Venator build guide

Venator - YOU TOO WILL BE JUDGE - deadlocked.gg

by deadlocked.ggVersion 447Updated Oct 9, 2026Guide #722345

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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Author's notes

Venator build curated by the deadlocked.gg team — hover any item for a quick note on when and why to buy it. Full guide with phase budgets and live stats: deadlocked.gg/heroes/venator. Updated daily.

Item categories

1EARLY GAME
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  Sustain
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
  Component of Cultist Sacrifice
3. 3
  Battle Vest
  Helpful
4. 4
  Weakening Headshot
2EARLY GAMEoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
  Extra sustain
2. 2
  Close Quarters
3. 3
  Opening Rounds
  Burst in lane
3MID GAME
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Slowing Bullets
2. 2
  Weighted Shots
  Built from Slowing Bullets
  You know you need it
3. 3
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
  Survival/Roaming
4. 4
4MID GAMEoptional
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Counterspell
  Good item
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
  Vs spirit burst
3. 3
  Bullet Resilience
  Vs weapon burst
4. 4
5LATE GAME
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Ballistic Enchantment
  Damage
2. 2
  Silencer
3. 3
  Rapid Recharge
4. 4
6LATE GAMEoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Crippling Headshot
  Built from Weakening Headshot
  Good if they have resistence
2. 2
  Inhibitor
  Antiheal
3. 3
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed

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 10	Consecrating Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 11