Ward is a character stat in Last Epoch that you might've seen on your gear and passives. But how does it actually work?. Ward is a shield above your health that is generated by certain effects and rapidly decays over time.
Ward is one of the Character Stats which is a temporary magical shield that protects your health pool, as in Combat Calculations it takes damage before health. There is no maximum to how much ward you can have. Ward also disappears over time. It disappears faster the more you have. By default a player has no Ward. There are several Skills and effects which give or generate Ward for a character.. To put it simply, Ward in Last Epoch works somewhat similar to an HP stat, except it is magically generated and encases your actual health like a shield.