Best Venator builds
Ranked by confidence-adjusted win rate, refreshed daily
The strongest Venator build right now is Renon's Eternus Venator (twitch.tv/Renon), winning 49.4% across 3,087 ranked matches. Builds are ordered by the lower bound of a 95% confidence interval on win rate, so a build with a handful of lucky games cannot top the list.
1. Renon's Eternus Venator (twitch.tv/Renon)
49.4% win rate · 3,087 matches
Weapon: Close Quarters, Extended Magazine, Intensifying Magazine, Fleetfoot, Restorative Shot, Weighted Shots, Escalating Resilience, Recharging Rush, Spellslinger, Silencer, Titanic Magazine, Point Blank, Glass Cannon, Frenzy, Crippling Headshot, Armor Piercing Rounds, Hollow Point, Berserker, Ballistic Enchantment
Vitality: Battle Vest, Bullet Lifesteal, Enduring Speed, Healing Rite, Extra Regen, Extra Health, Spirit Resilience, Vampiric Burst, Fury Trance, Bullet Resilience, Colossus, Counterspell, Dispel Magic, Spellbreaker, Metal Skin, Plated Armor, Juggernaut, Unstoppable, Inhibitor
Spirit: Rapid Recharge
2. Parzelion's Venator Build
48.5% win rate · 1,958 matches
Weapon: Restorative Shot, Opening Rounds, Monster Rounds, Close Quarters, Cultist Sacrifice, Recharging Rush, Weighted Shots, Hollow Point, Point Blank, Glass Cannon, Armor Piercing Rounds, Frenzy, Silencer, Escalating Resilience, Ballistic Enchantment, Ricochet, Slowing Bullets, Hunter's Aura, Active Reload, Fleetfoot, Berserker, Lucky Shot, Crippling Headshot, Intensifying Magazine
Vitality: Battle Vest, Bullet Lifesteal, Enduring Speed, Healing Rite, Reactive Barrier, Spirit Resilience, Vampiric Burst, Inhibitor, Counterspell, Dispel Magic, Metal Skin, Unstoppable, Spellbreaker, Plated Armor, Fortitude, Stamina Mastery, Bullet Resilience
Spirit: Extra Charge, Rapid Recharge, Transcendent Cooldown
3. Possibly Solved Venator Dopamine Maxxing
47.1% win rate · 7,201 matches
Weapon: Restorative Shot, Close Quarters, Opening Rounds, Weakening Headshot, Hollow Point, Weighted Shots, Recharging Rush, Ballistic Enchantment, Monster Rounds, Cultist Sacrifice, Silencer, Spellslinger, Crippling Headshot, Fleetfoot, Titanic Magazine, Point Blank
Vitality: Battle Vest, Enduring Speed, Bullet Lifesteal, Extra Regen, Restorative Locket, Reactive Barrier, Spirit Shielding, Vampiric Burst, Inhibitor, Siphon Bullets, Colossus, Spirit Resilience, Counterspell, Dispel Magic, Metal Skin, Warp Stone, Indomitable, Unstoppable, Spellbreaker, Plated Armor, Juggernaut
Spirit: Extra Charge, Rapid Recharge, Ethereal Shift, Echo Shard
4. twitch.tv/oses7
46.2% win rate · 11k matches
Weapon: Restorative Shot, Close Quarters, Intensifying Magazine, Weakening Headshot, Fleetfoot, Berserker, Blood Tribute, Silencer, Ricochet, Spellslinger, Armor Piercing Rounds, Lucky Shot, Crippling Headshot
Vitality: Battle Vest, Bullet Lifesteal, Restorative Locket, Vampiric Burst, Siphon Bullets, Inhibitor, Counterspell, Dispel Magic, Warp Stone, Indomitable, Unstoppable, Plated Armor, Spellbreaker, Cheat Death, Colossus, Spirit Resilience
Spirit: Ethereal Shift
5. GUN CATHOLIC DADDY BUILD
45.3% win rate · 3,589 matches
Weapon: Close Quarters, Restorative Shot, Kinetic Dash, Opening Rounds, Hollow Point, Point Blank, Ballistic Enchantment, Berserker, Weighted Shots, Lucky Shot, Silencer, Crippling Headshot, Frenzy, Glass Cannon
Vitality: Extra Health, Battle Vest, Rebuttal, Healing Rite, Extra Regen, Spirit Shielding, Fortitude, Enduring Speed, Bullet Lifesteal, Spirit Resilience, Counterspell, Dispel Magic, Vampiric Burst, Juggernaut, Inhibitor, Spellbreaker
Spirit: Extra Charge, Rapid Recharge
6. ftFades Chudator (Updated July 31th)
44.4% win rate · 6,290 matches
Weapon: Restorative Shot, Monster Rounds, Weakening Headshot, Cultist Sacrifice, Hollow Point, Fleetfoot, Spellslinger, Ballistic Enchantment, Heroic Aura, Recharging Rush, Silencer, Ricochet, Lucky Shot, Frenzy, Armor Piercing Rounds, Escalating Resilience, Crippling Headshot, Melee Charge, Glass Cannon
Vitality: Battle Vest, Majestic Leap, Fortitude, Warp Stone, Stamina Mastery, Bullet Lifesteal, Vampiric Burst, Siphon Bullets, Healing Tempo, Inhibitor, Spellbreaker, Spirit Resilience, Dispel Magic, Counterspell, Unstoppable, Indomitable, Metal Skin, Juggernaut, Plated Armor
Spirit: Extra Charge, Rapid Recharge
7. Venator - Gun-Vampiric [52% WR] [tracklock.gg]
43.8% win rate · 2,681 matches
Weapon: Restorative Shot, Close Quarters, Extended Magazine, Intensifying Magazine, Fleetfoot, Weighted Shots, Recharging Rush, Spellslinger, Slowing Bullets, Weakening Headshot, Monster Rounds, Titanic Magazine, Silencer, Point Blank, Cultist Sacrifice, Hollow Point, Berserker, Escalating Resilience
Vitality: Battle Vest, Bullet Lifesteal, Enduring Speed, Vampiric Burst, Sprint Boots, Extra Regen, Spirit Resilience, Extra Health, Counterspell, Dispel Magic, Inhibitor, Juggernaut, Debuff Reducer, Fury Trance
Spirit: Extra Charge, Rapid Recharge
8. TOP 1 PRIEST NA - SHMUCK
42.5% win rate · 3,234 matches
Weapon: Restorative Shot, Monster Rounds, Weakening Headshot, Cultist Sacrifice, Extended Magazine, Ballistic Enchantment, Escalating Resilience, Silencer, Weighted Shots, Glass Cannon, Burst Fire, Lucky Shot, Frenzy, Crippling Headshot, Hollow Point, Recharging Rush, Blood Tribute, Opening Rounds, Active Reload, Berserker, Ricochet, Swift Striker, Intensifying Magazine, Slowing Bullets
Vitality: Battle Vest, Fortitude, Dispel Magic, Extra Regen, Grit, Inhibitor, Vampiric Burst, Spirit Resilience, Debuff Reducer, Metal Skin, Counterspell, Spellbreaker, Bullet Resilience, Plated Armor, Unstoppable, Juggernaut, Warp Stone, Indomitable, Colossus, Spirit Shielding, Restorative Locket, Reactive Barrier, Siphon Bullets, Bullet Lifesteal, Leech
Spirit: Rapid Recharge, Extra Charge, Superior Cooldown
9. BUCKSHOT ROULLET GAMEPLAY DFD
44.1% win rate · 683 matches
Weapon: Close Quarters, Melee Charge, Hunter's Aura, Shadow Weave, Point Blank, Glass Cannon, Crushing Fists
Vitality: Extra Regen, Enduring Speed, Reactive Barrier, Warp Stone, Indomitable, Juggernaut, Unstoppable, Phantom Strike, Spellbreaker, Spirit Resilience
Spirit: Mystic Expansion, Duration Extender, Greater Expansion, Echo Shard, Superior Duration
10. WANDER COMBAT VENATOR SIMPLE L-R
40.2% win rate · 373 matches
Weapon: Extended Magazine, Monster Rounds, Close Quarters, Weakening Headshot, Titanic Magazine, Fleetfoot, Restorative Shot, Intensifying Magazine, Split Shot, Spellslinger, Silencer, Point Blank, Ricochet, Armor Piercing Rounds, Lucky Shot, Crippling Headshot, Spiritual Overflow
Vitality: Extra Regen, Rebuttal, Extra Health, Sprint Boots, Battle Vest, Bullet Lifesteal, Fury Trance, Spirit Resilience, Vampiric Burst, Inhibitor, Indomitable, Unstoppable, Bullet Resilience, Diviner's Kevlar
Spirit: Ethereal Shift, Superior Duration, Magic Carpet, Extra Charge, Rapid Recharge
11. ftFades One-Shot Melee Build (UPDATED May 28th)
38.5% win rate · 418 matches
Weapon: Monster Rounds, Melee Charge, Close Quarters, Opening Rounds, Cultist Sacrifice, Weakening Headshot, Point Blank, Crushing Fists, Shadow Weave, Recharging Rush, Ballistic Enchantment
Vitality: Extra Health, Lifestrike, Sprint Boots, Fortitude, Enduring Speed, Reactive Barrier, Rebuttal, Colossus, Phantom Strike, Inhibitor, Indomitable, Warp Stone, Vampiric Burst, Siphon Bullets, Counterspell, Spirit Resilience, Unstoppable, Spellbreaker, Metal Skin, Juggernaut
Spirit: Echo Shard, Duration Extender, Extra Charge, Rapid Recharge, Slowing Hex
Builds come from the community build library; win rates are computed from ranked matches in which the player had that build selected at the start of the game. Build changes made mid-match are not reflected.