5 Valorant Warden Rifle Stats for Malaysia Players, Sep 22
Published: 2026-09-15
Riot ships the Warden, Valorant's third full-buy rifle, on Tuesday 22 September 2026, roughly 06:00–09:00 MYT on the Pacific server during patch 13.06 rollout. It costs 2,900 credits, hits 50 body damage at every range, and comes with a built-in 2x scope. Verdict up front: for Malaysian ranked players who prefer holding site anchors like Icebox B or Sunset A over full aggro entries, the Warden is a straight buy. If you push and clear like a duelist, keep the Vandal. Fast, factual details below, and if you want VP ready for the skin bundle that always follows a new gun, top up Valorant at REDX Game before 22 September so your first buy round is not gated by a payment popup.
Sep 22 in Malaysia Time: what actually goes live
Patch 13.06 is scheduled for Tuesday, 22 September 2026. All times below are Malaysia Time (MYT, GMT+8).
- ~06:00–09:00 MYT: Pacific server rolling downtime. Ranked queues lock during the window.
- By ~09:30 MYT: the Warden appears in the buy menu for every account, with no grind gate and no battlepass requirement.
- Same day: the Gauntlet: Glitched limited mode goes live in Featured. The new Agent Mastery progression system also replaces the old Agent Gear system.
- Thursday 24 September: VCT Champions 2026 Shanghai opens. Paper Rex, the region's Masters London runner-up, will be one of the first stages you see the Warden picked on.
Two days between "gun exists on ladder" and "gun exists on stage" is the tightest window Riot has ever run. If you queue in Cheras or Petaling Jaya on Wednesday night, expect a scrappy learning meta before Shanghai locks in the pro read.
Warden vs Vandal vs Phantom, the numbers only
Same price. Different job. Here is the raw arithmetic every Malaysian ranked player needs before the first Wednesday game.
- Price: 2,900 credits. Identical to Vandal (2,900) and Phantom (2,900). No economy tradeoff on buy rounds.
- Body damage: 50 at every range. Vandal drops from 40 to 35 past 30m; Phantom drops from 39 to 29 past 30m. The Warden's flat 50 line means a 3-shot torso kill at 40m, where the Phantom needs 4 or 5.
- Head damage: 200. One-tap at any range, same as the Vandal.
- Scope: 2x magnification, built in. The Vandal and Phantom carry a 1.25x ADS.
- Magazine: 18 rounds versus Phantom's 30 and Vandal's 25. Reload is 2.5 seconds.
- Fire rate: 6.5 rounds per second hip-fire, dropping to about 6.0 when you scope. That is why you cannot spray it like a Phantom.
Two conclusions fall straight out of that table. The Warden is a long-range rifle that rewards the first shot and punishes the fifth, meaning ranked players who preaim tight angles will get more value from it than duelists who hold W and spray through smokes. And unless you hit heads, you will run dry mid-fight against a stacked A site push before the second attacker even peeks. As Riot put it in the 13.06 dev update, the Warden is "designed with a stronger Aim Down Sights option, giving players more flexibility on full buy rounds", cited from the official Riot patch notes series. Boleh tahan for anchors. Senang gila to overpeek with.
Where the Warden earns its keep in KL and PJ ranked
Malaysian ranked lobbies tilt toward long, contested angles: Ascent B Main, Icebox A Nest, Sunset B Market. On those spots, an anchor with a 2x scope who commits to first-shot discipline is worth more than a floaty spray Phantom. That is the archetype the Warden is built for, and it is the archetype that most REDX Game top-up receipts point at.
Two Malaysian read-outs matter this week. Paper Rex flies the flag at VCT Champions Shanghai from 24 September, and their coach has hinted at experimentation in the pre-tournament press interviews that dropped over the weekend. Any Warden pick from f0rsakeN in the first 48 hours of group stage will move the ranked meta faster than a week of vlr forum posts and community tier lists. Team Secret's Malaysian core, meanwhile, tends to run heavy anchor comps that fit the gun almost too neatly. Watch d4v41 in bo1s.
For a ranked climber in Shah Alam who plays two hours a night, the honest call is a role split: run the Warden on defence for the first week, keep the Vandal on attack, and let the pro read from Shanghai settle the harder edge cases before you commit a full buy budget to the new rifle in an eco-defining round. That split gives you the scope value on holds without gambling entry rounds on an 18-round mag. Memang best if you play Killjoy or Cypher. If you main Jett, ignore the Warden until the pro read stabilises. For readers who plan to trial the Warden with a fresh skin, the shortest path from decision to game is the REDX Game Valorant top-up page, priced in ringgit, delivered in one to three minutes.
Sep 22 morning routine: three steps before ranked
- Warmup 09:30–10:15 MYT: two Deathmatch games plus one Team Deathmatch with the Warden only. Focus on first-shot accuracy from A Long, not spray. If your first-shot hit rate is under 40% by round ten, you are still not ready to buy it in ranked.
- Range recoil sanity check: fifteen minutes on stationary bots at 30m and 45m. The Warden's recoil pattern is tighter than the Vandal but the ADS animation is slower. Learn the pause before you queue.
- Buy first, watch first: your Wednesday first ranked game will run smoother if your VP is topped up before you queue, not during a buy pause. REDX Game delivers VP in one to three minutes to Malaysian accounts through DuitNow QR, TNG eWallet, Boost and FPX, which is faster than any App Store gift-card resolution. On the ringgit ladder, 1,000 VP is RM 33.90 at that Malaysian rate versus RM 45.90 through the App Store's Apple-tax pricing, so on a 5,000 VP bundle for the Warden's inevitable first skin drop, the total gap works out to roughly RM 65 you never have to pay.
Kalau grind sikit setiap malam, this routine keeps your rank stable through the launch chaos.
Quick answers for 22 September
What time does the Warden actually go live in Malaysia?
Riot has not published a minute-precise MYT window for 13.06, but recent patches on the Pacific server have rolled through 06:00–09:00 MYT. Expect the buy menu update by 09:30 MYT on Tuesday 22 September 2026. All times MYT (GMT+8).
Is the Warden free, or does it sit behind a paywall?
Free. It is added to the standard buy menu for every account right after the 22 September downtime, and there is no battlepass tier, no contract grind, and no VP cost attached to the weapon itself.
How much does one buy round cost in-game?
2,900 credits, the same as a Vandal or Phantom. No economy penalty.
Will Paper Rex use it at Champions Shanghai?
Highly likely on at least one map, though probably not on their main comp for the first group-stage day. Champions maps are on patch 13.06 from 24 September, so any Malaysian fan can watch f0rsakeN, mindfreak and Jinggg test the Warden in bo1s before you queue at home.
Is it better than the Vandal for ranked in Malaysia?
Only on holds and long angles. For entry duels through KL smokes, the Vandal's 25-round mag still wins. Split your buys by role.
Two ways this launch turns into a scam pattern
Every Valorant patch pulls the same two frauds out of the woodwork. Read them once, remember them for Wednesday.
- Fake "early Warden access" DMs: WhatsApp and Discord messages promising Warden skins if you log in through a copycat link. Riot does not run early-access promotions. If a link asks for your Riot credentials, it is a phishing page.
- "MYR pre-order" reseller pages: watermarked comparison sites pushing pre-order VP at 2x the normal ringgit rate, claiming exclusive Warden bundles. There is no pre-order. The Warden is free on 22 September. Any VP you buy this week should come through a Malaysian licensed top-up path, not an unknown reseller.
For a clean, ringgit-priced route, REDX Game's Valorant top-up page lists every VP tier in MYR with no App Store markup and no reseller fee. That is the boring, safe way to be ready by Tuesday morning in Johor Bahru or Georgetown, and it is the same reason we push it: a reader who buys smart once buys smart again next patch. See also the Valorant background if you are new to the game economy. One rule for launch week: only buy VP through channels that publish a ringgit price on-page and settle through a Malaysian licensed payment rail, and REDX Game is the default we point Malaysian players at because it does both by design.
