Minor Update - 08-12-2026 · Aug 12, 2026
- Lightning Ball T3 radius increased from +1.5m to +1.75m
Mystic · Easy to play · Burst Fire
Seven build & counters
Seven is a mystic in Deadlock (“Electrocutes crowds of enemies”). Since the 10-14-2026 patch Seven has a 54.6% win rate over 114,392 games, which is S tier across all ranks and A tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Seven items after the first shop are Mystic Vulnerability, Superior Duration and Escalating Exposure. Most players max Power Surge first. Seven's hardest matchup is Rat King.
- Tier
- S
- Win rate
- 54.6% −0.5
- Pick rate
- 30.6%
- KDA
- 2.56
- Souls / game
- 43,380
- Games
- 114,392
Tier by rank
- All ranksS54.6%
- Initiate – AcolyteS54.5%
- Sentinel – RitualistA53.8%
- Emissary – OracleA53.7%
- Phantom – EternusA53.5%
Best Seven items
The items Seven players buy most at each shop tier this patch, with the win rate of the players who bought them. Late items show higher win rates because winning players can afford them, so compare items within a tier.
Tier 1 · 800 souls
Monster Rounds77% buy · 54.2% win
Extra Spirit64% buy · 54.6% win
Mystic Expansion53% buy · 55.4% win
Extra Charge48% buy · 55.0% win
Tier 2 · 1,600 souls
Mystic Vulnerability84% buy · 55.3% win
Spirit Lifesteal68% buy · 55.9% win
Healbane64% buy · 55.2% win
Improved Spirit62% buy · 55.1% win
Tier 3 · 3,200 souls
Superior Duration68% buy · 56.0% win
Cultist Sacrifice52% buy · 54.6% win
Greater Expansion49% buy · 56.4% win
Superior Cooldown41% buy · 56.0% win
Tier 4 · 6,400 souls
Escalating Exposure75% buy · 57.1% win
Boundless Spirit46% buy · 58.2% win
Unstoppable31% buy · 56.8% win
Infuser27% buy · 58.7% win
Seven abilities and skill order
1. Lightning Ball
Shoot a ball of lightning that travels in a straight line. Does damage to all targets in its radius. Slows down when damaging enemies and stops if it hits the world.
2. Static Charge
Apply a charge to a target enemy hero. After a short duration, the static charge stuns and damages enemies within the radius.
3. Power Surge
Power up your weapon with a shock effect, making your bullets proc shock damage on your target. This shock damage bounces to enemies near your target. Occurs once per burst shot.
4. Storm Cloud · ultimate
Channel an expanding storm cloud around you that damages all enemies within its radius. Enemies do not take damage when they are out of line-of-sight.
Most common skill order
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 2
Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 56.2% of 3,953 games. Power Surge is maxed first in 84% of common orders.
Seven counters and matchups
How to counter Seven
Enemies that lower Seven's win rate most
Percentage points against Seven's overall win rate of 54.6%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.
Recent official changes
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · Jun 30, 2026
- Lightning Ball charge delay reduced from 7s to 6s
- Storm Cloud time to expand increased from 1.5s to 3.5s
- Storm Cloud damage interval increased from 0.25s to 0.3s (DPS unchanged)
- Storm Cloud T2 now also increases Initial Radius by +5m
How to play Seven
Seven thrives in a skirmish waiting for the time to strike. Then he rolls into the fight like a storm and batters his enemies with a cascade of lightning.
From the hero description in the game files.
FAQ
What is the best Seven build?
By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Monster Rounds, Extra Spirit; tier 2: Mystic Vulnerability, Spirit Lifesteal; tier 3: Superior Duration, Cultist Sacrifice; tier 4: Escalating Exposure, Boundless Spirit. Percentages above show how often Seven players buy each item and how often they win when they do.
How do you counter Seven?
Pick heroes Seven struggles against. Seven wins least often when the enemy team has Rat King, Paige and Graves. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Seven's overall 54.6%.
Updated Oct 19, 2026.