Venator Build Guide: Best Items & Ability Order

Venator item build

The items players buy most in each phase. The percentage is how often the item is bought in that phase; the number below is the win rate when bought.

Venator abilities

Ability 1

Consecrating Grenade

Fire a grenade that bounces before exploding, dealing weapon damage and setting enemies on fire.

Burning targets deal pure damage to enemies in the area and suffer from reduced healing.

Damage: 35Incoming Healing: -30%Damage Per Second: 10Burn Duration: 3.5sBurn Radius: 4.5mCooldown: 25s

1. I

   Cooldown -5s

2. II

   +1.5m Radius & +1.0s Burn Duration

3. III

   -20% Incoming Healing and allow Charges

Ability 2

Gutshot

Fire a blast with your shotgun, dealing weapon damage and pushing enemies back. Enemies near a wall receive stun and take bonus weapon damage.

Damage: 60Bonus Damage: 30Wall Stun Range: 7mCooldown: 23sCast Range: 10m

1. I

   Damage +25

2. II

   -10s Ability Cooldown and +0.4s Stun Duration

3. III

   On Wall Stun: Your next heavy melee is blessed

Ability 3

Hex-Lined Snap Trap

Kick a trap that arms after a brief delay.

The trap springs on the first enemy it touches, dealing spirit damage, applying immobilize, and revealing enemies for a duration afterwards.

Damage: 80Reveal Duration: 6sLifetime: 30sCooldown: 28sCharges: 2

1. I

   Cooldown -11s

2. II

   Immobilize Duration +1s

3. III

   +1 Charge Deal +30% damage against revealed targets

Ultimate

Ira Domini

Load your crossbow with 3 stakes, dealing massively increased weapon damage.

The final stake is blessed, dealing bonus pure damage and executing low-health enemies.

Damage: 120Bonus Damage: 95Execute Threshold: 8%Cooldown: 160sDuration: 15s

1. I

   While Active: Gain 1.2 m/s Move Speed

2. II

   -15s Ability Cooldown and +65 Bonus Damage

3. III

   All Stakes are Blessed

Venator ability order

The most common way to spend the first 12 ability points (71% of tracked players). The first point unlocks an ability, the next three upgrade it.

Consecrating Grenade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Gutshot	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Hex-Lined Snap Trap	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ira Domini	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

Upgrade priority: Ira Domini → Consecrating Grenade → Gutshot → Hex-Lined Snap Trap

Venator matchups and counters

Venator's win rate when the listed hero is on the enemy team (minimum 200 matches).

Stats are calculated from matches played in the last 14 days and refreshed twice a day. Hero, ability and item details come from the game's own text. Data source: deadlock-api.com. Last updated: 2 November 2026 at 21:22. Oyunpedia is not affiliated with Valve.