Venator is a monster hunter<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=Bookworm kill priest 01.mp3|transcription=I thought you were supposed to hunt monsters!}}</ref> and vampire hunter<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mina|file=Vampirebat kill priest 05.mp3|transcription=Leave the Vampire Nation alone!}}</ref> for the Vatican.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu kill priest 03.mp3|transcription=So, the Vatican sent an assassin? That's... great.}}</ref> He is referred to as the Sword of Saint Benedict.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Drifter|file=Drifter kill priest 03.mp3|transcription=I expected more from the Sword of Saint Benedict.}}</ref> There have been multiple Venators.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Grey Talon|file=Orion kill priest 02.mp3|transcription=I've seen a few Venators in my time. That one was angrier than most.}}</ref> According to a Doorman ultimate voiceline, his real name is Cain.
Venator is a monster hunter<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=Bookworm kill priest 01.mp3|transcription=I thought you were supposed to hunt monsters!}}</ref> and vampire hunter<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mina|file=Vampirebat kill priest 05.mp3|transcription=Leave the Vampire Nation alone!}}</ref> for the Vatican.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu kill priest 03.mp3|transcription=So, the Vatican sent an assassin? That's... great.}}</ref> He is referred to as the Sword of Saint Benedict.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Drifter|file=Drifter kill priest 03.mp3|transcription=I expected more from the Sword of Saint Benedict.}}</ref> There have been multiple Venators.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Grey Talon|file=Orion kill priest 02.mp3|transcription=I've seen a few Venators in my time. That one was angrier than most.}}</ref> According to a Doorman ultimate voiceline, and a Mina kill line, his real name is Cain Roark.
The trap springs on the first enemy it touches, dealing spirit damage, applying immobilize, and revealing enemies for a duration afterwards.
x2.2
80
Damage
Immobilize
1.25s
Immobilize Duration
0%Damage Taken
6sReveal Duration
30sLifetime
1
-11s Cooldown
2
1s Immobilize Duration
5
+1 Charge Deal +30% damage against revealed targets
Ira Domini
15s
0
160s
Load your crossbow with 3 stakes, dealing massively increased weapon damage.
The final stake is blessed, dealing bonus pure damage and executing low-health enemies.
x1.5
120
Damage
While Blessed:
x3
115
Bonus Damage
While Blessed:
8%
Execute Threshold
0%Move Speed
0sSlow Duration
1
While Active: Gain 1.2 m/s Move Speed
2
-15s Ability Cooldown and +65 Bonus Damage
5
All Stakes are Blessed
Weapon
51:20
Rapid Fire
Medium Range
63Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
18m ➞ 47m
Background
Lore
Venator is a monster hunter[1] and vampire hunter[2] for the Vatican.[3] He is referred to as the Sword of Saint Benedict.[4] There have been multiple Venators.[5] According to a Doorman ultimate voiceline, and a Mina kill line, his real name is Cain Roark.
Crucifixes shown while Penance & Retribution is active.
Trivia
Venator's weapon is named after the Bible passage Jeremiah 51:20: "You are my war club, my weapon for battle - with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms".
Venator was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.[6]
Venator has the Shopkeeper voice actor as a temp VO, who makes self-aware jokes about his role.
Bookworm references Priest's voice actor, calling him "the bodega guy".[7]
Venator makes a reference to Valve's FX artists Andrew Kim and Irving Zhang.[8][9]
The icon used while Penace & Retribution and/or Potent Vapors are active is a crucifix.
References
↑Paige's in-game voice line - "I thought you were supposed to hunt monsters!"
↑Mina's in-game voice line - "Leave the Vampire Nation alone!"
↑Ivy's in-game voice line - "So, the Vatican sent an assassin? That's... great."
↑Drifter's in-game voice line - "I expected more from the Sword of Saint Benedict."
↑Grey Talon's in-game voice line - "I've seen a few Venators in my time. That one was angrier than most."
Consecrating Grenade
4.5m
25s
weapon damage and setting enemies on fire. 
pure damage to enemies in the area and suffer from reduced healing.
x1
35
-30%
x1.6
3.5s
Burn Duration
4.5m
Burn Radius
1
