Venator build guide

Waltz Venator

by WaltzVersion 131Updated Aug 2, 2026Guide #626064

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Observed usage

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Published guide

As written by the author · latest version · not affected by filters

In-game favourites: 67 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

All situationals annotated. Hollow point is terrible

Item categories

1Early L to R
Author's category · 5 items · Get Cultist before Opening if behind
1. 1
  Close Quarters
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
3. 3
  Opening Rounds
4. 4
  Cultist Sacrifice
  Built from Monster Rounds
5. 5
  Enduring Speed
2Pick 1
Author's category · 6 items · Sometimes you need 2
1. 1
  Counterspell
  OP ITEM
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
  Against Infernus, Shiv, Mirage etc.
3. 3
  Metal Skin
  Against a ton of bursty gun dmg
4. 4
3Mid L to R
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Bullet Lifesteal
2. 2
  Weakening Headshot
  Cheap shred thats easy to proc and can be tempo bought into crippling
3. 3
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
  Buffs your entire kits dmg when close and the slow stacks with Slowing Bullets
4Debuff resoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Blood Tribute
  Good if you need dbr and rly good with zerker
2. 2
  Weighted Shots
  Item is not good enough to be core but if you need DBR its not terrible.
5Late DMG, not L to R but left is more commonly bought.optional
Author's category · 9 items · Sell Opening rounds and Cultist
1. 1
  Inhibitor
  Just read the item
2. 2
  Silencer
  Prio against spirit heavy teams
3. 3
  Siphon Bullets
  Insane item, steals alot of health from tanky late game frontliners with infinite HP.
6Late Greensoptional
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Spellbreaker
  Against alot of spirit nukers, the debuff resist is also very good
2. 2
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed
  Pretty good item when slotlocked or a billion slows
3. 3
  Plated Armor
  Against alot of on hit effects. Also paired with Juggernaut you're thanos against other m1's
7If lane is hardoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Rebuttal
  Into heavy melee
2. 2
  Extra Health
  If you just need to not explode
3. 3
  Restorative Shot
  Good early sustain with ok dmg. Best into characters with big hitboxes to consistently get value

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 11