Most popular skill leveling order69.7%· 18,733 matches
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Win Rate
56.6%
Pick Rate
4.2%
KDA Ratio
2.91
Avg Damage
40.7K
Matches
678.7K
Avg KDA
6.4 / 6.8 / 13.3
Seven is a dominant S+ tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 56.6% win rate and a 4.2% pick rate across 678,696 tracked matches this patch. Seven's role leans electrocutes crowds of enemies, which shapes every item choice, ability upgrade and lane partner on this page. 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. Seven averages 6.4 kills, 6.8 deaths and 13.3 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.
The highest win rate Seven players open with Power Surge, Power Surge, and Lightning Ball, and that ability priority wins 69.7% of 18,733 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Seven's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.
Across tracked games Seven finishes on an average 45,116 net worth with a 2.91 KDA. That number tells you when Seven actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Seven deals around 40,677 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.
The highest win rate build path on Seven right now runs Grit (tier 1, 59.9% WR), Bullet Lifesteal (tier 2, 61.8% WR), Greater Expansion (tier 3, 59.7% WR), and Spirit Burn (tier 4, 63.2% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.
Seven is holding a 56.6% win rate this patch and ranks in the S+ tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Seven is neither rising nor fading right now. That puts Seven firmly in the meta conversation this patch, and makes it a priority ban target above Diamond rank.
Seven loses lane weight against Vindicta (-2.3% win rate delta), Wraith (-1.6% win rate delta), and Infernus (-1.5% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.
Seven pairs strongest with Graves (+7.2% win rate delta) and Victor (+6.9% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Seven's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Seven.
Every patch that touched Seven, with the real win rate shift afterward.
Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.374 to 0.337 · +1 more
Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.337 to 0.24 · +2 more
Move Speed no longer scales with spirit power · +22 more
Storm Cloud damage reduced by 25%
Lightning Ball T3 increased from +1m to +1.5m · +4 more
Lightning Ball radius increased from 3.5m to 4.25m · +1 more