Venator Deadlock builds and skill order · Compy

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Hero win rate 47.5% · 528,474 matches · Last 14 days

Core build

18 items · suggested purchase order

Assembled from the items most Venator players of this style bought, in the order they typically bought them. It is not one observed build.

1. Restorative Shot
2. Monster Rounds
3. Extra Health
4. Rapid Rounds
5. Extended Magazine
6. Swift Striker
from Rapid Rounds
7. Cultist Sacrifice
from Monster Rounds
8. Titanic Magazine
from Extended Magazine
9. Battle Vest
10. Fortitude
from Extra Health
11. Sprint Boots
12. Enduring Speed
from Sprint Boots
13. Slowing Bullets
14. Weighted Shots
from Slowing Bullets
15. Fleetfoot
16. Spirit Resilience
17. Siphon Bullets
18. Silencer

Numbers are the purchase order. Continuation steps are this group's most-bought late items, added so the build runs to the late game.

By stage

“Bought” is the share of this group that bought an item, not a win rate. Swaps are our advice from game text, not measured results.

Early

0–9 min

1
Restorative Shot
95% bought
2
Monster Rounds
99% bought
3
Extra Health
96% bought
4
Rapid Rounds
62% bought
5
Extended Magazine
78% bought
6
Swift Striker
72% bought
7
Cultist Sacrifice
100% bought

Optional · not in the order

Close Quarters
30% bought

Mid

9–20 min

8
Titanic Magazine
73% bought
9
Battle Vest
70% bought
10
Fortitude
100% bought
11
Sprint Boots
66% bought
12
Enduring Speed
96% bought
13
Slowing Bullets
70% bought
14
Weighted Shots
100% bought
15
Fleetfoot
75% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Battle VestDebuff Reducer(Debuff Reducer replaces Battle Vest)
Enemies have several stuns, silences or roots
Why, and what changes
Shortens every debuff on you, and later upgrades into Unstoppable.
1,600 souls · game text: Bonus Health +90 Reduces the duration of all negative effects applied to you. Debuff Resist +25%

Late

20–30 min

16
Spirit Resilience
53% bought
17
Siphon Bullets
73% bought
18
Silencer
78% bought

Optional · not in the order

Ricochet
42% bought
Bullet Lifesteal
23% bought
Lucky Shot
23% bought
Rapid Recharge
21% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Spirit ResilienceToxic Bullets(Toxic Bullets replaces Spirit Resilience)
Enemies heal a lot (lifesteal, healing items or healers)
Why, and what changes
Your bullets also cut the target's incoming healing.
3,200 souls · game text: Your bullets build up a Bleed on enemies, causing them to lose a percentage of their Max Health over time. Also reduces Incoming Healing on the bleeding target.…
Siphon BulletsMetal Skin(Metal Skin replaces Siphon Bullets)
Most of the enemy team's damage is bullets
Why, and what changes
Its active makes you immune to bullets for a few seconds.
- Active item: 3 of 4 active slots at the end.
- Costs 3,200 instead of 6,400 souls.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Bullet Resist +12% Become immune to bullets. Active Movespeed Penalty -1.5m Dash Distance -20% Duration 5.0s
SilencerWarp Stone(Warp Stone replaces Silencer)
You need an escape or a gap-closer
Why, and what changes
Teleports you forward and briefly adds bullet resist.
- Active item: 3 of 4 active slots at the end.
- Costs 3,200 instead of 6,400 souls.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Teleport straight ahead, gaining Bullet Resist. Teleport Range 11m Bullet Resist +30% Buff Duration 6s

Venator 47.8% win rate · Phantom+ · Ranked · 4,392 matches · Oct 14, 2026 update

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Skill order

Rows in ability-slot order

Assembled from the most common choice at each point among these 1,835 players; 414 used this exact order.

Venator skill order: unlocks and upgrades in 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 13			Consecrating Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
GutshotGutshot	Gutshot: Ability unlocked, step 1	Gutshot: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Gutshot: 2 AP upgrade, step 5						Gutshot: 5 AP upgrade, step 11
Hex-Lined Snap TrapHex-Lined Snap Trap				Hex-Lined Snap Trap: Ability unlocked, step 4								Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 1 AP upgrade, step 12		Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 5 AP upgrade, step 15
Ira DominiIra Domini						Ira Domini: Ability unlocked, step 6	Ira Domini: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Ira Domini: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Ira Domini: 5 AP upgrade, step 9

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

The last point (Consecrating Grenade 5 AP) completes the order: many matches end before every point is spent, so it's placed where the 1,011 players who got that far usually took it.

All ranks

Match average rank: both teams, not one player's rank.

Last 14 days

Period

7 days

14 days

30 days

Patch

Oct 14 Oct 5Sep 29Sep 16Aug 22Aug 12

Guide usage can't be filtered by game mode, so Match mode only separates Ranked from Standard.

Published guides that Venator players started matches with in this period, most used first, with copies and near-identical guides removed. Usage comes from the API's analysed matches and counts the guide selected at match start; it doesn't show whether players followed it. Game mode can't be filtered for this data.

Venator - Bruiser-Vampiric [52% WR] [tracklock.gg]

by TracklockVersion 1245Guide updated Oct 20, 2026Guide #449466Author's tags: Damage, Healing

Matches started with it: 9,285
Won: 47.3%
Players: 7,422
In-game favourites: Not available (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Core Build
Author's category · Buy in order from left to right
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  Pick Rate: 91% WR: +0%
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
  Pick Rate: 71% WR: -1%
3. 3
  Rapid Rounds
  Pick Rate: 49% WR: +2%
4. 4
  Cultist Sacrifice
  Built from Monster Rounds
  Pick Rate: 67% WR: -1%
5. 5
  Swift Striker
  Built from Rapid Rounds
  Pick Rate: 61% WR: +1%
6. 6
  Battle Vest
  Pick Rate: 74% WR: +1%
7. 7
  Titanic Magazine
  Pick Rate: 53% WR: -1%
8. 8
  Enduring Speed
  Pick Rate: 77% WR: +1%
9. 9
  Weighted Shots
  Pick Rate: 55% WR: +2%
10. 10
  Fleetfoot
  Pick Rate: 61% WR: +1%
11. 11
  Siphon Bullets
  Pick Rate: 43% WR: +5%
12. 12
  Silencer
  vs casters Pick Rate: 47% WR: +7%
2Earlyoptional
Author's category · Situational early-game items, buy based on lane needs
1. 1
  Extended Magazine
  Pick Rate: 64% WR: -1%
2. 2
  Close Quarters
  Pick Rate: 52% WR: +1%
3. 3
  Sprint Boots
  Pick Rate: 53% WR: +2%
4. 4
3Lateoptional
Author's category · Situational late-game items, buy based on team needs
1. 1
  Berserker
  Pick Rate: 32% WR: +1%
2. 2
  Hollow Point
  Pick Rate: 35% WR: +0%
3. 3
  Ricochet
  Pick Rate: 21% WR: +5%
4. 4
4Defensivesoptional
Author's category · Increase your survivability
1. 1
  Extra Health
  Pick Rate: 75% WR: +0%
2. 2
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
  Pick Rate: 76% WR: +0%
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  vs spirit Pick Rate: 56% WR: +3%
4. 4
5Counter Picksoptional
Author's category · Situational picks against specific enemies or builds
1. 1
  Slowing Bullets
  vs mobility Pick Rate: 37% WR: +2%
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
  vs spirit Pick Rate: 56% WR: +3%
3. 3
  Counterspell
  vs casters Pick Rate: 13% WR: -9%
4. 4
6Activesoptional
Author's category · You can buy up to four active items for extra utility if you have the space
1. 1
  Vampiric Burst
  Built from Bullet Lifesteal
  Pick Rate: 26% WR: +4%
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
  vs debuffs Pick Rate: 11% WR: +1%
3. 3
  Warp Stone
  Pick Rate: 7% WR: -7%

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Venator - Bruiser-Vampiric [52% WR] [tracklock.gg], 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 13

Among the 12 most-used guides with at least 10 analysed matches: 1 copy and 0 near-identical guides hidden, 6 beyond the top 5. “Core items” counts items in the author's non-optional categories.

Core build

18 items · suggested purchase order

Assembled from the items most Venator players of this style bought, in the order they typically bought them. It is not one observed build.

1. Restorative Shot
2. Monster Rounds
3. Extra Health
4. Rapid Rounds
5. Extended Magazine
6. Swift Striker
from Rapid Rounds
7. Cultist Sacrifice
from Monster Rounds
8. Titanic Magazine
from Extended Magazine
9. Battle Vest
10. Fortitude
from Extra Health
11. Sprint Boots
12. Enduring Speed
from Sprint Boots
13. Slowing Bullets
14. Weighted Shots
from Slowing Bullets
15. Fleetfoot
16. Spirit Resilience
17. Siphon Bullets
18. Silencer

Numbers are the purchase order. Continuation steps are this group's most-bought late items, added so the build runs to the late game.

By stage

“Bought” is the share of this group that bought an item, not a win rate. Swaps are our advice from game text, not measured results.

Early

0–9 min

1
Restorative Shot
95% bought
2
Monster Rounds
99% bought
3
Extra Health
96% bought
4
Rapid Rounds
62% bought
5
Extended Magazine
78% bought
6
Swift Striker
72% bought
7
Cultist Sacrifice
100% bought

Optional · not in the order

Close Quarters
30% bought

Mid

9–20 min

8
Titanic Magazine
73% bought
9
Battle Vest
70% bought
10
Fortitude
100% bought
11
Sprint Boots
66% bought
12
Enduring Speed
96% bought
13
Slowing Bullets
70% bought
14
Weighted Shots
100% bought
15
Fleetfoot
75% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Battle VestDebuff Reducer(Debuff Reducer replaces Battle Vest)
Enemies have several stuns, silences or roots
Why, and what changes
Shortens every debuff on you, and later upgrades into Unstoppable.
1,600 souls · game text: Bonus Health +90 Reduces the duration of all negative effects applied to you. Debuff Resist +25%

Late

20–30 min

16
Spirit Resilience
53% bought
17
Siphon Bullets
73% bought
18
Silencer
78% bought

Optional · not in the order

Ricochet
42% bought
Bullet Lifesteal
23% bought
Lucky Shot
23% bought
Rapid Recharge
21% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Spirit ResilienceToxic Bullets(Toxic Bullets replaces Spirit Resilience)
Enemies heal a lot (lifesteal, healing items or healers)
Why, and what changes
Your bullets also cut the target's incoming healing.
3,200 souls · game text: Your bullets build up a Bleed on enemies, causing them to lose a percentage of their Max Health over time. Also reduces Incoming Healing on the bleeding target.…
Siphon BulletsMetal Skin(Metal Skin replaces Siphon Bullets)
Most of the enemy team's damage is bullets
Why, and what changes
Its active makes you immune to bullets for a few seconds.
- Active item: 3 of 4 active slots at the end.
- Costs 3,200 instead of 6,400 souls.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Bullet Resist +12% Become immune to bullets. Active Movespeed Penalty -1.5m Dash Distance -20% Duration 5.0s
SilencerWarp Stone(Warp Stone replaces Silencer)
You need an escape or a gap-closer
Why, and what changes
Teleports you forward and briefly adds bullet resist.
- Active item: 3 of 4 active slots at the end.
- Costs 3,200 instead of 6,400 souls.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Teleport straight ahead, gaining Bullet Resist. Teleport Range 11m Bullet Resist +30% Buff Duration 6s

Venator 47.8% win rate · Phantom+ · Ranked · 4,392 matches · Oct 14, 2026 update

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Skill order

Rows in ability-slot order

Assembled from the most common choice at each point among these 1,835 players; 414 used this exact order.

Venator skill order: unlocks and upgrades in 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 13			Consecrating Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
GutshotGutshot	Gutshot: Ability unlocked, step 1	Gutshot: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Gutshot: 2 AP upgrade, step 5						Gutshot: 5 AP upgrade, step 11
Hex-Lined Snap TrapHex-Lined Snap Trap				Hex-Lined Snap Trap: Ability unlocked, step 4								Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 1 AP upgrade, step 12		Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 5 AP upgrade, step 15
Ira DominiIra Domini						Ira Domini: Ability unlocked, step 6	Ira Domini: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Ira Domini: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Ira Domini: 5 AP upgrade, step 9

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

The last point (Consecrating Grenade 5 AP) completes the order: many matches end before every point is spent, so it's placed where the 1,011 players who got that far usually took it.

Venator - Bruiser-Vampiric [52% WR] [tracklock.gg]

by TracklockVersion 1245Guide updated Oct 20, 2026Guide #449466Author's tags: Damage, Healing

Matches started with it: 9,285
Won: 47.3%
Players: 7,422
In-game favourites: Not available (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Core Build
Author's category · Buy in order from left to right
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  Pick Rate: 91% WR: +0%
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
  Pick Rate: 71% WR: -1%
3. 3
  Rapid Rounds
  Pick Rate: 49% WR: +2%
4. 4
  Cultist Sacrifice
  Built from Monster Rounds
  Pick Rate: 67% WR: -1%
5. 5
  Swift Striker
  Built from Rapid Rounds
  Pick Rate: 61% WR: +1%
6. 6
  Battle Vest
  Pick Rate: 74% WR: +1%
7. 7
  Titanic Magazine
  Pick Rate: 53% WR: -1%
8. 8
  Enduring Speed
  Pick Rate: 77% WR: +1%
9. 9
  Weighted Shots
  Pick Rate: 55% WR: +2%
10. 10
  Fleetfoot
  Pick Rate: 61% WR: +1%
11. 11
  Siphon Bullets
  Pick Rate: 43% WR: +5%
12. 12
  Silencer
  vs casters Pick Rate: 47% WR: +7%
2Earlyoptional
Author's category · Situational early-game items, buy based on lane needs
1. 1
  Extended Magazine
  Pick Rate: 64% WR: -1%
2. 2
  Close Quarters
  Pick Rate: 52% WR: +1%
3. 3
  Sprint Boots
  Pick Rate: 53% WR: +2%
4. 4
3Lateoptional
Author's category · Situational late-game items, buy based on team needs
1. 1
  Berserker
  Pick Rate: 32% WR: +1%
2. 2
  Hollow Point
  Pick Rate: 35% WR: +0%
3. 3
  Ricochet
  Pick Rate: 21% WR: +5%
4. 4
4Defensivesoptional
Author's category · Increase your survivability
1. 1
  Extra Health
  Pick Rate: 75% WR: +0%
2. 2
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
  Pick Rate: 76% WR: +0%
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  vs spirit Pick Rate: 56% WR: +3%
4. 4
5Counter Picksoptional
Author's category · Situational picks against specific enemies or builds
1. 1
  Slowing Bullets
  vs mobility Pick Rate: 37% WR: +2%
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
  vs spirit Pick Rate: 56% WR: +3%
3. 3
  Counterspell
  vs casters Pick Rate: 13% WR: -9%
4. 4
6Activesoptional
Author's category · You can buy up to four active items for extra utility if you have the space
1. 1
  Vampiric Burst
  Built from Bullet Lifesteal
  Pick Rate: 26% WR: +4%
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
  vs debuffs Pick Rate: 11% WR: +1%
3. 3
  Warp Stone
  Pick Rate: 7% WR: -7%

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Venator - Bruiser-Vampiric [52% WR] [tracklock.gg], 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 13

Among the 12 most-used guides with at least 10 analysed matches: 1 copy and 0 near-identical guides hidden, 6 beyond the top 5. “Core items” counts items in the author's non-optional categories.

Hex-Lined Snap TrapHex-Lined Snap Trap				Hex-Lined Snap Trap: Ability unlocked, step 4								Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 1 AP upgrade, step 12		Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 5 AP upgrade, step 15

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in TOP 1 PRIEST NA - SHMUCK, 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	Consecrating Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
GutshotGutshot	Gutshot: Ability unlocked, step 1				Gutshot: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Gutshot: 2 AP upgrade, step 6								Gutshot: 5 AP upgrade, step 14
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
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

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Not shown: 12 entries after the order starts again.

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in ftFades Chudator (SOLVED VENATOR), 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 12	Consecrating Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
GutshotGutshot	Gutshot: Ability unlocked, step 1				Gutshot: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Gutshot: 2 AP upgrade, step 6					Gutshot: 5 AP upgrade, step 11
Hex-Lined Snap TrapHex-Lined Snap Trap			Hex-Lined Snap Trap: Ability unlocked, step 3											Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
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

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Not shown: 15 entries after the order starts again.

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in WAPPLE'S CATHOLIC DADDY BUILD, 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	Consecrating Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
GutshotGutshot	Gutshot: Ability unlocked, step 1				Gutshot: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Gutshot: 2 AP upgrade, step 6							Gutshot: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Hex-Lined Snap TrapHex-Lined Snap Trap			Hex-Lined Snap Trap: Ability unlocked, step 3											Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
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

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Not shown: 16 entries after the order starts again.

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in twitch.tv/oses, 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 13			Consecrating Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
GutshotGutshot	Gutshot: Ability unlocked, step 1	Gutshot: 1 AP upgrade, step 2				Gutshot: 2 AP upgrade, step 6					Gutshot: 5 AP upgrade, step 11
Hex-Lined Snap TrapHex-Lined Snap Trap				Hex-Lined Snap Trap: Ability unlocked, step 4								Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 1 AP upgrade, step 12		Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Hex-Lined Snap Trap: 5 AP upgrade, step 15
Ira DominiIra Domini					Ira Domini: Ability unlocked, step 5		Ira Domini: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Ira Domini: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Ira Domini: 5 AP upgrade, step 9

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings