Vanguard and get a thumbs-up. Julia's Gift : Every time you take damage, you gain 1% of missing health back. This means that the more armor/shield/health you have, the more this heroic perk does for you. Vanguard : This is your bread and butter. It gives your target a 3 second barrier, a speed boost, and deals damage to all nearby enemies. Best of all, it also act as a teleport to your friendly hero target, making it easier to jump between lane and jungle. Maxing out this ability also helps you build vengeance to throw out more Blood for Blood. Blood for Blood : Doesn't really deal a ton of damage, but good synergy with
Aftershock. Also good synergy with
Shiversteel as well when chasing down enemies. Vanguard : This versatile ability can be used to single out one or two enemy heroes during team fight, gank an enemy laner, stop chasing enemies when running from a losing team fight, and also can be used in securing Kraken last-hit.
Oakheart first since it buffs your
Vanguard and actually helps combat stats. Otherwise, go ahead and pick up
Ironguard Contract first and get to work with your jungler.
Scout Trap near the jungle shop, and in the enemy territories during invades. You are not as gold hungry as your laner or jungler, so don't go cheap and skip out on providing team vision.
Aftershock : First level 3 item to rush. The cooldown reduction allows you to spam
Vanguard more often, which in turns let you throw
Blood for Blood more often also. As Ardan, always engage enemy with an ability - either by flying to enemy with a punch or dashing to an enemy already in combat. This makes the passive from Aftershock very powerful.
Fountain of Renewal : Passive heal for you, and team heal to extend fights. You would still want to use
Vanguard for saving dying friendly heroes, so don't wait too long before you pop this during a team fight. I usually go for this over Crucible as the first team defense item.
Crucible : Nice health boost, and saves team from AoE attacks. Contraption : Of course, how can you be the all-purpose-utility-knife butler without a contraption? The cooldown reduction is nice, but this item is really about conserve your inventory spot in very late-game. Don't use up all three charges at once; do save one for
Flare when situation arises. Vanguard more often.
Journey Boots : While the last upgrade doesn't give you more speed, it does give you more health and some armor/shield, which improves your heroic perk. Usually the last of the three core L3 item that I complete. Shiversteel : Gives health boost, and very useful for chasing fleeing enemies when combined with
Blood for Blood.
Breaking Point : Arden is about extending engagements and picking off enemies while keeping all your heroes alive, so this is a good get if team is not dealing enough damage.
Atlas Pauldron : If enemies are building attack speed - especially with
Ringo,
SAW and
Krul - make sure you pick this up for the team. It only affects enemies in a limited range, but since you are always in the front line, you are the ideal person to carry this for the team.
Vanguard but don't activate it, but leave the targeting circle up. Then take a diverging escape route from your teammate, but make sure your fleeing teammate stays in your targeting range the whole time. Gauntlet for stopping enemies from chasing after a losing team fight, as well as help securing Kraken.
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