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Venture

Venture

Damage

A TIER51.9% win · 2.5% pick

Meta trend

-1.2June 5, 2026July 18, 2026
Meta strength — the signal behind the tier badge (win rate + pick rate). Dashed lines mark balance patches that changed Venture: buff · nerf · rework.

Base stats

Health

250

Armor

0

Shields

0

Total HP

250

Abilities

SMART Excavator

Launch a seismic charge that bursts after a short distance.

Drill Dash

Dash forward while above or underground, pushing enemies back. The cooldown is accelerated while Burrow is active.

Damage: 70Cooldown: 7s
Burrow

Move underground and become invulnerable. Press or hold LSHIFT to emerge and damage enemies.

Duration: 2sCooldown: 6s
Tectonic ShockULTIMATE

Send out damaging shockwaves.

Damage: 200 maxRadius: 8m

Patch history

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026
BUFF

Cooldown/Recovery reduced from 1.6 to 1.2 seconds.

Cooldown/Recovery1.6→1.2
June 30, 2026June 30, 2026
NEUTRAL

Base HP reduced to 225

Base HPnow 225
NEUTRAL

Final blows regenerate 1 charge of Drill Dash.

Excavation Exhilaration – Minor PerkNEUTRAL

Replaced with Daylight Dash - Drill Dash distance while above-ground increased by 30%.

Replaced with Daylight Dash - Drill Dash distance while above-ground+30%
Excavation Exhilaration – Minor PerkBUFF

Primary fire damage increased from 75 to 85.

Primary fire damage75→85
Excavation Exhilaration – Minor PerkNEUTRAL

Charges increased from 1 to 2.

Charges1→2
Excavation Exhilaration – Minor PerkBUFF

Cooldown decreased from 8s to 6s.

Cooldown8s→6s
Excavation Exhilaration – Minor PerkNERF

Horizontal range decreased by 50%.

Horizontal range-50%
Excavation Exhilaration – Minor PerkNEUTRAL

Vertical range unchanged.

Excavation Exhilaration – Minor PerkNERF

Damage decreased from 90 to 35.

Damage90→35
Excavation Exhilaration – Minor PerkNEUTRAL

Knockback strength increased by 20%.

Knockback strength+20%
Excavation Exhilaration – Minor PerkNERF

Bonus shields reduced from 25 to 15.

Bonus shields25→15
April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
NEUTRAL

When emerging from Burrow, a random pick-up is also dug out of the ground.

NEUTRAL

The pick-up can be collected by any ally.