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| release_date = February 5, 2026

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'''Venator''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He doesn't walk the righteous path, he blazes the trail so that others may do so safely. His biggest challenge is knowing which weapon to use first. Firing a [[Venator#Consecrating Grenade|'''Consecrating Grenade''']] into the fray softens up his enemies and keeps them from restoring health, and his '''[[Venator#Hex-Lined Snap Trap|Hex-Lined Snap Trap]]''' scatters across the ground to lock them in place. A '''[[Venator#Gutshot|Gutshot]]''' from his shotgun will knock back enemies who get too close, and when the time is right, '''[[Venator#Ira Domini|Ira Domini]]''' will rid the world of evil once and for all.

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* T3 upgrade does not give any extra usages, but makes Consecrating Grenade be affected by [[Charges|Charge]]-related items (e.g. {{ItemIcon|Rapid Recharge}}).

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* If airborne while casting, Gutshot will push Venator away from the direction the player is facing, both horizontally and vertically.

* T3 Blessed Melee notes:

** It works like a blessed stake bonus, dealing bonus {{DataProp|Ira Domini|BonusDamage}} pure damage and executing enemies below {{DataProp|Ira Domini|ExecuteThreshold}}% health. {{AbilityIcon|Ira Domini}}'s T2 upgrade also boosts blessed melee damage.

* It deals 30% [[Headshot|critical headshot damage]].

* It deals +{{DataProp|Ira Domini|BonusAmpToVampire}} bonus damage to vampires ({{HeroIcon|Drifter}}, {{HeroIcon|Mina}}, and enemies with {{ItemIcon|Vampiric Burst}} active).

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File:Venator Reference Sheet.png|Venator reference sheet

File:Venator Weapon.png|Venator's weapon - ''51:20''

File:Venator's Censer.png|Venator's censer hint at the hideout

File:Venator's shadow at the hideout.png|Venator's shadow in the hideout

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File:Priest schinese.svg|Venator's Simplified Chinese typography

File:Priest turkish.svg|Venator's Turkish typography

=== Removed/Unused content ===

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* Before his release, Venator had voice lines calling him by his last name "Rourke", indicating it may have been his hero name at some point in development.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mina}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"You're just a man, Rourke, and you're gonna die screaming like one."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Victor}}'s in-game [[Victor/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"Took down Rourke."''</ref>

** {{HeroIcon|The Doorman}} has voice lines calling Venator "Cain", indicating it may have been his first name before "Quinn".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|quotes=Venator/Quotes#Enemy Heroes|transcription=You've never faced someone like me before, Cain.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Venator trapped in Baroness): ''"You know, Cain, one day you will actually believe the legend you sell to people, and on that day you will die screaming."''</ref>

* Prior to the [[Update:August 18, 2025|Six New Heroes Update]], Venator had an ability called "Potent Vapors", a channel which would heal Venator and grant him movement slow resist at the cost of him being unable to attack throughout its channel. This ability was replaced with Consecrating Grenade.

** Additionally, prior to the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] update, Venator used to have an ability called "Penace and Retribution", a passive that would grant Venator stacking bullet and spirit resistances as he took sustained damage. This ability was replaced with Hex-Lined Snap Trap.