Venator build guide
by WappleVersion 271Updated Oct 7, 2026Guide #449184
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MAXIMIZE WEAPON DAMAGE FOR STRONG GUN AND ABILITIES
1Early game
Game stage · 6 items
Restorative Shot
Extra Health
Close Quarters
Opening Rounds
Weakening Headshot
Bullet Lifesteal
2Early Optionaloptional
Author's category · 3 items
Rebuttal
Spirit Shielding
Monster Rounds
3Mid game
Game stage · 5 items
Hollow Point
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
Point Blank
Built from Close Quarters
4Late game
Game stage · 6 items · any order ,can rush ricochet if you want to farm a lot
Silencer
Very misunderstood and underrated item, shuts down spirit heroes very heavily in late game
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
Vampiric Burst
Built from Bullet Lifesteal
5Mid Game Optional / Replacementsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Berserker
Counterspell
Dispel Magic
6Other Good Late Game Buys And Countersoptional
Author's category · 10 items
Glass Cannon
Frenzy
Spellslinger
Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.
| Consecrating Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Consecrating Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Consecrating Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 |
Extra Charge
Ballistic Enchantment
Ricochet
Crippling Headshot
Built from Weakening Headshot
Lucky Shot
Spirit Resilience
Armor Piercer
Inhibitor
Juggernaut
Indomitable
Plated Armor
Spellbreaker
if they really do big spirit dmg then buy this, either selling spirit res or stacking resists
Metal Skin
| Gutshot: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Gutshot: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Gutshot: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Gutshot: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
| Hex-Lined Snap Trap: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
| Ira Domini: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Ira Domini: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Ira Domini: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Ira Domini: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
Not shown: 15 entries after the order starts again. The published data contains them; how the game treats them isn't verified.
Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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