Venator

Deadlock hero Venator: win rate, tier, counters, synergies, builds and every buff and nerf received.

Strong against

• Sinclair — 52.3% win rate
• Mirage — 51.2% win rate
• Mina — 51.1% win rate
• Silver — 50.4% win rate
• Pocket — 49.7% win rate

Struggles against

• Graves — 38.6% win rate
• Victor — 39.3% win rate
• Paige — 40.6% win rate
• Seven — 41.0% win rate
• Ivy — 41.5% win rate

Best teammates

• Victor — 52.5% win rate
• Graves — 51.5% win rate
• Ivy — 50.0% win rate
• Kelvin — 49.9% win rate
• Seven — 49.8% win rate

Recent changes

• Sprint speed reduced from 1.5m to 1m (nerf, Minor Update - 07-28-2026)
• Bullet falloff range reduced from 20m-51m to 18m-47m (nerf, Minor Update - 07-28-2026)
• Ira Domini cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately (buff, Minor Update - 07-28-2026)
• Ira Domini blessed stakes damage increased from 100 to 115 (buff, Minor Update - 07-28-2026)
• Health increased from 790+43/boon to 830+48/boon (buff, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
• Hex-Lined Snap Trap T3 increased from +25% Damage Against Revealed Targets to +30% (buff, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
• Hex-Lined Snap Trap T3 now also grants +1 Charge (buff, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
• Gutshot damage scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.7 (nerf, Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026)
• Gutshot wall hit damage scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.8 (nerf, Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026)
• Hex-Lined Snap Trap immobilize duration reduced from 1.5s to 1.25s (nerf, Small Update - 04-10-2026)
• Hex-Lined Snap Trap cooldown increased from 25s to 28s (nerf, Small Update - 04-10-2026)
• Hex-Lined Snap Trap T1 increased from -8s Cooldown to -11s (buff, Small Update - 04-10-2026)
• Hex-Lined Snap Trap T2 increased from +0.75s Duration to +1s (buff, Small Update - 04-10-2026)
• Consecrating Grenade impact damage scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.0 (nerf, Small Update - 03-25-2026)
• Gut Shot wall stun reduced from 0.65s to 0.6s (nerf, Small Update - 03-25-2026)
• Gut Shot damage scaling reduced from 1 to 0.8 (nerf, Small Update - 03-25-2026)