Venator build guide
by Little ShmuckVersion 127Updated Oct 17, 2026Guide #448301
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1Early game
Game stage · 6 items
Restorative Shot
Close Quarters
Intensifying Magazine
really strong 1600 item
Swift Striker
Enduring Speed
Fortitude
2Early Lane Optionsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Extra Regen
Grit
Extended Magazine
3Mid game
Game stage · 8 items
Hollow Point
Rapid Recharge
Ballistic Enchantment
4Countersoptional
Author's category · 12 items · BUY AT LEAST ONE OR TWO... SPIRIT 90% ALWAYS
Metal Skin
Counterspell
Spellbreaker
5Late game
Game stage · 8 items
Spirit Resilience
buy almost always
Glass Cannon
Burst Fire
6Testing Branchoptional
Author's category · 12 items
Restorative Locket
Bullet Lifesteal
Leech
Built from Bullet Lifesteal
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.
Consecrating GrenadeConsecrating Grenade | Consecrating Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Consecrating Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Consecrating Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Consecrating Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Battle Vest
Ricochet
Siphon Bullets
With the new health boon meta, siphon bullets is really strong
Vampiric Burst
Silencer
Escalating Resilience
Built from Extended Magazine
get earlier if you're against gun
Bullet Resilience
I'd rather choose Metal Skin or Plated Armor instead. Do what you want IG
Plated Armor
Unstoppable
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
Warp Stone
Reactive Barrier
Built from Grit
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Spirit Shielding
Built from Grit
Dispel Magic
Frenzy
Get sooner if they do more spirit damage
Crippling Headshot
Recharging Rush
If you decide to go off-course with the build and max grenades first, this is a must need item!
Lucky Shot
Replacement for Intensifying Magazine
Inhibitor
Extra Charge
Superior Cooldown
SKIP IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING VALUE OUT OF ULT!!!!
Opening Rounds
Fleetfoot
Split Shot
Weakening Headshot
Slowing Bullets
Berserker
Weighted Shots
Built from Slowing Bullets
W/ the new update I'd only get this if you're getting stunned quite a bit. Otherwise get spirit resist as replacement.
GutshotGutshot | Gutshot: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Gutshot: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Gutshot: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Gutshot: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Hex-Lined Snap TrapHex-Lined Snap Trap | Hex-Lined Snap Trap: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 1 AP upgrade, step 13 | Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Ira DominiIra Domini | Ira Domini: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Ira Domini: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Ira Domini: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Ira Domini: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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Current patch: the Oct 14, 2026 update, Oct 14, 2026, 00:00 UTC (approximate: no published release time) to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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