Venator build guide

GOD VENATOR - LOCKBUILDS

by HarvesterVersion 240Updated Oct 8, 2026Guide #616302

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Author's notes

This build is all about Venator's raw gun damage. No more worrying about getting parried when trying to land a melee after Gutshot. More on Lockbuilds. Updated Daily.

Item categories

1Early Game. Try to finish the lane as soon as possible, get Cultist Sacrifice, and start farming. Venator is all about farming.
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Close Quarters
  Since you will be Gutshotting a lot.
3. 3
  Intensifying Magazine
  Extra 45% damage just by holder your trigger for 2.5s.
4. 4
2Early Game Optionaloptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Monster Rounds
  If you need NPC damage during lane.
2. 2
  Melee Lifesteal
  If you cannot let go of the habit of meleeing.
3. 3
  Rebuttal
  If you have a melee opponent in front of you. And you are good at parrying.
3Mid Game. This is when you can start taking part in dogfights. Don't forget to check the soul amount of your opponents. If the difference is above 5k then retreat.
Author's category · 11 items
1. 1
  Rapid Rounds
  Fire rate is imortant for farming and for dogfights.
2. 2
  Hollow Point
  Insane 3.2k item for Venator. +35% extra damage by just being above 65% health is really good for lane fights.
3. 3
4Mid Game Optionaloptional
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
2. 2
  Metal Skin
3. 3
  Trophy Collector
  Trophy collector is really good now.
4. 4
5Final Form of Gun Venator.
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  Gives you 3 charges of nades and 5 charges of your trap. Another no brainer mod.
2. 2
  Siphon Bullets
  Steal every bit of HP they have.
3. 3
  Crippling Headshot
  Built from Weakening Headshot
  Land a single headshot and watch them crumble.
6Late Game Optionaloptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Indomitable
  Hot New Item! Pretty OP right now! Use if Billy, Rem, Paige and Stun abilities are becoming a problem.
2. 2
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed
  If you have extra souls and your base build is complete.
3. 3
  Unstoppable

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 3				Consecrating Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Consecrating Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Consecrating Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 9