Is the Nerf Warden really that bad?

[@beretnarf]

Wow I should buy more of these!

[@tristan.o]

Yes, the warden is the best blaster of all time

[@supervisor1677]

I think I would rather buy a rough cut

[@snailstudiosyt]

I’d buy 10

[@justajolt]

@@snailstudiosyt at least!

[@raulreyes5141]

No, roughcut is old but decent in every single way then a 2.0 warden

[@WalcomS7]

Should be noted that Hasbro literally had me ship my warden back to them so they could R&D it. I'm sure I wasn't the only one.

[@sirspookay8676]

I think so

[@prodbylendall]

@Nitro Charge151 yes he did

[@somestarman892]

Well that’s a baby step forward

[@beretnarf]

Definitely makes you wonder if that led to any changes.

[@the_peefster]

Hasbro gets it back on the bench "who the hell solvent welded this together!"

[@rokushou]

The warden is the optimal blaster for roleplaying Reaper from Overwatch. Since you throw them away to reload, the warden goes exactly where it belongs: in the trash.

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

F in the chat for the Hassenfeld Brothers

[@shadowsnake5133]

I was about to say the rival version of the gun exists, but that one at least works, so despite being a jolt reskin in how much it holds, I can't say it belongs in the trash... if it's on sale.

[@Balmung60]

@@shadowsnake5133 It was the McCree, I mean Cassidy blaster that only holds one. The Reaper one holds 8 like a less-convenient Takedown.

[@thegreatprimoyt3519]

True... You could buy the rival Reaper blaster but just repaint the warden andyou have the ability to throw them in the ground without breaking them, since it already is, at the cost of the gun notlooking the same.

[@justajolt]

For the price of a Warden, buy two Fang QS-4s and duct tape them together. Hand held shotgun custardy goodness. Or blue goodness.

[@JaneDoe-ke2ge]

Or get two of the top down buzzbee double shots and slap them together.

[@nicholaszayd5688]

@@JaneDoe-ke2ge or buy a roughcut battlecamo

[@justajolt]

@@JaneDoe-ke2ge That's actually an awesome idea. And why stop at two???

[@justajolt]

@@nicholaszayd5688 I'd never be able to find it.

[@LCancel]

@@justajolt Now i want to see a video on this!

[@FamilyFoamsport]

The rail tooth is a cheaper version than what I've seen on most stuff - they stopped putting the spring under them at some point, but having it just be part of the shell is a step beyond, wow. A bunch of people have been claiming that the warden design was quietly modified after all the early breakage, but nobody has opened one up and compared it with an early one. I'd love to see someone settle that question.

[@maxwe117]

Personally, I liked the design right after the ones with a spring when it was still a separate piece, and not part of the shell but now it’s stupidly cheap, idk what they’re saving with it

[@adamjones8434]

I would to

[@lukeiannello6190]

I was sceptical at first of the lack of spring on the rail tooth, though I do admit that I actually prefer the solid piece, as seen in Modulus and Doomlands blasters, over the original spring-loaded tooth from N-Strike and early Elite days. It just seems to hold attachments much more securely and with less wobble than the original design.

[@dogdog357]

I believe they started in 2018. Looking at 2017, they have the spring, yet the Scravenger has a solid piece

[@lkhdmrtn]

The sharp front of the Warden is a design feature. You're supposed to use it as a melee.

[@akziongarcia4112]

Your tactics confuse and frighten me sir

[@SylvanOwl]

His name is scary too

[@peter_samer]

You can say the warden is giving you a rough cut.

[@beretnarf]

and it did

[@GresSimJa]

Hasbro tends to fix genuinely flawed models that break too quickly. They fixed the Apollo to have metal gears and an unjamming switch, since somehow jamming it was a disaster waiting to happen. Meanwhile, using that same logic to fix the Warden would be hypocritical at best, seeing the whole line of Elite 2.0...

[@AleksandarGoleminov]

Maybe, and just maybe, someday Nerf will make a roughcut with metal gears... Oh and that isnt clipped and solvent welded-

[@ironwolf4273]

My apollo with metal gears still jammed and locked up. Lost springs taking it apart, so it sits as replacement parts for my other apollo.

[@HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar]

Since Minecraft and Nerf are now together, they should make a Warden Warden.

[@cringeycronk6710]

The Warden has tasted blood and now craves more, the only way to defend yourself … The WALMART THUNDER TANK!

[@BaconCheesesteak]

It wouldn't surprise me if Hasbro made changes mid-production run to fix the Warden. What I want to know is if it was a deliberate decision to choose colors for Elite 2.0 that make them look so similar to all those Blaze Storm knockoffs.

[@a_lonely_guitarist3359]

Due to this lineup, Blaze Storm seems like a better option now😄

[@scottbionicnerf8727]

I guess I've been a Mechanic all my life. I would take my toys apart, oil them to make things work better, sand off sharp edges and put them back together, then the neighbors would want me to work on their toys after they borrowed mine. My planes would fly farther or do tricks, like loops, or barrel rolls, because I cut and modified the stabilators, flaps, and ailerons to make them functional. That's a major reason for me getting into this hobby. There's a good deal of reward in fixing broken toy and returning it to it's grateful owner. I like the styling and details of all Elite2.0(or 2.N0!, whichever you prefer.). And, was especially attracted to the more edgy, blocky styling of the Elite2.0 Warden. Now you Sir have made me want to buy this blaster, realizing full well Nerf's intent was to make another 'Maverick' that could occupy store shelves for the few years becoming a little cashcow.

[@Midnight890]

I’ve heard elite 2.0 ammo is actually worse than elite ammo because it is more sensitive. Also on my BattleCamo Roughcut I have never been able to consistently single fire. However it is broken now (it broke randomly after a few months of light use).

[@beretnarf]

Interesting, I hadn't heard that about the elite darts before. There have been quite a few roughcut repaints so it's very possible things started going downhill before Elite 2.0...

[@Midnight890]

@@beretnarf yea maybe they started lowering quality a little before. I had the BattleCamo Roughcut and I bought it a bit after it’s release

[@ExodusisThere]

My battle camo roughcut actually won't fire 2 at a time anymore

[@yuuyjaaj6721]

My roughcut still worked perfectly after 5 years

[@Midnight890]

@@ExodusisThere oh wow I basically had the opposite problem

[@smittzero8463]

At least the thing works now, but that QC is still unacceptable for the "#1 Blaster Brand". The only Elite 2.0 blaster I'm remotely interested in is the Eaglepoint, and I'm even on the fence about that.

[@smittzero8463]

@JOKER IS IN THE MEME Dart Zone are irrelevant until their stuff is actually available overseas

[@marshmelon696]

my cousin did have his fail first day, and I was confused when I saw it fire 3 or 4 darts with one trigger pull! I wondered how it worked, and it really was a massive failure!

[@pastiesandagstring]

these are totally just designed with the same quality and tactics as the alpha strike line but with a premium price. Aside from the piss poor quality I honestly thought this whole line was ugly. I hated the colors and the redesigns of virtually every blaster.

[@PikaveeT]

Got a Warden for Christmas, hasn’t broken yet. Luckily, it looks pretty good in my opinion, so it’d have use for me as a prop to just hold and scare my brother with.

[@TooSkramz]

I know this perspective is based on location/availability, but my biggest problem with Elite 2.0 isn't even the quality, because that ship has long sailed; it's simply that they offer nothing new for far too much money vs. thrift store originals. I know we can't all run out and grab $2 Roughcuts, but, I don't know if anything really justifies buying Elite 2.0 off the shelf. The Turbine is at least compelling, but I can't bring myself to experiment with my wallet even that much.

[@TooSkramz]

(I should mention that I made the blunder of buying a Shockwave when they came out, so, I paid the piper on that one and it soured my outlook on the entire series)

[@beretnarf]

I definitely don't have an interest in buying Elite 2.0 off the shelf. Based on my experiences, the Shockwave might be worse than the Warden (assuming it's functional).

[@TooSkramz]

@@beretnarf I at least managed to mod my Shockwave (as best as it allowed) before I gave it away; hardly made a difference but hopefully someone is having a good time with it 😂

[@Montisaquadeis]

I have been unable to find any decent modern NERF here personally AKA all that seems to come through here is vintage items. I did manage to get a 98" Big Bad Bow tho which is in pretty much mint condition minus the missing stickers and it fires Mega XL quite nicely so I am glad to have ammo for one of my favorite blasters.

[@truekiropfan8329]

@@beretnarf Shockwave owner here. It's not bad at all. It is surprisingly hardy. Fired off 200+ darts with it so far, so at minimum 13-14 full firing cycles, probably more than that, and it is insanely reliable. The prime is PAINFULLY easy, very little resistance, I've only had one jamming instance so far, it's still functioning and I haven't been able to break it. The only real issues with it are the sometimes inconsistent barrel clearances (leading to at least 1 dart usually not going very far and sometimes a few more), and no Slamfire. However, I do know for a fact that the Surgefire before it had unreliable Slamfire that liked to skip barrels, and at the max ROF I can maintain with the Shockwave, sometimes it will do that as well even without Slamfire, which is why I'm fine with it not having Slamfire. Oh, and a nitpick, the drum isn't easy to turn by hand, so getting to the very top and very bottom barrels of the drum to reload them is a little slower and more difficult than I would like.

[@Justinross_Payawal]

I got a Warden, and my experience with it was not too bad. Mine didn't break. And I wonder if the internals of the 2021 has any revisions to the 2020 version, if someone has bought it in 2020 and bought another one in 2021 to compare the internals. Update from Jan 15, 2022: My Warden finally broke, it started to not fully armed and it started ceasing up. And at least it last longer than my Icon Magstrike that I previously had, where 1 day later, I popped the air bladder from pumping it too fast. Update from Feb 20, 2022: I'm able to fix my Warden, and it was a pain to open, but I'm able to fix it, the clips from the priming handle had solvent weld, but that didn't stop me from opening it, and I finally fixed it.

[@mafia_trilogy_enjoyer]

DO NOT THROW IT OUT, I FOUND A VIDEO THAT CAN FIX IT kzbin.info/www/bejne/hInQkIxnoJ1lZpY

[@Justinross_Payawal]

@@mafia_trilogy_enjoyer I didn't throw it away, the repair was a challenge and opening it was a pain, but I'm able to fix it, and my Warden is working again.

[@caetano9567]

So it's still broken... Yeah that's sad. "Good" job Hasbro

[@rafakisaa1869]

Definition for nerf warden: Super High Intelligent Theft

[@AndrewMcneal-h6i]

That's too funny

[@maple7093]

"Elite 2.0 is pretty well and tight... Solvent shut" _LAUGHS IN EAGLEPOINT_

[@johnzapspell]

Warden: 90% chance of complete trash. 10% chance of decent.

[@OutOfIdeas9977]

Nah bro there’s a high chance of it not breaking

[@ZakLeek]

I've just noticed that the two sets of smart ARs are a lot further apart than the Roughcut's, and this has made the whole blaster quite a lot thicker and blockier at the front. Nice video Brett, thanks! 🧡 P.S. Do the two Wardens have slightly different shades of orange for their barrels, they look different to me? (At around 14:10)

[@flooferjay3245]

I noticed that too, I wonder if it's different designs? Could the fresh one be a breaking one?

[@Jackalblade9]

I was looking forward to this and I was not disappointed. Except in the Warden.

[@Burasta]

Maybe they should call it Elite 0.2

[@prodbylendall]

I feel like all of the elite 2.0 guns are alright for stock but the only ones that aren’t worth getting is the shockwave and the warden (there’s a high risk it would break) but the one worth getting the most is the turbine (quite impressive stock version) and the Phoenix (if you live in Australia like me and it’s impossible to get a stryfe and to get dart zone blasters)

[@joaojahnke9684]

Shockwave is completely out of question. I've seen far too many sealed shut in the box halfway or fully primed. Poor kids that are going to get one

[@beretnarf]

I very much agree on the shockwave. I did play around with one because a friend had it and wow not only was it cheap but its performance was terrible.

[@Tbug20]

@@beretnarf yeah my friend got one and it couldn’t even clear a retaliator barrel.

[@joshua5483]

TLDR: Yes, the warden is a unfinished product that put shame on the Nerf Logo the day it was released.

[@FrancisCastiglione]

But it's fixed now, is it?

[@ziploc2000]

I honestly thought they'd withdrawn the Warden, as I've seen a Roughcut reskin on the shelves in 20201. If you have a Roughcut already I see no reason to buy this, unless you have to in order to review one.. As far as I know Habro never admitted there was anything wrong with this blaster, but I bet it ruined a lot of kids' Christmasses in 2020, so now they can't admit to any fix, if there has been one.

[@platinumchromee3191]

I got lucky enough to buy white and orange roughcut,it was last on shelf somewhat 34 days before before elite 2.0 hit the shelves.

[@maniac4bricks_more629]

It astounds me that the warden is still available in stores in 2022.

[@Leothecat2way]

I'm glad Nerf payed attention and repaired the Warden crisis, but I wish they had said they had done it. And I wish velocity was improved, but apart from everything I said, I'm glad for you, Nerf.

[@IndiKot]

My warden still didn't broke for like 130~ shots. Wow. Also my warden is very hard to shoot one dart at a time, it sometimes even happens randomly. Another problem, that has been fixed is left upper air restrictor being stuck after shooting.

[@IzariasVids]

Thanks for justifying that the Warden had been re-released and the gear system is fixed!🎉🎉🎉

[@gargunkle]

I've started seeing Elite 2.0 stuff at thrift stores. Can't imagine why!

[@amusement420]

Quick answer: Yes. I seriously doubt they updated it at all. I primed mine very carefully and liked the two-stage firing one dart at a time. didn't slamfire at all since I watched walcom's classic vid. I don't know how many times I fired t but it's not many. it stopped working last week after having been sitting there with no darts inside. only the right side fires. I wasn't clear on project nerf's fix and if it still works. It's a good looking blaster but the roughcut feels way more solid.

[@DoubleL11862]

Looks like you won't be beating Walcom's "Break a Warden, Any %" Speedrun

[@Sierra-579]

i recently bought a warden only to be surprised it functioned perfectly, although that front area is kinda sharp...

[@crazydave947]

Why mine always double shot?

[@yuuyjaaj6721]

I used a roughcut for 5 years now it still works perfectly

[@fallingloo9930]

You’ve never bought Elite 2.0? From what I’ve heard, the turbine is pretty good, actually, it shoots well, doesn’t break, and fires faster and is more compact than a rapid strike. The commander seems pretty Ight too. They aren’t all shit, it seems.

[@fallingloo9930]

@Nitro Charge151 True. There are flaws, but it IS decent.

[@smittzero8463]

I still find the Turbine pretty ugly. It desperately needs a barrel attachment and a sight. Meanwhile, the Rapidstrike looks pretty great without any attachments and has an extending stock.

[@fallingloo9930]

@@smittzero8463 Eh, you have your opinion, I have mine, I respect yours, and honestly, it’s not ENTIRELY unfair. The turbine could do with some attachments.

[@aliteraldumpsterfire672]

I remember when WalcomS7 had TWO of them break out of the box

[@TURVY27]

Yes Beret, It is, Walcom Broke 2 of them!

[@maritimefoam]

I love roughcuts and have a bunch, I also have just avoided all Elite 2.0… except the Volt :P

[@WorkersofAmericaRise]

Get a turbine, it’s the best one of that line

[@antotvsergi2870]

Turbine, echo, Phoenix and eagle point are really good

[@maritimefoam]

Sadly a Turbine is nowhere to be found on the shores of Canada. I think it was an exclusive.

[@antotvsergi2870]

@@maritimefoam you can buy it on amazon

[@werz_music]

@@antotvsergi2870 I got a Phoenix for 10 dollars on Target and It’s honestly not that bad. Mag release is kinda goofy but otherwise it was a steal for 10 bucks.

[@Kennisball582]

Mine still works but it's now a zombies strike quadrot in a rough cut shell (aka 1 column of barrels doesn't work)

[@firetroop2775]

Keep us updated on the condition of those two vampires

[@beretnarf]

If it breaks, it gets a pt 2

[@622Superman]

My guess would be the Friction on the pump is there to create force for the slam fire since it appears when doing slam fire the Darts shoot out on the pump push not the pull. As for the trigger, since it has duel function, to fire one shot or two, it can't be a single spring back set up or else how would you accomplish the duel function of the trigger? Now I'm sure Nerf could've designed easily a duel spring set up to allow the duel function to work properly but with inflation and cost increase of materials, there's no way they could've kept the price the same as the previous version. I'm not sticking up for the cheap corner cutting cost decisions of nerf, but they have way more competition these days then they ever have so they are a business and a business's main goal sadly is profit, not product quality. So there ya have it.

[@realslideFN]

i broke mine the other day. was gently slam firing it and the priming bar snapped off. i cut my hand wit it pretty good too

[@notmuch_23]

I'm waiting for somebody to paint the Warden's color scheme on a Roughcut with Elite 1.0 instead of 2.0...

[@Nerf911_CA]

A brave guy. After Coop and Walcom both broke theirs, I wouldna done it.

[@heromedley]

elite 2.0 really feels like the struggle of covid in a blaster form.

[@philbateman1989]

I've never had an issue with mine, although I do use it cautiously gently having read the stories lol

[@Simatech2007]

Since they have the roughcut still on shelves I just stick with the roughtcut

[@Hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon]

the front being sharp is intentional, it's a built-in bayonet

[@speeddemon5339]

I can’t understand why Hasbro loves to use gears in the roughcut and warden. It made my experience with the roughcut absolutely horrendous as I broke 2 of them. The first breakage got the priming handle stuck halfway, and the other it was just loose. Now, I didn’t buy a warden, but honestly I think I might reconsider after watching this review.

[@davitdavid7165]

So after a couple games it gets noticable damaged? Good job saving a few cents per gun, one of the tichest toy companies in the world! Its so cool how easy it is to beat you!

[@floppydiskdrive6]

They used to use plastic springs with elite 2.0 but they don't anymore so that's why yours didn't break

[@HyperGaming23_]

This is actually good news for the warden because i want one because i cant get the roughcut easily and didnt want to take risks and get it

[@veryrealperson3694]

you know its bad when the thundershot has a better trigger pull lol

[@MtnDewMan521]

14:21 Probably something new because this year (2024) I got a warden in February (it is now December 9th) and hasn't broke

[@cheeseman463]

My cousin's warden must be magic as it didn't break in 2 years

[@skipsnapdoesfish8457]

I feel like there should be world record speed runs for how fast you can break a warden

[@Dom-HSK]

to be fair, the roughcuts primer also got stuck the exact same way.

[@BoeForPresidant]

Don't quite understand the warden, they took a fine working product in the roughcut, (albeit my battle camo roughcut has an error where it won't let you shoot each dart separately) and just turned it into a functioning cardboard box blaster

[@batorstudio]

Oh btw 6:38 the blue elite 2.0 darts are extremely terrible, they are bad, low peformance, and are made with a weirdly softer foam

[@krebsfish5035]

Hasbro just integrated the bayonet into the whole front of the warden so people would stop putting bayonet on their blasters

[@BaddDukk]

I saw a Warden on the shelf the other day and wondered if they had fixed them. I may just pick one up.

[@Lee_Enfield95]

Just bought one yesterday from the Australian shop called the “Reject shop” for $20 Aussie dollars. Pretty good and the trigger can sometimes have a two stage trigger 😅

[@gawkycolt273]

Dude im not even interested in nerf or blastees but you have made it very entertaining

[@IzariasVids]

Thanks for justifying that the Warden had been re-released and the gear system is fixed!🎉🎉🎉

[@skeemeastwood9075]

Elite 2.0 should have been the Ultra shell style and colors w slightly better numbers, say a solid 75-79 fps..

[@PlayBoiFarti55]

Question: which is better: ultra or elite 2.0?

[@platinumchromee3191]

Rival

[@POTATUSANKYLUSDESULUS02]

ultra imo

[@nugget8227]

I also bought one, it didn’t break, but it farted darts instead of launching them. They only flew like a feet.

[@Planes9905]

Wait! You can fire one at a time on the rough cut?!?! 😂

[@OutOfIdeas9977]

Yes.

[@mr_carguy777]

The barrels are farther away than I initially thought…

[@milosmods]

I olny have the elite 2.0 load out pack i don't own other 2.0 blasters

[@filipt9931]

Fun fact: warden only breaks when slam firing, but if you don't slam fire it, it won't break

[@IzariasVids]

WAIT WHAT?!?!

[@Arthur-tb4hy]

I live in Brazil and nerf blasters are extremely overpriced here, i saw a warden selling for 200 R$, and I could only imagine the dissapointment it would be to spend that much money on it just for it to break. Also there are no dart zone blasters here :(

[@blufire2.096]

My warden wont single-fire does anyone know why got it this x-mas

[@ninjahotdog9036]

Have had the Warden for over a year. Has never broken, will update if it does, I don’t use it as much as other nerf nerds might, but still an impressive feat I must say. I like it because the amount of darts it can hold.

[@IzariasVids]

Thanks for justifying that the Warden had been re-released and the gear system is fixed!🎉🎉🎉

[@ryanhalko]

Just got a nerf stryfe, modulus version. Got any mods or attachments you recommend? I already ordered accustrike darts and some extended mags but I know I want to remove that cooling chip thing that keeps the engine in check.

[@KlotzProductions]

Maybe they updated the blaster and fixed it after they saw all the reviews of the original breaking. I know Hasbro does that.. they make updated runs of the same blasters.

[@swan_kytiger]

I mean my walmart started selling elite camo roughcuts instead of wardens

[@beretnarf]

Good walmart

[@swan_kytiger]

@@beretnarf and thats how i got a roughcut lol

[@aidanfriedfeld8889]

Isn’t the rival takedown around the same price. I know it’s a different ammo type but those are way nicer quality.

[@beretnarf]

Indeed it is, and is absolutely a more solid offering.

[@aidanfriedfeld8889]

That’s goofy.

[@platinumchromee3191]

A little bit more pricey But It's amazing

[@bleerd8228]

It’s literally just a Roughcut 3.0, IMO no one needed it and no one wanted it. The crappy design combined with the redundancy made it a terrible product.

[@BishopGantry]

Why you doin Roughcut dirty like this? Roughcut nice lookin and actually works, Warden looks like trash and behaves like trash

[@thediodoin1000]

The Roughtcut cannot even be compared to how crap the Warden is.

[@whyiwakeup6460]

I hope people make kits or literally anything that makes this better. Very big shamaliles

[@madouglas123]

you can claerly see that at 4:35 he is using a roughcut not a warden

[@OutOfIdeas9977]

He was talking about the rough cut and showing an footage of him using it silly.

[@QuickStub]

Found a roughcut for $5.00 at Savers

[@POTATUSANKYLUSDESULUS02]

me as an Australian 💀

[@JoeLaFon3]

Wait...so people will just buy 2 blasters if they're known to break? Yea they'll keep doing it then

[@N1sm0NIC]

This sounds like a challenge. I'll be back

[@nintendoandwowsblitz]

there are a few wardens that dont break when you test it. ive seen some videos of youtubers testing the warden and it didnt break, however, other youtubers have broken them. so overall, the chances of you getting a warden that wont break is very small. you are most likely to get a warden that will break. very unlikely to get one that wont break.

[@William_luoma2010]

I don’t have one because it’s trash to me but my friend has one and his can’t fire single shot even though we tried our best it can only fire double

[@Justinross_Payawal]

Maybe he needs to put more of his finger to have better control to the 2 stage trigger, as said from Coop772.

[@BecarefulIliveinyourwalls]

Warden - redesigned Roughcut.

[@FisherBros]

I wouldn’t be surprised if some people would rather call it “Alpha Strike 2.0” instead

[@mechanwhal6590]

Have you seen the new blasters?

[@FisherBros]

No, are they any good?

[@mechanwhal6590]

@@FisherBros Let’s just say your “Alpha Strike 2.0” comment isn’t exactly wrong.

[@FisherBros]

I see...

[@whoisligistinus]

i have a battle camo roughcut.

[@skechyskits2815]

My friend has the same gun that makes the sound for his intro

[@nerd-alert5347]

I had to COVER the inside of the pump and the rail it goes on

[@philliprandle9075]

Keep up the great videos.

[@iamerin-69420]

i have a friend that has a warden, when i tried it, it never broke

[@Heldrin3275]

If I wanted to buy one I would just choose to not and buy a rough cut on eBay

[@auricarev.]

Alternate title: Beret gets Ultra 3'd by a Warden

[@beretnarf]

It's sad because I don't hate the Ultra 3

[@blazeproductions243]

Mine is working perfectly fine

[@timothycampbell495]

You should just get a Nexu... Sorry, couldn't resist 😆