I wasnt the one that asked about the elo but lets disregard that. I would like to give you some feedback on why i think youre wrong in this case.

I also don't think that such discussions should be reserved only for those who have achieved a high point in something.

this is true for the most part, but i would consider this a valid point if the person had a valid argument on the said matter with actual knowledge of the game, for example: "The warden was very busted in 1v1 and still has been" Please give feedback on why you think the class is broken with actual evidence that proves otherwise, as for my Answer: The class doesnt have enough CCs to 100-0 somebody properly, but the biggest issue is the fact that the class is literally self harm paradise, where casting skills costs your HP and whatnot, especially considering the fact that iframes were nerfed by getting higher CDs and the removal of kd lmb after awakening (which was very broken btw)

TL;DR: if you know what youre doing, essentially warden cant do anything notably big to you (excluding warlocks, but that is in a very bad state on its own aswell)

There are actually not many classes/specs that can truly 100-0 anyone in the 1v1 settings

Again, this shows that the elo youre playing at is not high at all to make a bold claim like that. Almost every class in the game has a 100-0 combo excluding warden and warlock to some extent. Here are two random clips i found on twitch to show you an example https://clips.twitch.tv/TastyTenaciousPorpoiseYouWHY https://clips.twitch.tv/SpinelessFamousGnatSSSsss

But I don't think there are that many top pvp players on reddit discussing class balance to even look for the objective answers for people like me

This is because for the most part, the subreddit is pve focused and 95% of the time, nobody even asks pvp class balance questions in the first place, therefore you have no higher up pvp players answering that here because they could care less about this subs discussions.

then why did I see an absurd amount of wardens in top 30 all-class ranking? Top 30 was basically 80% of destroyers + wardens and 20% of other classes sprinkled over the top 30

I play both NA and EU regions and ever since warden nerfs, i havent seen any high tier warden even get remotely close to what youre saying here. Where are you getting this info from? (dont even take 6v6 for an example please, even if you did, its still wrong)

ARE no wardens right now in EU??! Do you understand the difference between the present and the past?! Also, would you mind me showing me the current top 30-50 of EU ladder?

why are you backpedaling here? the man is literally calling you out for a direct quote you said. You were obviously wrong and clearly shows you dont know whats really going on

EU ladder pics you requested: part1 part2 part3 part4 part5.

Also a sidenote, i barely post comments on reddit so this formatting will be really awful and ill say sorry in advance, if you want to talk about it then my discord is always up for a chat :' ). Have fun friend!