Venator build guide

ftFades One-Shot Melee Build (UPDATED May 28th)

by shleamVersion 21Updated May 28, 2026Guide #502780

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Observed usage

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Author's notes

Watch me use this build on stream ttv/ftFadez or watch my stream vods on my YT channel: ftFades Have fun ruining peoples fun in low elo :3

Item categories

1CORE L-R
Author's category · 13 items · DON'T HEAVY MELEE UNTIL TIER 2 GUTSHOT!!!!! Switch it up and buy optionals in needed, Gerneraly this is how I left to right tho (use your brain)
1. 1
  Monster Rounds
  can skip if confident, generally always buy
2. 2
  Extra Health
  830 -> 1100 with this ONE BUY.
3. 3
  Melee Charge
  NEVER SELL THIS ITEM EVER. the ONLY REASON this build WORKS
4. 4
2Lane Optionalsoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Reactive Barrier
  for a Bebop lane (or really any stun but Bebop is the main reason)
2. 2
  Rebuttal
  Good for melee heavy lanes and urn :>
3WHEN THEY BUY DEBUFF RESIST
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Duration Extender
  if the buy debuff resist and you DON'T buy this, you WILL get parried on gutshot.
4Late Options
Author's category · 9 items · NOT L-R pick what is useful at the time (If you don't want to use your brain, buy Collosus into phantom strike)
1. 1
  Colossus
  Built from Extra Health
  HUGE hp buff, gives more weapon damage and melee damage (only on the active)
2. 2
  Phantom Strike
  Hate crime tool :3
3. 3
  Inhibitor
  Damage Reduction is the BEST STAT in the GAME. just buy it bro...
5Buy for Nades when maxed (Preference)optional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Extra Charge
2. 2
  Recharging Rush
3. 3
  Rapid Recharge
  Built from Extra Charge
4. 4
6Late Game Defenseoptional
Author's category · 7 items · Need at LEAST one
1. 1
  Counterspell
  anti ult/lash item
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
  Almost Always (never NOT valueble)
3. 3
  Unstoppable
  If Needed, Usually I can get away with ONLY couterspell, but if dire buy this

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 10		Consecrating Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 12