Venator build guide

Needy Damn Priest

by EdiVersion 3Updated Aug 29, 2026Guide #744578

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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Author's notes

I LOVE my immobile carry. I LOVE needing to be babysat by the team. I LOVE getting out scaled by enemy Wraith/Seven. I LOVE playing this character!!

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 9 items · Sell Priority: Battle Vest > Weakening > R. Rush > Cult Sac
1. 1
  Monster Rounds
  Y'all don't go on huntin' tigers without preparin' yerselves to get chomped 'tween one of them jaws!
2. 2
  Weakening Headshot
  I love farming!
3. 3
  Extra Health
  Health slop buy before Cult Sac comes online at 8min
4. 4
2Lane Toolsoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  Resto is better than Extra Regen if you can consistently and confidently proc it off CD on enemy heroes
2. 2
  Rebuttal
  BURGERBOXING!!
3Core
Author's category · 8 items · L-R, T-B; Flex after Vamp Burst
1. 1
  Ballistic Enchantment
  The midgame powerspike item. Remember to chuck a grenade at a camp before a fight for the juicy damage (and farm)
2. 2
  Bullet Lifesteal
  Good once you start fighting in the midgame, will be soon upgraded to Vamp Burst
3. 3
  Recharging Rush
  Mid game tempo buy. Needed to reach 16k Gun Investment before your gun T4s
4Siphon Routeoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Siphon Bullets
  Build after Elephant, standard itemization route is Siphon -> Vamp Burst -> Healing Tempo
2. 2
  Healing Tempo
  Works only with Siphon. Spellslinger might be overkill along with this, opt for Lucky/Crippling/Silencer to reach higher gun investments
5Max Gunoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Crippling Headshot
  Built from Weakening Headshot
  Another way to reduce their resists and inflict anti-heal. Good against Victor/Warden
2. 2
  Armor Piercer
  If they have high Bullet Resist and/or Plated Armour
3. 3
  Ricochet
  If they clump a lot (eg Graves, Ginnis) and to spread Silencer/Inhibitor/Siphon
6Flexoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Berserker
  Great cheaper offensive item for a faster tempo-gun orientated build. Incredibly syngergystic with Blood Tribute to activate the conditionals of this item faster
2. 2
  Greater Expansion
  Big bombs and to reach 4.8k Spirit
3. 3
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Luxury item that reduces Siphon & Vamp Burst CD
7"I can't afford to get caught"optional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Reactive Barrier
  Thank you Bebop
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
  YOU CAN DISPEL YAMATO HOOKS!!
3. 3
  Counterspell
  Fuck you
4. 4
8Resistsoptional
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Metal Skin
  Nice ult, Haze (Don't buy curse pls)
2. 2
  Plated Armor
  Great against M1s with On Hits (eg Haze, Infernus, Mirage, Mina, Wraith)
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  "I'm in poverty and I can't afford Silencer"
9Nicheoptional
Author's category · 10 items
1. 1
  Fleetfoot
  vroom
2. 2
  Heroic Aura
  Broken item in theory, even on Ven. However, there are better builders of it
3. 3
  Blood Tribute
  Use along with Berserker to get both bonuses easily, albeit at the cost of your health. Recommended to build Vamp Burst soon before/after to sustain this playstyle
10In Memoriumoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Slowing Bullets
  What do you mean 15% Weapon Damage, alongside a 30% Slow, was a tad good for a 1.6k?
11meowoptional
Author's category · 3 items · This chud falls off late game when comparing to other M1s. Good thing is, your midgame is way stronger. You want to be fighting whenever your T3 Ult is off CD. With a Gutshot stun, you easily win any 1v1s in the sidelanes. Be more active on the map!
1. 1
  Mystic Expansion
2. 2
  Compress Cooldown
3. 3
  Shadow Weave

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