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| key = hero_priest

| codenames = Priest; Rourke; Cain

|release_date = February 5, 2026

| pronouns = He/Him

| release_date = February 5, 2026

}}{{Quotation

| 2 = I~~'ll drive a stake through their heart!~~

| 2 = God forgives. I do not.

| 4 = Priest_revenge_kill.mp3

}}

'''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 Consecrating Grenade into the fray softens up his enemies and keeps them from restoring health, and his Hex-Lined Snap Trap scatters across the ground to lock them in place. A Gutshot from his shotgun will knock back enemies who get too close, and when the time is right, Ira Domini will rid the world of evil once and for all.

'''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.

A relentless monster hunter, Father Quinn Rourke represents the righteous wrath and fury of the Venators of Saint Benedict. Sent by his superiors at the Vatican, the Venator has been designated a mission: to annihilate the evil stirring in New York.

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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 ~~low~~ health ~~enemies~~. {{AbilityIcon|Ira Domini}}'s T2 upgrade also boosts blessed melee damage.

** 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.

** Parrying the melee prevents the bonus damage and execution.

** Missing the melee ~~consumes~~ the buff.

** Missing the melee does not consume the buff.

** The buff lasts for {{DataProp|GutShot|Upgrades.3.BuffDuration}}s and is affected by [[Ability Duration]] (e.g. {{ItemIcon|Superior Duration}}).

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

}}

== Street Brawl ==

=== Ability Changes ===

Apart from [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Venator does '''not''' have any special modifications for his abilities in Street Brawl.

=== Item Draft ===

== Backstory ==

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== Update history ==

== 3D model ==

===Weapon===

== Gallery ==

File:Venator card.png|Venator's portrait.

File:Venator card.png|Venator's portrait

File:Venator.png|Venator's icon.

File:Venator Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Venator

File:Venator Render.png|Venator in-game render.

File:Venator Critical Health.png|Critical health portrait for Venator

File:Venator select background.png|Venator's select background.

File:Venator.png|Venator's icon

File:Venator Reference Sheet.png|Venator ~~Reference Sheet.~~

File:Venator Render.png|Venator in-game render

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

File:Venator select background.png|Venator's select background

File:Venator ~~name~~.png|Venator's ~~typography.~~

File:Venator Reference Sheet.png|Venator reference sheet

File:Venator ~~VoterPoster~~.~~jpg~~|~~"Vote for~~ Venator~~" poster/spray from~~ the 1/~~23/26 major update.~~

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

File:~~Vote~~ Venator ~~Damaged~~.~~png~~|~~Damaged "Vote~~ Venator~~" poster~~.

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

File:~~Venator Vote Splash~~.~~png~~|Venator ~~splash art from the vote screen.~~

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

File:~~Venator Voter Sticker~~.~~png~~|Venator ~~voter sticker.~~

</gallery>

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.~~

=== Typography ===

File:~~Venator card leak~~.~~png~~|~~Leaked~~ Venator ~~portrait.~~

~~File:Venator model.png|Leaked work-in-progress Venator model.~~

File:Venator name.svg|Venator's typography ([https://letterheadfonts.com/fonts/stratford LHF Stratford] font)

File:Venator ~~Gloat~~.~~png~~|~~Gloat portrait~~ for Venator.

File:Priest brazilian.svg|Venator's Brazilian Portuguese typography

File:Venator ~~Critical Health~~.png|~~Critical health portrait for~~ Venator.

File:Priest polish.svg|Venator's Polish typography

File:Priest russian.svg|Venator's typography for Russian and Ukrainian

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

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

</gallery>

=== Voting ([[Old Gods, New Blood]]) ===

File:Venator VoterPoster.jpg|"Vote for Venator" poster/spray from the 1/23/26 major update

File:Vote Venator Damaged.png|Damaged "Vote Venator" poster

File:Venator Thank You Poster.png|Thanks for voting Venator!

File:Venator Thank You Poster Damaged.png|''For all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.''

File:Venator Vote Splash.png|Venator splash art from the vote screen

File:Venator Voter Sticker.png|Venator voter sticker

</gallery>

=== Removed/Unused content ===

File:Venator card leak.png|Leaked Venator portrait

File:Venator model.png|Leaked work-in-progress Venator model

</gallery>

== Trivia ==

* "Venator" means "hunter" in Latin.

* Venator's weapon is named after the Bible passage Jeremiah 51:20: "Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms".

* One of Venator's voice lines for upgrading '''Gutshot''', "I long for the day when this will be a plowshare" references the phase "[[wikipedia:Swords into ploughshares|beating swords into plowshares]]" which comes from the Bible passage Isaiah 2:4.

* His ultimate ability, "Ira Domini", translates to "Wrath of the Lord" in Latin.

* Venator's weapon is named after the Bible passage Jeremiah 51:20: ''"Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms".''

** Originally (before the [[Update:July 28, 2026|July 28th update]]), Venator's weapon's fall-off range was 20m-51m, which also referenced this.

* Venator's selection voice line ''"Ours is not to question what is necessary. Ours is to have the will to do whatever it takes"'' is likely a reference to Alfred Tennyson's poem [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45319/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'']: ''"Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die".''

* One of Venator's voice lines for upgrading '''Gutshot''', ''"I long for the day when this will be a plowshare"'' references the phase "[[wikipedia:Swords into ploughshares|beating swords into plowshares]]" which comes from the Bible passage Isaiah 2:4.

* Venator was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.<ref>2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - [https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1kclj5p/streamer_accidentally_leaks_hero_roster_of_a_more/ Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build]</ref> A playable version of Venator was added to the files in the [[Update:May 8, 2025|Shop Rework Update]]. A new Venator portrait was leaked in a work-in-progress hero select screen posted on 4chan in July 2025. On [[Update:January 20, 2026|20th January 2026]], Venator was teased in the [[Hideout]] with a [[wikipedia:Thurible|thurible]] on a bookshelf.

* 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>

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** 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.

* "Blessing Ammunition in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Venator in the [[Hideout]].

* Venator's selection voice line "Ours is not to question what is necessary. Ours is to have the will to do whatever it takes" is likely a reference to Alfred Tennyson's poem [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45319/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'']: "Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die".

* Venator had the largest winning margin in the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] hero contest, winning by an 11% difference over {{HeroIcon|Celeste}}.<ref>[[Update:February 12, 2026]]</ref>

* Venator's weapon ~~appears~~ to ~~be loosely based on~~ a Heckler & Koch MP5, ~~which officially entered service in 1966 but was designed as early as 1964.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5</ref> Additionally~~ its under-barrel grenade launcher ~~has been~~ decorated to resemble a ~~typical Ave Maria "~~Votive candle~~"<ref>~~https://en.~~wikipedia.org~~/wiki/~~Votive_candle</ref> commonly found~~ in ~~Catholic home altars. This~~ is also ~~coupled~~ with ~~some Rosary beads<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary#Rosary_beads</ref> in place of a sling harness~~.

* Venator's weapon is a submachine gun similar to a [[wikipedia:Heckler_&_Koch_MP5|Heckler & Koch MP5]], with its under-barrel grenade launcher decorated to resemble a [[wikipedia:Votive_candle|Votive candle]], and [[wikipedia:Rosary#Rosary_beads|Rosary beads]] in place of a sling harness.

** The [https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Submachine_Gun_(Half-Life) Submachine Gun] in Valve's ''Half-Life'' is also based on an MP5 with an under-barrel grenade launcher.

== References ==

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== Navigation ==

~~[[Category:Heroes]]~~

~~[[Category:Venator]]~~

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 | key = hero_priest
 | codenames = Priest; Rourke; Cain
-|release_date = February 5, 2026
+| pronouns = He/Him
+| release_date = February 5, 2026
 }}{{Quotation
-| 2 = I'll drive a stake through their heart!
+| 2 = God forgives. I do not.
+| 4 = Priest_revenge_kill.mp3
 }}
-'''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 Consecrating Grenade into the fray softens up his enemies and keeps them from restoring health, and his Hex-Lined Snap Trap scatters across the ground to lock them in place. A Gutshot from his shotgun will knock back enemies who get too close, and when the time is right, Ira Domini will rid the world of evil once and for all.
+'''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.
 A relentless monster hunter, Father Quinn Rourke represents the righteous wrath and fury of the Venators of Saint Benedict. Sent by his superiors at the Vatican, the Venator has been designated a mission: to annihilate the evil stirring in New York.
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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 low health enemies. {{AbilityIcon|Ira Domini}}'s T2 upgrade also boosts blessed melee damage.
+** 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.
 ** Parrying the melee prevents the bonus damage and execution.
-** Missing the melee consumes the buff.
+** Missing the melee does not consume the buff.
 ** The buff lasts for {{DataProp|GutShot|Upgrades.3.BuffDuration}}s and is affected by [[Ability Duration]] (e.g. {{ItemIcon|Superior Duration}}).
 ** 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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 * It deals +{{DataProp|Ira Domini|BonusAmpToVampire}} bonus damage to vampires ({{HeroIcon|Drifter}}, {{HeroIcon|Mina}}, and enemies with {{ItemIcon|Vampiric Burst}} active).
 }}
+== Street Brawl ==
+=== Ability Changes ===
+<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] -->
+Apart from [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Venator does '''not''' have any special modifications for his abilities in Street Brawl.
+=== Item Draft ===
+{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Venator}}
 == Backstory ==
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 == Update history ==
 {{Update history}}
+== 3D model ==
+{{3D_Model|Venator}}
+===Weapon===
+{{3D Model|Venator Weapon|size=240px}}
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
-File:Venator card.png|Venator's portrait.
+File:Venator card.png|Venator's portrait
-File:Venator.png|Venator's icon.
+File:Venator Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Venator
-File:Venator Render.png|Venator in-game render.
+File:Venator Critical Health.png|Critical health portrait for Venator
-File:Venator select background.png|Venator's select background.
+File:Venator.png|Venator's icon
-File:Venator Reference Sheet.png|Venator Reference Sheet.
+File:Venator Render.png|Venator in-game render
-File:Venator Weapon.png|Venator's weapon, 51:20.
+File:Venator select background.png|Venator's select background
-File:Venator name.png|Venator's typography.
+File:Venator Reference Sheet.png|Venator reference sheet
-File:Venator VoterPoster.jpg|"Vote for Venator" poster/spray from the 1/23/26 major update.
+File:Venator Weapon.png|Venator's weapon - ''51:20''
-File:Vote Venator Damaged.png|Damaged "Vote Venator" poster.
+File:Venator's Censer.png|Venator's censer hint at the hideout
-File:Venator Vote Splash.png|Venator splash art from the vote screen.
+File:Venator's shadow at the hideout.png|Venator's shadow in the hideout
-File:Venator Voter Sticker.png|Venator voter sticker.
+</gallery>
-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.
+=== Typography ===
-File:Venator card leak.png|Leaked Venator portrait.
+<gallery>
-File:Venator model.png|Leaked work-in-progress Venator model.
+File:Venator name.svg|Venator's typography ([https://letterheadfonts.com/fonts/stratford LHF Stratford] font)
-File:Venator Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Venator.
+File:Priest brazilian.svg|Venator's Brazilian Portuguese typography
-File:Venator Critical Health.png|Critical health portrait for Venator.
+File:Priest polish.svg|Venator's Polish typography
+File:Priest russian.svg|Venator's typography for Russian and Ukrainian
+File:Priest schinese.svg|Venator's Simplified Chinese typography
+File:Priest turkish.svg|Venator's Turkish typography
+</gallery>
+=== Voting ([[Old Gods, New Blood]]) ===
+<gallery>
+File:Venator VoterPoster.jpg|"Vote for Venator" poster/spray from the 1/23/26 major update
+File:Vote Venator Damaged.png|Damaged "Vote Venator" poster
 File:Venator Thank You Poster.png|Thanks for voting Venator!
 File:Venator Thank You Poster Damaged.png|''For all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.''
+File:Venator Vote Splash.png|Venator splash art from the vote screen
+File:Venator Voter Sticker.png|Venator voter sticker
+</gallery>
+=== Removed/Unused content ===
+<gallery>
+File:Venator card leak.png|Leaked Venator portrait
+File:Venator model.png|Leaked work-in-progress Venator model
 </gallery>
 == Trivia ==
 * "Venator" means "hunter" in Latin.
-* Venator's weapon is named after the Bible passage Jeremiah 51:20: "Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms".
-* One of Venator's voice lines for upgrading '''Gutshot''', "I long for the day when this will be a plowshare" references the phase "[[wikipedia:Swords into ploughshares|beating swords into plowshares]]" which comes from the Bible passage Isaiah 2:4.
 * His ultimate ability, "Ira Domini", translates to "Wrath of the Lord" in Latin.
+* Venator's weapon is named after the Bible passage Jeremiah 51:20: ''"Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms".''
+** Originally (before the [[Update:July 28, 2026|July 28th update]]), Venator's weapon's fall-off range was 20m-51m, which also referenced this.
+* Venator's selection voice line ''"Ours is not to question what is necessary. Ours is to have the will to do whatever it takes"'' is likely a reference to Alfred Tennyson's poem [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45319/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'']:  ''"Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die".''
+* One of Venator's voice lines for upgrading '''Gutshot''', ''"I long for the day when this will be a plowshare"'' references the phase "[[wikipedia:Swords into ploughshares|beating swords into plowshares]]" which comes from the Bible passage Isaiah 2:4.
 * Venator was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.<ref>2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - [https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1kclj5p/streamer_accidentally_leaks_hero_roster_of_a_more/ Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build]</ref> A playable version of Venator was added to the files in the [[Update:May 8, 2025|Shop Rework Update]]. A new Venator portrait was leaked in a work-in-progress hero select screen posted on 4chan in July 2025. On [[Update:January 20, 2026|20th January 2026]], Venator was teased in the [[Hideout]] with a [[wikipedia:Thurible|thurible]] on a bookshelf.
 * 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>
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 ** 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.
 * "Blessing Ammunition in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Venator in the [[Hideout]].
-* Venator's selection voice line "Ours is not to question what is necessary. Ours is to have the will to do whatever it takes" is likely a reference to Alfred Tennyson's poem [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45319/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'']:  "Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die".
 * Venator had the largest winning margin in the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] hero contest, winning by an 11% difference over {{HeroIcon|Celeste}}.<ref>[[Update:February 12, 2026]]</ref>
-* Venator's weapon appears to be loosely based on a Heckler & Koch MP5, which officially entered service in 1966 but was designed as early as 1964.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5</ref> Additionally its under-barrel grenade launcher has been decorated to resemble a typical Ave Maria "Votive candle"<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votive_candle</ref> commonly found in Catholic home altars. This is also coupled with some Rosary beads<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary#Rosary_beads</ref> in place of a sling harness.
+* Venator's weapon is a submachine gun similar to a [[wikipedia:Heckler_&_Koch_MP5|Heckler & Koch MP5]], with its under-barrel grenade launcher decorated to resemble a [[wikipedia:Votive_candle|Votive candle]], and [[wikipedia:Rosary#Rosary_beads|Rosary beads]] in place of a sling harness.
+** The [https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Submachine_Gun_(Half-Life) Submachine Gun] in Valve's ''Half-Life'' is also based on an MP5 with an under-barrel grenade launcher.
 == References ==
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 == Navigation ==
 {{Hero Navbox}}
-[[Category:Heroes]]
-[[Category:Venator]]