Venator build guide

kapten melee

by MARTIAL CHAMPIONVersion 35Updated Sep 20, 2026Guide #475038

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Published guide

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Author's notes

twitch.tv/kaptendl WIP

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 8 items
1. 1
  Close Quarters
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
3. 3
  Melee Charge
4. 4
  Stalker
5. 5
  Melee Lifesteal
6. 6
  Enduring Speed
7. 7
  Hunter's Aura
8. 8
  Lifestrike
  Built from Melee Lifesteal
2Category 6optional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Spirit Shielding
2. 2
  Battle Vest
3. 3
  Restorative Locket
3Mid game
Game stage · 8 items · sell regen and vest later
1. 1
  Weighted Shots
2. 2
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
3. 3
  Berserker
4. 4
4good.
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Counterspell
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
5Late/Situationalsoptional
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Crushing Fists
  Built from Melee Charge
2. 2
  Plated Armor
3. 3
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed
4. 4
6nadeoptional
Author's category · 10 items
1. 1
  Cultist Sacrifice
  Built from Monster Rounds
2. 2
  Rebuttal
3. 3
  Headhunter
4. 4

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.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Consecrating GrenadeConsecrating Grenade		Consecrating Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 2											Consecrating Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 13	Consecrating Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 14