Venator build guide

Smokey #1 Venator NA

by SmokeyVersion 8Updated Oct 3, 2026Guide #828193

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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: 22 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

Best venator build in NA no questions asked. Best build for Nades/M1

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 7 items
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Close Quarters
3. 3
  Monster Rounds
4. 4
  Battle Vest
5. 5
  Cultist Sacrifice
  Built from Monster Rounds
6. 6
  Extra Health
7. 7
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
2Alternative 3.2k/buy what you needoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
2. 2
  Warp Stone
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
4. 4
3Mid game
Game stage · 8 items
1. 1
  Sharpshooter
  Shit is op idk why ppl dont build this item
2. 2
  Ballistic Enchantment
3. 3
  Extra Charge
4. 4
4Anti hate crime
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Indomitable
2. 2
  Unstoppable
3. 3
  Ethereal Shift
5Late Game use your brain
Author's category · 25 items
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  Built from Extra Charge
2. 2
  Silencer
3. 3
  Siphon Bullets
4. 4

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