Venator build and skill order

What strong players build on Venator in Deadlock: 65,316 matches at Oracle rank and above over 30 days. Updated November 3.

Core

buy in order, more than 60% of players take these

Laning · before 10:00

  1. 1:23Restorative Shot
  2. 3:56Monster Rounds
  3. 7:28Extra Health
  4. 8:55Cultist Sacrifice
  5. 9:47Swift Striker

Mid game · 10–25 minutes

  1. 10:22Battle Vest
  2. 12:47Fortitude
  3. 14:07Enduring Speed
  4. 16:56Fleetfoot

Skill order

Max out in turn
  1. 1Gutshot
  2. 2Ira Domini (ultimate)
  3. 3Consecrating Grenade
  4. 4Hex-Lined Snap Trap
Ability0:141:001:453:184:125:586:047:4310:4111:3212:5716:3217:4119:5927:41
Gutshot125
Consecrating Grenade3101112
Hex-Lined Snap Trap4131415
Ira Domini (ultimate)6789
10% of Venator players level up like this · the minute is on top

Situational

15 to 60% of players take these, check your match

Lane and farm

If the lane is tough or you want to farm faster
  1. Sprint Bootssprint speed

Survive fights

If you die fast
  1. Bullet Lifestealbullet lifesteal
  2. Spirit Resiliencevs spirit
  3. Vampiric Burstlifesteal

Weaken enemies

Stop enemies from healing, escaping and fighting
  1. Weakening Headshotcuts bullet resist
  2. Slowing Bulletsslows
  3. Siphon Bulletssteals health
  4. Silencersilences

More damage

Once the core is done
  1. Close Quartersclose range
  2. Extended Magazineammo
  3. Rapid Roundsfire rate
  4. Titanic Magazineammo
  5. Hollow Pointweapon damage
  6. Weighted Shotsdamage and slow
  7. Point Blankclose range
  8. Berserkerweapon damage
  9. Ricochethits several targets

Stronger abilities

Cooldown, duration and range of abilities
  1. Extra Chargecharges
  2. Ballistic Enchantmentempowers an ability
  3. Rapid Rechargecharges

Against whom

what Venator players take noticeably more often when this hero is an enemy

Ready builds from the game

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Gun 100% of matches with builds

  1. 1
    Parzelion's Venator BuildNo. 449519 · by Parzelion · 1,478 players · 48% wins
    1. Restorative Shot1:19
    2. Monster Rounds4:00
    3. Extended Magazine5:47
    4. Extra Health7:39
    5. Cultist Sacrifice7:57
    6. Rapid Rounds10:32
    7. Fortitude11:39
    8. Swift Striker11:45
  2. 2
    twitch.tv/osesNo. 538997 · by oses/```````````````````` · 1,335 players · 48% wins
    1. Restorative Shot1:20
    2. Monster Rounds3:16
    3. Extra Health5:23
    4. Rapid Rounds5:57
    5. Swift Striker7:49
    6. Extended Magazine8:27
    7. Cultist Sacrifice9:41
    8. Titanic Magazine10:17
  3. 3
    cosmeticalNo. 864093 · by cosmetical · 821 players · 47% wins
    1. Restorative Shot1:19
    2. Close Quarters3:22
    3. Monster Rounds4:45
    4. Extended Magazine6:59
    5. Cultist Sacrifice8:15
    6. Extra Health8:26
    7. Fortitude11:11
    8. Sprint Boots11:22

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