Violet vs Venator

How to beat Venator

• Bait the trap with a minion wave, a summon or a zipline arrival before you walk any choke he has been defending
• Fight him in open ground — away from walls, Gutshot Gutshot 10m Range23s Cooldown A point-blank shotgun burst within about 10m that shoves everyone hit backwards. Crowd Control knockback on everyone hit; Damage 60 base (about 0.7x weapon scaling) plus 30 bonus (about 0.8x scaling) when… Mobility none for Venator himself 1 +25 damage 2 -10s cooldown (23s base) and +0.4s stun duration 5 after a wall stun, Venator's next heavy melee becomes blessed is only a knockback and he has no Hard CC left
• Punish his 6.4 m/s speed: he cannot disengage, so gap-closers (Yamato's Flying Slash Flying Slash 26m Range36s Cooldown Throws a grappling hook at an enemy and pulls herself to them, landing a light melee hit and leaving them significantly slowed on arrival. Crowd Control -40% movement slow for 2.5s on the target Damage 66 melee damage Mobility Pulls her to the target from 26m base (T3 adds +15m, up to 41m) 1 -18s cooldown (36s base down to 18s) 2 gain +35 Spirit Power for 6s 5 alt-cast to grapple allies, +15m cast range, and +1 charge , Abrams' Shoulder Charge Shoulder Charge 1.4s Duration33s Cooldown Abrams barrels forward, scooping up any hero he contacts and carrying them along. Crowd Control Stun on wall impact only. Damage 30 base impact damage (deadlock.one). Mobility Forward charge with a speed bonus after connecting with a hero. 1 applies a 32% move-speed slow for 3s, giving the ability value even when no wall is… 2 +0.8s wall-slam stun duration 5 roughly -18s cooldown and +1.5 weapon damage for 6s after hitting a hero , Wraith's Project Mind Project Mind 25m Range46s Cooldown After a brief channel, Wraith teleports to a chosen location at range. Mobility Teleport up to 25m (T1 adds +15m, so up to 40m) after a 0.75-0.8s… Defensive T2 grants a 300 barrier for 5s on arrival, scaling with Spirit Power, which… 1 +15m cast range (25m base up to 40m) 2 300 barrier for 5s on arrival, scaling with Spirit Power 5 -32s cooldown (46s base down to 14s) ) reach him and he cannot leave
• Delay big heals until his grenade burn expires rather than healing into 30-50% reduction

Bait these first

• Hex-Lined Snap Trap Hex-Lined Snap Trap 28s Cooldown Kicks out a trap that arms after a short delay and then sits on the ground for up to 30 seconds. Crowd Control 1.25s immobilize (T2 pushes it to 2.25s) Damage 80 spirit (about 2.2x spirit scaling); Defensive Acts as a tripwire behind Venator so flankers cannot reach him unpunished 1 -11s cooldown (28s base) 2 +1s immobilize duration 5 +1 charge and +30% damage dealt to revealed targets first — it is his only reliable hard lock and it has 2 charges on an 8s recharge, so trip both with a wave before rotating
• Gutshot Gutshot 10m Range23s Cooldown A point-blank shotgun burst within about 10m that shoves everyone hit backwards. Crowd Control knockback on everyone hit; Damage 60 base (about 0.7x weapon scaling) plus 30 bonus (about 0.8x scaling) when… Mobility none for Venator himself 1 +25 damage 2 -10s cooldown (23s base) and +0.4s stun duration 5 after a wall stun, Venator's next heavy melee becomes blessed second — it is his self-peel; once it is on a 13-23s cooldown a melee diver can sit on him with impunity
• Consecrating Grenade Consecrating Grenade 25s Cooldown Lobs a grenade that bounces once or twice before detonating in a roughly 4.5m area. Damage 35 impact (about 1.0x weapon scaling) plus roughly 10 burn DPS (about 1.6x… 1 -5s cooldown (25s base) 2 +1.5m radius and +1s burn duration 5 an additional 20% healing reduction on top of the base 30%, and grants extra charges third — force it out on a frontliner so your support can heal freely for the next 20-25s

What Venator does to you

• Consecrating Grenade Consecrating Grenade 25s Cooldown Lobs a grenade that bounces once or twice before detonating in a roughly 4.5m area. Damage 35 impact (about 1.0x weapon scaling) plus roughly 10 burn DPS (about 1.6x… 1 -5s cooldown (25s base) 2 +1.5m radius and +1s burn duration 5 an additional 20% healing reduction on top of the base 30%, and grants extra charges applies 30-50% healing reduction before his team commits, so your Restorative Shot Restorative Shot 800 souls Tier 1WeaponPassive +6s Cooldown +100% Proc Chance +50 Healing From Heroes +20 Healing From NPCs / Orbs +6% Weapon Damage , Healing Rite Healing Rite 800 souls Tier 1ArmorPress +70s Cooldown +0.2s Cast Delay +20s Regen Duration and Lifesteal all stop mattering for 3.5-4.5 seconds
• Hex-Lined Snap Trap Hex-Lined Snap Trap 28s Cooldown Kicks out a trap that arms after a short delay and then sits on the ground for up to 30 seconds. Crowd Control 1.25s immobilize (T2 pushes it to 2.25s) Damage 80 spirit (about 2.2x spirit scaling); Defensive Acts as a tripwire behind Venator so flankers cannot reach him unpunished 1 -11s cooldown (28s base) 2 +1s immobilize duration 5 +1 charge and +30% damage dealt to revealed targets sitting invisible-until-triggered on your flank route roots you for 1.25-2.25s and reveals you for 6s, which is almost always a 5-on-4 for his team
• Gutshot Gutshot 10m Range23s Cooldown A point-blank shotgun burst within about 10m that shoves everyone hit backwards. Crowd Control knockback on everyone hit; Damage 60 base (about 0.7x weapon scaling) plus 30 bonus (about 0.8x scaling) when… Mobility none for Venator himself 1 +25 damage 2 -10s cooldown (23s base) and +0.4s stun duration 5 after a wall stun, Venator's next heavy melee becomes blessed into a wall is a 0.6-1.0s Stun plus 90 damage, and in corridors or around the Patron that is a free chain into his whole kit

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What Valve has shown of Violet

Abilities not shown yet. Valve's words for Violet: ambitious, nimble, creative. A painter. Likely a zoning or terrain-painting kit; nothing confirmed yet.

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