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Venator is an unreleased Hero in Deadlock.

Devout

Arms Expert

Tactical

Information

Abilities

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Rapid Fire

Medium Range

63 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

18m ➞ 47m

View the full update history: Venator/Update history

Update	Changes
July 28, 2026	Sprint speed reduced from 1.5m to 1m. Bullet falloff range reduced from 20m-51m to 18m-47m. Ira Domini cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately. Ira Domini blessed stakes damage increased from 100 to 115.
June 30, 2026	Ira Domini cooldown increased from 140s to 160s. (Global ult change)
May 22, 2026	Health increased from 790+43/boon to 830+48/boon. Hex-Lined Snap Trap T3 increased from +25% Damage Against Revealed Targets to +30%. Hex-Lined Snap Trap T3 now also grants +1 Charge.

Priest was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.^[1]
Priest 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".^[2]
Priest makes a reference to Valve's FX artists Andrew Kim and Irving Zhang.^[3]^[4]
The icon used while Penace & Retribution and/or Potent Vapors are active is a crucifix.
Priest seems to use minimal amounts of magic in his ability kit.