Warden

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Wolpertinger

Warden
Monster Data
Elements
Types	Tank Weakness Purge
Base Health	45
Perks	Worthiness I +5 Initial Shield II +1 Damage III +1 Defense
Signature Trait
Power Nexus For every 5 Aether purged, Aether stolen, or Weakness applied by the party: Applies Power to self.

Starting Actions

Echo 2 x 3 damage against target enemy. Purges 1 enemy Aether. Starting Action

Stone Punch 4 x 2 damage against target enemy. Starting Action

Learnable Traits & Actions

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Aether Fiend Aura: Whenever an ally Purges or Steals Aether: Generates 1 additional Aether of the same element. Allies take 1 more damage from all hits. Purge

Aggressive Purging Aura: On every 4 Attacks from allies: Purges 1 enemy Aether. Purge

Contagion Aura: Whenever an enemy's Weakness is consumed: 50% chance to apply Weakness to another random enemy. Weakness

Cosmic Hex Aura: Whenever an enemy is staggered: Consumes all stacks of Weakness on them to generate Wild Aether for each one. Weakness

Disruptive Prime For every 3 Aether purged or stolen by this monster: Applies Power to self. Purge

Hexing Strikes Aura: On Single-Target Attack from any ally: If the enemy has less than 2 Weakness, applies 1 Weakness to them. Weakness

Incorruptible Retaliate: Applies 4 Shield to self. If this trait triggers 3 times within a single combat, additionally cleanses 3 Corruption from self. Tank

Poise Purging Whenever this Monster purges or steals Aether: Breaks 1 Poise of the same element on all enemies. Purge

Protector Aura: As long as this monster has Redirect, allies gain +1 Defense and +1 Shielding. Tank

Return to Aether Retaliate: Generates random Aether. Tank

Safeguard Corruption Cleanse +2. At the end of your turn, if this monster has less than 7 Shield: Applies Shield to self equal to the differnce. Tank

Sensitivity Aura: Weakness only reduces damage to 3 base damage, but each hit against enemies with Weakness deals 2 more damage. Weakness

Shock On Interrupt: Deals a Fire/Wind hit with 6 damage to that enemy. Purge

Taunt At the start of combat: Applies 2 Redirect and 2 x 3 Shield to self. Tank

Warlock Party Aura: On Support Action from any ally: Applies 1 Weakness to the enemy with the lowest amount of Weakness. Weakness

Maverick Traits

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These Maverick traits will appear independently of other monsters in the party.

Mesmerize Aura: Whenever an enemy's Weakness is consumed: Applies Redirect to self. Triggers once per round. Tank + Weakness

Purge Punishment Retaliate: If this monster has 75% or more health, Purges 1 enemy Aether. Purge + Tank

These Maverick traits will only appear if there is another monster in the party with the other required type.

Controlled Burn Aura: For every Aether purged or stolen by allies: Applies 1 Burn to the enemy with the lowest amount of Burn. Burn + Purge

Critical Purging On every 4 Crits: Purges 1 enemy Aether. Critical + Purge

Cursed Aura: Whenever an enemy's Weakness is consumed: Applies 2 Terror to that enemy. Terror + Weakness

Endless Endurance Gains Aging. For every 3 Age: Applies Redirect and 2 x 6 Shield to self. Age + Tank

Exploit On Interrupt: Applies Sidekick to self. Purge + Sidekick

Flawless Defense On every 4 Retaliates: Applies Power and 4 Shield to self. Power + Tank

Healing Hex Aura: Whenever an enemy's Weakness is consumed: Heals the ally with the lowest health for 3. Heal + Weakness

Leeching Bond Aura: Whenever one or more Regeneration stacks are consumed on this monster: Deals a Water hit to all enemies with Weakness with 8 damage. Regeneration + Weakness

Poison Glands Retaliate: Applies 3 Poison to the enemy. Poison + Tank

Shielded Torment At the end of your turn: Applies 2 Shield to self for every debuff stack on it. Affliction + Tank

Split Aether On Attack: Consumes up to one Wild aether to deal a Wild Damage hit with 8 damage and Purge 1 enemy Aether. Aether + Purge

True Grit Whenever Redirect is applied to this monster: Applies 7 Shield to this monster. Shield + Tank

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Ball Lightning    2 x 4 damage against target enemy. Purges 2 enemy Aether. On Interrupt: Deals 2 damage hit to all enemies. Purge

Dust Grasp Applies 2 x Weakness to target enemy. Free Action. Weakness

Flash Guard Applies Redirect to self. Free Action. Tank

Healing Dust    Applies 3 x Weakness to target enemy. Heals all allies for 2 x 5. Weakness

Lava Tide    2 x 2 damage against all enemies. Purges 1 enemy Aether. On Interrupt: Generates Random Aether. Purge

Nature Guard Heals all allies for 2 x 4. Applies Redirect to self. Cleanses 2 Corruption from self on first use each combat. Tank

Petal Burst 3 x 2 damage against target enemy. Deal an additional 2 x 2 Damage if the enemy has Weakness. Weakness

Pollen Blast    4 x 3 damage against target enemy. Applies 3 x Weakness to target enemy. Weakness

Pollen Shield Shields all allies for 2 x 3. Applies Weakness to all enemies. Weakness

Reflective Strike    4 x 2 damage against target enemy. Applies Redirect to self. Tank

Sound Wave    2 x 3 damage against all enemies. Applies Weakness to all enemies. Weakness

Stealing Dust Steals 1 enemy Aether. Free Action. Purge

Thorns Retaliate: Triggers a 2 x 4 Earth/Water damage attack against the enemy. Free Action. Tank

Volcanic Growth Consumes 1 Weakness among enemies as additional cost. Applies Power to target ally. Free Action. Weakness

Volcanic Guard    Shields self for 2 x 6. Applies Redirect to self. Retaliate: Deal an 2 x 4 Earth/Fire damage attack against the enemy. Tank

Wind Heist    3 x 3 damage against target enemy. Steals 2 enemy Aether. Purge

Winter Guard    Shields all allies for 3 x 3. Cleanses 3 Debuffs from all allies. Applies Redirect to self. Tank

Maverick Actions

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These Maverick actions will appear independently of other monsters in the party.

Gemstone Crash    5 x 3 damage against target enemy. Deals 7 damage hit to self. On Interrupt: Purges 2 enemy Aether. Purge + Tank

Hex Shock Consumes 1 Weakness among enemies as additional cost. Purges 2 enemy Aether. Free Action. Purge + Weakness

Pheromone Trap    Applies 2 x Weakness to target enemy. Retaliate: Triggers a 2 x 5 Earth/Water damage attack against the enemy and applies 1 Weakness to them. Tank + Weakness

These Maverick actions will only appear if there is another monster in the party with the other required type.

Diamond Charm Shields target ally for 3 x 3. Free Action. Shield + Tank

Icy Purge    3 x 3 damage against target enemy. Purges 1 enemy Aether. On Interrupt: Shields all allies for 2 x 3. Purge + Shield

Lava Fling    Purges 2 enemy Aether. On Interrupt: Applies 3 x Burn to all enemies. Burn + Purge

Lightning Chaos    2 x 5 damage against all enemies. +15% Crit Chance. Critical hits Purge 1 enemy Aether. Critical + Purge

Petal Storm    2 x 4 damage against all enemies. Applies Weakness to all enemies. Applies Regeneration to all allies. Regeneration + Weakness

Snow Mark    Heals target ally for 2 x 5 Shields target ally for 2 x 5 Applies Redirect to target ally. Heal + Tank

Stolen Gemstone    Steals 2 enemy Aether Applies 2 x Sidekick to self. Purge + Sidekick

Viral Bloom Guard Shields self for 2 x 7. Applies Redirect to self. Retaliate: Trigger Poison on all enemies. Poison + Tank

Water Tone Consumes 1 Regeneration on target ally as additional cost. Applies Weakness to all enemies. Free Action. Regeneration + Weakness

Wild Mark    Applies Redirect to target ally. Retaliate: Triggers a 2 x 4 Wild damage attack against the enemy and applies 4 Terror to them. Tank + Terror

Gallery

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Trivia

• Warden was one of the thirteen monsters available in the Closed Alpha, having been included from the beginning along with Mandragora, Ooze, Orthrus, Star Spawn, Tatzelwurm, Wolpertinger, and Wyrmling. The other monsters included Cherufe, Domovoy, Gargoyle, Jotunn, and Nosferatu.
• Warden was designed by "DashRaptor", who contributed €1,000 through the "Design a Monster" pledge during the "Adopt a Monster" charity event held in June 2022.
  • According to DashRaptor:
    The Warden's concept came from a combination of a dryad-y nature spirit and the idea of a protector golem. It's a statue that was enchanted to protect a community, before the statue and its village were destroyed. Eventually, a nature spirit integrated its body with the shattered statue, animating it and turning its magic to protect the forest itself.

• Warden was first officially revealed in the Aethermancer Closed Alpha trailer on April 12th, 2024, although its name was not explicitly mentioned. It received a proper showcase on April 15th, 2024.
  • This makes Warden as the 21st officially announced monster.
  • Warden was actually first seen in Steven Melin's Aethermancer music composing livestream on April 4th, 2024. However, the video is now unavailable as some elements were not ready for public viewing. The video was how its name and abilities were known before its reveal.

Origin

In Norse mythology, a vǫrðr ("warden," "watcher" or "caretaker") is a warden spirit, believed to follow from birth to death the soul of every person.

At times, the warden could reveal itself as a small light or as the shape of the person. The perception of another person's warden could cause a physical sensation such as an itching hand or nose, as a foreboding or an apparition. The warden could arrive before the actual person, which someone endowed with fine senses might perceive.