Ward is a suffix that turns up on Armor and Head. It gives Ward: +16 to +28 at its lowest step, +548 to +767 at its best — and you need item level 116 before the best one can appear at all.
It comes up at weight 6 when the game rolls affixes, never doubles up with another affix that does the same job (ward), and it is what puts Warding, Shielding, the Barrier, the Aegis and the Sanctum in an item's name — so you might pick up a Wand of Warding.
4 Uniques lock it to a fixed number: The Quiet Crown, The Anvil's Crown, The Deferred Crown and The Quarry Warden's Brow.
Every step
10 steps · lowest to best
| Tier | Needs item level | Gives | Suffix word | Reads as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 | +16 to +28 | Warding | Wand of Warding |
| T2 | 6 | +30 to +48 | Warding | Wand of Warding |
| T3 | 14 | +50 to +72 | Shielding | Wand of Shielding |
| T4 | 24 | +74 to +100 | Shielding | Wand of Shielding |
| T5 | 36 | +102 to +140 | the Barrier | Wand of the Barrier |
| T6 | 55 | +142 to +198 | the Barrier | Wand of the Barrier |
| T7 | 75 | +200 to +278 | the Aegis | Wand of the Aegis |
| T8 | 92 | +280 to +390 | the Aegis | Wand of the Aegis |
| T9 | 105 | +391 to +547 | the Sanctum | Wand of the Sanctum |
| T10 | 116 | +548 to +767 | the Sanctum | Wand of the Sanctum |
Where you will see it
50 bases it can land on
Uniques that lock it in
all 4 →
