Ever been killed by a handcannon in a Ward? Tanked out? Not nearly as much. I have. I know people that have and seen it done to others. I've Rocketed and FoH Bladedancers and Sunsinger's before and they live. Tests have stats, and stat don't lie. :/ The Ward CAN be shot through and taken out, with Golden Gun and Nova Bomb only I've seen, Nova's effects deal through it, and Golden has a power that can go right through it. And you MUST be lucky then, because even I've taken out Striker's during the FoH.