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Restorative Shot

Some gun dmg and very useful sustain. can swap order with cq if u want, sell first

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Close Quarters

Gives the most dmg to gutshot / nades this early, builds into point blank later if needed otherwise sell later

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Opening Rounds

Technically only nerfed by 7% dmg, but now has 8% permanent weapon dmg at all times which makes up the difference after doing the math. Still GOATED

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Slowing Bullets

slowing hex bullets. highest raw weapon dmg t2 available, builds into weighted shots

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Battle Vest

Resist, regen, dmg. Swap for a t2 optional if needed and Sell late for better defensive items

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Bullet Lifesteal

Some hp, weapon dmg now, and useful survivability, builds into vampiric. Can be very clutch at times

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Enduring Speed

Ven is one of the least mobile AND slowest chars in the entire game AND has bucket 3 stam. If u prefer stam mastery skip bullet lifesteal

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Active

Healing Rite

op. if u took a bad trade early dont hesitate to buy

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Reactive Barrier

bepop, graves, haze etc. honestly a life safer and now builds into the new T4 Indomitable

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Restorative Locket

netanyahu agarthian secret GQ tech. I called that people would catch onto this, still good

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Rebuttal

melee spammers / viscous

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Extra Charge

Cheap easy buy and timed well for nade max

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Recharging Rush

One of his best synergizing items. Nade and gutshot can pop it on their own + fairly low CD

III

Weighted Shots

Core. Highest T3 non conditional weapon dmg u can get and builds from slowing bullets

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Imbue [E]

Ballistic Enchantment

CORE. HUGE for teamfights, pit fights, midboss, and defending shrines. Can give you GC levels of dmg amp easily. Fine to delay if there isn't much grouping yet

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Point Blank

Great slotlock buy and buffs us for playing in our ideal range. The slow stacks with weighted too

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Hollow Point

OOC, flat hp, bullet shred, more dmg, always good. Usually pick between this and pointblank, can go both

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Rapid Recharge

Core. Multiplies dmg output and utility through nades, can delay this however much you prefer

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Monster Rounds

Rem/Graves lanes or if unable/need to get lane prio

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Cultist Sacrifice

Tempo stealing farm maxxing. Skip opening AND slowing if u want smooth 4.8k spike, synergizes with ven very well. Can sell late late game

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Spellslinger

Massive dps boost and stacks very fast on ven with how much we can spam our nades and traps alone

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Vampiric Burst

Spike in survivability, dps, and auto reloads. No reason to ever not have this. Can grab earlier if needed

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Inhibitor

Reduce their dmg + more anti heal + extra weapon dmg and hp. This thing is still ridiculous for a green

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Silencer

Lovely sexy gorgeous. We apply it easily and it's super useful vs heavy spirit shitting comps

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Crippling Headshot

LOTS of shred + anti heal and more hp. Always good late if no one has it (it is no longer bugged with hollow point either incase you have it)

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Colossus

Given Ven's low hp being a weakness, this is still his largest and most imporant lategame vitality boost

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Siphon Bullets

Even after the global hp nerfs it's still technically always an ok buy, but generally there's better options to prioritize. Also completely ignores anti heal

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Frenzy

Can be a strong Spellslinger alternative for heavy CC comps. The firerate, hp, debuff resist, and movement speed still feels very good

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Imbue [E]

Active

Echo Shard

Still compy. Can get after your mid cores and is highly underrated in non melee builds

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Glass Cannon

Biggest raw dmg possible. Prefer to not get late so i can stack faster. Weapon dmg is additive so in reality it's only about ~22% to 28% by the time u get it, still not really worth it

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Lucky Shot

With spellslinger/frenzy for a lategame fire rate amp it can really come online IF you need nothing else

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Spirit Resilience

Exodia. Might as well be core, great basically every single game. Sell battlevest if slotlocked

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Counterspell

Counterspell

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Dispel Magic

For when they have multiple STDs

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Metal Skin

Exodia. Haze / Heavy m1 burst, otherwise consider juggernaut or plated armor depending on the comp

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Active

Warp Stone

Glorp

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Indomitable

Banshees veil of deadlock. It does have inconsistencies though, check deadlock mythbusters video. Great item even still

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Active

Unstoppable

Mass CC comps / Dynamo

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Spellbreaker

Mass spirit nuking

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Juggernaut

Slot locked

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Plated Armor

Anti haze/wraith/infernus etc.

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Armor Piercing Rounds

If for some reason they have an obscene amount of bullet resist