Marksman hero · ModerateVenator starts with 820 health and a gun that deals 63 damage per second. Their abilities are Consecrating Grenade, Gutshot and Hex-Lined Snap Trap, with Ira Domini as the ultimate.
Win rate 47.2% Pick rate 41.4% 1.4M matches in the last 30 days Counters and synergy
The kit
Ability 1
Fire a grenade that bounces before exploding, dealing Weapon Damage and setting enemies on fire.
Burning targets deal Pure Damage to enemies in the area and suffer from reduced healing.
-5s Cooldown
1 AP+1.5m Radius & +1s Burn Duration
2 AP-20% Incoming Healing and allow Charges
5 AP
Ability 2
Fire a blast with your shotgun, dealing Weapon Damage and pushing enemies back. Enemies near a wall receive Stun and take Weapon Damage.
+25 Damage
1 AP-10s Ability Cooldown and +0.4s Stun Duration
2 APOn Wall Stun: Your next heavy melee is blessed
5 AP
Ability 3
Kick a trap that arms after a brief delay.
The trap springs on the first enemy it touches, dealing Spirit Damage, applying Immobilize, and revealing enemies for a duration afterwards.
-11s Cooldown
1 AP+1s Immobilize Duration
2 AP+ Charge
Deal +30% damage against revealed targets
Ultimate
Load your crossbow with 3 stakes, dealing massively increased Weapon Damage.
The final stake is blessed, dealing bonus Pure Damage and executing low-health enemies.
While Active: Gain 1.2 m/s Move Speed
1 AP-15s Ability Cooldown and +65 Bonus Damage
2 APAll Stakes are Blessed
5 APWhat players buy
The items Venator players pick most often in the early game, and how often they buy each one.
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Venator wins 47.2% of 1.4M matches in the last 30 days. Here's who Venator does best with, the heroes Venator struggles against most, and the ones Venator beats most often.
From recent matches
How often Venator players buy each item and how often they win with it, over 1.4M matches in the last 30 days. Expensive items bought late often show high win rates because the game was already going well.
| Item | Bought in | Win rate | Usually bought at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restorative Shot | 77.1% | 47.7% | 2 min |
 Battle Vest | 69.1% | 47.7% | 12 min |
 Enduring Speed | 66.3% | 48.1% | 15 min |
 Bullet Lifesteal | 59.0% | 47.9% | 16 min |
| Close Quarters | 58.6% | 47.6% | 5 min |
 Swift Striker | 53.6% | 47.4% | 10 min |
 Hollow Point | 51.3% | 48.7% | 20 min |
 Fortitude | 50.2% | 48.1% | 16 min |
 Vampiric Burst | 46.3% | 50.6% | 30 min |
 Titanic Magazine | 45.7% | 47.4% | 12 min |
Highest win rates (bought in 5% of matches or more)
Spellslinger 56.2% won · bought in 7.7%
Frenzy 54.9% won · bought in 5.4%
Lucky Shot 54.8% won · bought in 8.6%
Silencer 54.0% won · bought in 33.5%
Glass Cannon 53.5% won · bought in 8.1%
Siphon Bullets 52.7% won · bought in 32.7%Gun
Damage over distance
Headshots deal ×1.65 damage. Bullets travel at 1,588 m/s.
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How often Venator wins at each rank (by the average rank of the match) over the last 30 days. The middle line is 50%.
Every boon
Collecting souls levels you up. Each level from 2 onward is a boon, and every boon permanently adds:
Quick answers
Case history
The Venators of St. Benedict are a Vatican-sanctioned order whose members are deployed to regions with a high concentration of supernatural predators. Few in number, their modus operandi is to observe, identify, and exterminate. They are methodical, they are precise, and once they identify a threat to the flock they are relentless.
But even amongst those who are called The Sword Of St. Benedict, one stands apart from the others. A man whose hardened heart has allowed him to pay terrible prices in the name of the greater good... and he has once again been dispatched to New York.
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