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Venture · Damage

Venture guide

Complete guideData-drivenEasyPatch Season 4
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This guide is assembled by the site from match data and the game's own information — nobody wrote it by hand. Official and community guides appear alongside it when they exist.

Overview

Venture is a flanker damage hero in Overwatch with 250 health. In competitive this season (PC, Americas, Europe and Asia averaged) it wins 51.8% of its games, is picked by 2.2% of teams and banned in 0.4% of matches: tier B on our ladder.

Strengths

  • Wins 51.8% of its competitive games (PC, all regions): #4 of 24 damage heroes.
  • Mobility: Drill Dash gets it in and out of fights.

Weaknesses

  • Struggles on Paraíso, Midtown and Numbani (down to 49.5% won).

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Builds

Venture · recommended perks

BalancedRecommended
Open build

When to use it

One minor and one major perk, chosen by what each one's text adds to a damage hero. Blizzard doesn't publish how often each perk is picked, so this is a reading of the perks, not a pick rate.

Minor perk

Deep BurrowDrill Dash distance is 75% longer while burrowed.Excavation ExhilarationWhile Tectonic Shock is active, cooldowns refresh 300% faster.

Picked for more utility: Drill Dash distance is 75% longer while burrowed.

Major perk

SMART ExtenderEmpower SMART Excavator with E to increase its maximum projectile range by 100% for 4 seconds.Covered In DirtDealing damage with Clobber grants up to 40 Explorer's Resolve shields.

Picked for more damage: Dealing damage with Clobber grants up to 40 Explorer's Resolve shields.

Abilities

  • LMBSMART ExcavatorLaunch a seismic charge that bursts after a short distance.Key: primary fire. Perks: SMART Extender
  • RMBDrill Dash8sDash forward while above or underground, pushing enemies back. The cooldown is accelerated while Burrow is active.Key: secondary fire · cooldown 8 s. Perks: Deep Burrow
  • ShiftBurrow8sMove underground and become invulnerable. Press or hold LSHIFT to emerge and damage enemies.Key: Shift · cooldown 8 s
  • QTectonic ShockUltimateSend out damaging shockwaves.Key: Q · ultimate. Perks: Excavation Exhilaration

Strategy

1Your job

In Role Queue each team fields two damage heroes: you secure eliminations, pressure the enemy supports and turn the numbers advantage your tank creates into won fights.

2Abilities

  • primary fire · SMART Excavator: Launch a seismic charge that bursts after a short distance.
  • secondary fire · Drill Dash · 8 s: Dash forward while above or underground, pushing enemies back. The cooldown is accelerated while Burrow is active.
  • Shift · Burrow · 8 s: Move underground and become invulnerable. Press or hold LSHIFT to emerge and damage enemies.
  • Q · Tectonic Shock · ultimate: Send out damaging shockwaves.

3Perks

During each match you unlock a minor perk and, later, a major perk: one of two options each time. ★ marks this guide's pick.

  • ★ Deep Burrow: Drill Dash distance is 75% longer while burrowed.
  • Excavation Exhilaration: While Tectonic Shock is active, cooldowns refresh 300% faster.
  • ★ Covered In Dirt: Dealing damage with Clobber grants up to 40 Explorer's Resolve shields.
  • SMART Extender: Empower SMART Excavator with E to increase its maximum projectile range by 100% for 4 seconds.

4In competitive

Blizzard's official stats for this season, division by division (PC, the three regions averaged).

  • Bronze: 52.4% won, picked by 1.8% of teams
  • Silver: 51.9% won, picked by 2.0% of teams
  • Gold: 51.7% won, picked by 2.2% of teams
  • Platinum: 51.4% won, picked by 2.2% of teams
  • Emerald: 52.6% won, picked by 2.3% of teams
  • Diamond: 52.0% won, picked by 2.4% of teams
  • Master: 51.7% won, picked by 2.5% of teams
  • Grandmaster: 49.9% won, picked by 2.2% of teams

5Best and worst maps

Win rate of Venture on each competitive map compared with its 51.8% overall.

  • Colosseo: 53.3% won (2.1% pick rate)
  • Neon Junction: 52.9% won (2.0% pick rate)
  • Aatlis: 52.7% won (3.2% pick rate)
  • Paraíso: 49.5% won (2.0% pick rate)
  • Midtown: 49.6% won (1.9% pick rate)
  • Numbani: 49.9% won (1.9% pick rate)

6Common mistakes

  • Trading shots with the enemy tank while the enemy backline goes untouched.
  • Staying on an angle after it's been found and focused.

Tips

  • Drill Dash (secondary fire) moves you: if you spend it to engage, you won't have it to escape.
  • Tectonic Shock (Q) is your ultimate: plan it with your team's ultimates instead of using it as soon as it's ready.
  • Pick your angle before the fight starts: a second line of fire splits the enemy's attention.
  • Focus the same target as your team; spread damage gets healed.

Matchups

Works well with

  • Doomfist

    Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Colosseo, Suravasa and Dorado: a good pairing when the map suits them.

  • Reinhardt

    Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Colosseo, Shambali Monastery and Lijiang Tower: a good pairing when the map suits them.

  • Hazard

    Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Ilios, Dorado and Aatlis: a good pairing when the map suits them.

  • Lúcio

    Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Ilios, Colosseo and Lijiang Tower: a good pairing when the map suits them.

Changelog

  1. Guide created for patch Season 4.

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