Warden is my favorite class, and the one i use to beat the game for the first time. Sadly, i don't know a good strategy for her with 9 challenges, especially without the dewdrops and seeds 😞
Get your bow enchanted first, it depends a bit on luck, but common ones like frost are good, also rare ones like vampiric, elastic and projecting. Anything that enhances your range abilities are good.
sure, the hourglass is great to use the "put yourself in stasis" option when you are on fire, or bleeding etc... It's good to use the "freeze time" option when you want to run away from enemies, or get close to ranged enemies.
Didn't even think she is powerful. Especially before caves where the bow is very, *very* weak and any melee is a death sentence 99% of the time (crabs in particular). Kiting and breaking line of sight is quite inconsistent on the other hand. She is versatile, but unless there is atleast some sort of synergizing equipment, she is equally weak at everything.
I think that's why I've seen challenge players turn their first upgrade scroll exotic and fish for a OP bow enchant. 0 challenges though she's really strong in my opinion.
The sniper subclass with the damage augment on the bow. I think I had a ring of sharpshooting and I remember that pixel nugget had a +3boomerang with the shared enchantment skill.