoe on top and a Christmas present.
  • The Warrior Warden holds a dragon staff which he also levitates on. In his other hand, he carries a wooden chest.
  • The Shadow Warden holds a staff that has a snake-like mouth with a floating eye inside of it. In his other hand, he carries a magic flying book.
  • The Summer Warden holds a horn and a life preserver.
  • The Champion Warden holds a glowing staff and a levitating purple ball.
  • The Magic Warden uses a bolt of electricity from his hand to attack and carries no staff.
  • The Painter Warden holds a hose filled with an Elixir-like fluid in a tank attached to his back.
  • The Dark Ages Warden holds a a flail-looking object with a yellow glowing crystal and a scroll with rune-like symbols on it.
  • The Goblin Warden carries a slingshot loaded with a bomb.
  • The Future Warden holds a staff made with levitating parts. A robot with a large eye follows him around.
  • The Ghost Warden uses a floating skeletal staff.
  • The Dragon Warden carries a shell with a pearl in it.
  • The Space Warden holds a flag and a floating, glowing ball.
  • The Egypt Warden holds a snake scepter and a golden ankh.
  • The Football Warden has several footballs that float around him.
  • The Wild West Warden holds a can win his right hand, and a floating goat or cow's skull with rubies where the eye sockets are in the other.
  • The Clash Games Warden holds a large glowing torch (based on the Olympic torch).
  • The Grand Dwarf skin holds a staff with a glowing blue flame and features a white Baby Dragon as a companion.

Ground Mode
Level 1-9 (Old Sprite)	Level 10-30 (Old Sprite)

Air Mode
Level 1-9 (Old Sprite)	Level 10-30 (Old Sprite)

Trivia

General

• Before he had a 3D skin, his book resembled a Book of Everything.
• The tip of Clockwork Warden's staff looks similar to a level 7 Laboratory that is from the top and level 7 Hidden Tesla from the top.
• The Gladiator Warden skin looks to be based off of the Roman king of the gods and god of lightning, Jupiter.
• The Pirate Warden skin is based of off the Barbary pirates according to a post by Darian, the Supercell community manager.
• If the Grand Warden is defeated while wearing the Pirate skin, there will be parrots spinning on his head instead of stars like other Heroes.
• The Jungle Warden skin was added after the Epic Jungle Scenery was added that featured a Jungle Warden statue.
• The Clash Games Warden skin reuses some of the Egypt Warden skin's sounds.
• The Grand Warden is the last Hero to have a Winter-themed skin which is the Warden of the North skin.
• The Warden of the North skin is the only Hero skin which its Hero name (Warden) is on the front but not on the back (like "Ice Queen").
• Although the Party Warden appears in the 9th Clashiverary loading screen, he does not seem to appear in the 9th Clashiversary Scenery.
• The Grand Warden's Jungle Warden skin appears to not have any hair, or even a face, whatsoever when viewed from behind.
  • His mask resembles the one used by the Dart Goblin in Clash Royale.
• Before Hero Skins were added, the Grand Warden had a different appearance as well as an upgrade difference. He had less facial hair, antlers and a different book cover.
  • Initially, he had purple facial hair. He wore white and purple robes along with a short cape. His eyes were of different color, one was white with a little pupil and the other was a normal one with a blue iris. There was a gold trim on his collar at the neck and he wore a white crown-like decoration on his head. He also held a thick book and a long wooden staff with a magical crystal held on top.
  • At level 10, his white antler crown became golden.
  • Before the Grand Warden was converted into a 3D model, the Grand Warden's book and staff switched arms when he changed direction. When the Grand Warden fell in battle, he dropped his staff but held on to his book.
• The Grand Warden of the versions before the update of June 2019 bore a great resemblance to the late television host, Li Yong.
  • Because of this, he is commonly called "(Li) Yong King" among Chinese players.
  • In January 2016, shortly after the Town Hall 11 update, a show "Clash of Clans Players' Ceremony" was held in Beijing, China, with Li Yong as the main host due to this resemblance.

    

    His book after the update

• After the update on June 2019, his book cover has a gem instead of the Book of Everything cover.

  

  A more rendered view of the Warden

Comparisons

• He is the only unit in the game that can be changed to an air or ground unit.
• He is the only unit in the entire game that can behave as both a troop (attacking) and a building (defending). Thus, the following interactions occur on defense:
  • It is only possible to destroy his Altar with a single Lightning Spell only if he is not guarding (and thus his Altar will be empty.)
  • Consequently, he is the only Hero to be damaged by Earthquake Spells and not by Poison Spells when defending.
  • He is the only Hero to not display his Hero Skin whenever he is defending.
• The Grand Warden is one of the few units that can be healed by a Healer while attacking an Air Defense without the Air Defense being able to attack the Healer. The others units capable of doing this are the Archer Queen and the Super Archer.
• He is the only Hero that can be killed in one hit by a trap (when in Air Mode via a Seeking Air Mine, due to his low amount of HP and the high damage from the trap).
• The Grand Warden is one of the five troops partly associated with Wizards, including the Super Wizard, Ice Wizard, Party Wizard, and Electrofire Wizard.
• The Grand Warden is one of the 13 units to appear in a Scenery, the others being the Barbarian, Goblin, Balloon, Hog Rider, Barbarian King, P.E.K.K.A, Baby Dragon, Skeleton, Archer Queen, Dragon Rider, Cannon Cart, and Party Wizard. In his case, he appears in the Pirate Scenery (as Clockwork Warden), and the Epic Jungle Scenery (as Jungle Warden).
• He is the only Hero that appears to be based on more than one unit, particularly the Healer and the Wizard, because of his use of magic and ability to heal friendly units.
• The Grand Warden is one of the seven units that can bypass Walls, the other ones being the Royal Champion, Headhunter, Hog Rider, Super Hog Rider, and Apprentice Warden. The Grand Warden may still attack them directly (some air units, such as the Balloon, are able to damage Walls indirectly through splash damage when attacking another target).
• The Grand Warden is the only Hero currently able to equip two passive Hero Equipment, if he equips both the Life Gem and the Rage Gem.
• Since the addition of the Hog Rider Puppet, the Grand Warden is the only Hero that cannot summon any units to aid him in battle, due to being a support Hero.