Venator Counter Guide
VenatorVenator Performance Stats
Best Items Against Venator
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Venator are Disarming Hex, Silence Wave and Healbane, with Disarming Hex yielding the strongest results. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Venator wants to start or finish a fight. Silence Wave adds control or fight utility that makes clean engages harder for Venator. Healbane applies healing reduction on spirit damage, preventing Venator from sustaining or lifestealing through team fights. Most top-performing counter purchases are spirit items that disrupt Venator's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Venator counters include Graves, Victor and Seven, with Graves being the hardest counter at 39.6% win rate. Venator performs best against Mirage, Silver and Mina. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Venator's engage window and control lane trades.
Venator Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
44.7%
Pick Rate
29.1%
Venator is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Venator stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Venator's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Venator gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Venator has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Venator
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Disarming Hex5,000 total matches | 39.6% | 36.8% | 28.7% | 28.9% | 33.5% | 29.8% | 27.7% | 26.6% | 22.3% | 25.1% | 19.0% |
 Silence Wave1,672 total matches | 34.9% | 34.8% | 30.0% | 32.3% | 33.0% | 31.6% | 30.7% | 31.9% | 28.4% | 40.0% | 44.0% |
 Healbane3,941 total matches | 35.8% | 35.6% | 29.5% | 34.4% | 34.1% | 30.6% | 31.7% | 34.1% | 34.4% | 41.4% | 50.0% |
 Rusted Barrel3,343 total matches | 36.0% | 39.8% | 33.6% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 30.6% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 30.7% | 20.0% |
 Suppressor268 total matches | 30.6% | 30.6% | 35.7% | 19.0% | 41.7% | 31.3% | 35.0% | 32.0% | 60.0% | N/A | N/A |
 Metal Skin29,856 total matches | 38.2% | 34.3% | 32.8% | 33.7% | 34.8% | 32.5% | 31.7% | 34.4% | 34.2% | 35.7% | 36.5% |
 Rescue Beam355 total matches | 49.1% | 41.3% | 31.4% | 40.5% | 27.3% | 22.6% | 40.9% | 23.5% | 38.1% | 30.0% | 17.4% |
 Fury Trance2,898 total matches | 35.7% | 35.9% | 36.1% | 34.6% | 35.2% | 37.0% | 33.5% | 28.7% | 32.1% | 28.4% | 45.0% |
 Cursed Relic1,880 total matches | 35.6% | 32.9% | 29.5% | 35.2% | 36.3% | 38.3% | 35.1% | 33.0% | 39.4% | 33.9% | 61.9% |
 Knockdown7,356 total matches | 40.4% | 36.8% | 35.8% | 37.7% | 35.6% | 36.3% | 34.2% | 30.8% | 26.5% | 33.5% | 40.9% |