Their primary fire, Smart Excavator<\/strong>, launches a seismic charge that deals good damage while also exploding and having a minor area of effect. It’s able to finish off damage heroes and supports with three or four direct hits and has a short travel time before exploding, making it reminiscent of Sigma’s primary fire in a way.<\/p>
Where Venture truly shines, however, is their abilities. This is strengthened even further by their Explorer’s Resolve<\/strong> passive, which grants 40 shields that last about four or five seconds every time they use either one of them.<\/p>
Burrow <\/strong>is one of the strongest new abilities added in quite some time, allowing Venture to dig a hole and move around underground. Doing so will make them invulnerable from damage and also cleanse debuffs like burning or Ana’s anti-heal grenade. Not only that, but it has a four-second duration and can be extended by holding down left click at the end to charge up a big damage attack to emerge from underground.<\/p>
Their second ability, Drill Dash<\/strong>, launches Venture forward a distance of about 10 meters. Making contact with the enemy will damage them and knock them backward. Say hello to a new boop mechanic. But it’s also incredibly useful for escaping harm’s way as aiming in any direction will launch them that way, including straight up into the air to reach high ground. <\/p>
When using Drill Dash, I was reminded of Genji’s Swift Strike or Doomfist’s Rocket Punch when it comes to mobility and escaping or engaging the enemy.<\/p>
Tectonic Shock<\/strong> is their ultimate, which has four charges of blasts that will fire at ground level in a wave that increases in size the further it travels, about 10 meters wide and even longer in distance, to deal moderate damage and knock enemies into the air.<\/p>
Even Venture’s melee ability, Clobber<\/strong>, is powerful. They use their drill to swing at an enemy, but the longer it makes contact, the drill will add additional damage compared to other basic melee attacks in the game. The downside here is that successive attacks are way slower, too.<\/p>
