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Venator

Venator

Description

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Item Build

CORE L-R EVERY SINGLE GAME

This L-R is PERFECTLY TIMED for EVERY MATCH without COUNTER BUYS. If you counter buy early, use your best judgement of what you REALLY NEED

Deadlock Item

I

Restorative Shot

Sell Later (for heal and damage in lane)

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Cultist Sacrifice

use EXCLUSIVELY on Tier 3 Neutrals

Deadlock Item

II

Battle Vest

just look at the stats and TELL ME why I SHOULDN'T buy this (sell late)

Deadlock Item

III

Hollow Point

35% weapon damage, on top of -9% shread, on TOP of 60% investment! (GET 4.8K GREEN IF NEEDED)

Deadlock Item

II

Enduring Speed

yay, now you have more health from the 4.8k investment :D (also give more move speed on the character that REALLY needs it)

Deadlock Item

II

Bullet Lifesteal

3.2k/4.8k for green investment spike

Deadlock Item

II

Recharging Rush

after max nade

Deadlock Item

III

Imbue [E]

Ballistic Enchantment

after max nade and rechargeing rush

Deadlock Item

IV

Spellslinger

BUY IF FEED AND GOT HELLA GLASS CANNON STACKS

Optionals

Deadlock Item

II

Reactive Barrier

for a Bebop lane (or really any stun but Bebop is the main reason)

Deadlock Item

I

Rebuttal

Against a Billy in lane

Deadlock Item

I

Sprint Boots

good regen and faster box runs (if stomping lane skip)

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame

GENERALY L-R, but pick what makes sense

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Vampiric Burst

Your survivability after buying Glass Cannon

Deadlock Item

IV

Siphon Bullets

REALLY GOOD LATE NOW percentage damage and 15% more weapon. GOING to get NERFED. Abuse NOW

Deadlock Item

III

Rapid Recharge

Helps you spam damage and anti-heal into a fight, not great for 1v1's but everyone is just burger boxing now so go nuts

Deadlock Item

IV

Inhibitor

META SLOP Weapon damage GOT BUFFED for SOME REASON. core core core core

Deadlock Item

IV

Juggernaut

slot locked pick when against gun or crazy slows

Deadlock Item

IV

Silencer

META SLOP Anti fun item, generaly amazing against even gun heros, but if there is a victor on the enemy team, it is EVEN BETTER

Deadlock Item

IV

Armor Piercing Rounds

TEMPO BUY, buy when the team has plated or a TON of bullet resists

Counters

BUY AT LEAST ONE (If you don't like useing your brain, just buy spirit resil)

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Resilience

Almost Always (never NOT valueble)

Deadlock Item

IV

Frenzy

better spirit resil if you are ahead because of the firerate

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Metal Skin

"Help, their Haze is too fed and keeps solo ulting me!"

Deadlock Item

III

Escalating Resilience

Good against gun heros and melee, if bullet damage is the problem, you need metal skin NOT THIS

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Dispel Magic

Infernus, Mirage, pretty much everything is a debuff now, this is the ONLY way to counter it sadly

Deadlock Item

III

Counterspell

anti ult/lash item

Deadlock Item

IV

Spellbreaker

for when you are against a lot of spirit burst (transcendent cooldown works on this btw)

Deadlock Item

IV

Crippling Headshot

Generaly a good option late to help you and your team get more damage (also its just anti victor the item)

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Slowing Hex

mina infernus celeste etc.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Vortex Web

upgrade from slowing hex

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Unstoppable

If Needed, Usually I can get away with ONLY couterspell, but if dire buy this

IF YOU NEED A FRONTLINER ON YOUR TEAM

Venator is also a REALLY GOOD FRONTLINER, take this path if you need to be more tanky (Skip glass cannon)

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Colossus

If you NEED a FRONTLINER - NO OTHER REASON

Deadlock Item

III

Berserker

If you need to be more active in death balls

Deadlock Item

III

Point Blank

same as before (Upgrade to CC)

Annotations (DONT BUY)

Deadlock Item

II

Imbue [E]

Quicksilver Reload

there are WAY better options in lane than this

Deadlock Item

III

Bullet Resilience

You usually just HAVE 30% resists from the rest of your buys if it is THAT big of a problem, buy jugg OR METAL SKIN

Deadlock Item

III

Sharpshooter

Move Speed Penailty in NOT worth it

Deadlock Item

I

Extra Regen

You don't really need this item because of resto shot, if you need the regen just get sprint boots

Deadlock Item

I

Active

Healing Rite

same reason as ER

Deadlock Item

IV

Lucky Shot

Doesn't scale your abilitys and he has WAY better options late

Ability Point Order

Consecrating Grenade

Gutshot

Hex-Lined Snap Trap

Ira Domini

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