Possibly Solved Venator Dopamine Maxxing

Author's notes

Rush T2 Gutshot always into Ult into Nade Max win. (Fully Annotated) For OG Nademax Build: 635167

Item categories

1. 1Early Game L-R

   Author's category · 7 items · Can get battle vest after or before 1.6k gun items

   1. 1

      Restorative Shot

      Some gun dmg and very useful sustain. can swap order with cq if u want, sell first

   2. 2

      Close Quarters

      Gives the most dmg to gutshot / nades this early, builds into point blank later if needed otherwise sell 2nd

   3. 3

      Opening Rounds

      Still one of the highest t2 weapon dmg items in the game. The immediate dmg at any point at 50% or above is still strong, sell lategame or if slotlocked

   4. 4

      Weakening Headshot

      Roughly ~14% weapon dmg in shred that teammates can take advantage of + works on jungle camps. Rip Slowing Bullets

   5. 5

      Battle Vest

      Resist, regen, dmg. Swap for a t2 optional if needed and Sell later for better defensive items

   6. 6

      Extra Health

   7. 7

      Fortitude

      Built from Extra Health

      We might be coming full circle. Get after Battlevest and skip enduring and bullet lifesteal, get enduring after or before charges

2. 2optional

   Author's category · 5 items · Cancer lanes. Replace BV with any T2

   1. 1

      Extra Regen

      ~150hp regen a minute, super efficient

   2. 2

      Reactive Barrier

      bepop, graves, haze etc. honestly a life safer and builds into Indomitable

   3. 3

      Spirit Shielding

      still the best early anti spirit nuke option

3. 3Mid Game L-R

   Author's category · 7 items · Should have 4.8k green by now. Charge Items still timed for T3 Nades

   1. 1

      Berserker

      Im sorry weighted shots. But this deathball meta makes zerker too easy of a pick atm.

   2. 2

      Hollow Point

      Nearly 50% weapon dmg after the bullet shred procs. Almost unmatched raw dmg for T3 gun

   3. 3

      Extra Charge

      Cheap easy buy timed for nademax

4. 4Cultist Routeoptional

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Monster Rounds

      Rem/Graves lanes or if unable/need to get lane prio. Otherwise follow cultist route

   2. 2

      Cultist Sacrifice

      Built from Monster Rounds

      Get MR > Opening > Extra Health > Cultist > Battlevest / Fortitude. If u want to still go rest shot + cq, Skip opening AND slowing

5. 5Late game

   Game stage · 7 items · Roughly ordered in value. NOT L-R strict, get whatever you need

   1. 1

      Silencer

      Lovely sexy gorgeous. We apply it easily and it's super useful vs heavy spirit shitting comps

   2. 2

      Inhibitor

      Reduce their dmg + more anti heal + extra weapon dmg and hp. This thing is still ridiculous for a green

   3. 3

      Spellslinger

      MASSIVE dps boost and stacks very fast on ven with how spammable our nades and traps are. Insane powerspike, can get earlier if snowballing

6. 6Alternativesoptional

   Author's category · 5 items

   1. 1

      Titanic Magazine

      Weakening headshot alternative if u hate it. No more slowing + titanic fun, go with intense mag

   2. 2

      Intensifying Magazine

      SPECIFICALLY combined with titanic mag early for your 4.8k. Not bad, still not a fan of it on it's own

   3. 3

      Fleetfoot

      It's not bad

7. 7Defensives / Counter Buysoptional

   Author's category · 11 items

   1. 1

      Spirit Resilience

      Exodia. Might as well be core, great basically every single game. Sell battlevest if slotlocked

   2. 2

      Counterspell

      Counterspell

   3. 3

      Dispel Magic

      For when they have multiple STDs

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 101	Consecrating Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 112