How to counter Seven in Deadlock
Spirit hero. Counter items for lane, mid and late game, and tips for the hero you play.
Updated for patch 10-05-2026. Counter profile from 2026-10-06.
Threat profile
Spirit caster. Lightning Ball bounces damage, Static Charge arms and then stuns, Power Surge weakens you, and Storm Cloud is a large area ult.
Key principle
Storm Cloud wins fights if your team stands in it. Break it or walk out, and keep Static Charge off you.
Lane phase items≈ 0-10 min
- Enchanter's Emblem spirit damage.
- Spirit Shielding barrier against his burst.
- Spirit Sap lowers his spirit power.
- Reactive Barrier gives you a barrier the moment Static Charge hits you, and later upgrades into Indomitable.
- Restorative Locket stores charges every time he casts near you, then heals you and refills stamina.
Mid game items≈ 10-25 min
- Knockdown stuns him out of Storm Cloud.
- Counterspell How to use: parry right as Static Charge goes off and you skip the stun. Don't use it on Storm Cloud, that's many hits over time.
- Spirit Resilience core spirit armor.
- Dispel Magic removes the Power Surge debuff.
- Silence Wave only before he starts Storm Cloud.
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Late game items≈ 25 min +
- Unstoppable walk through Storm Cloud.
- Cursed Relic interrupts Storm Cloud.
- Spellbreaker cuts his big hits.
- Witchmail heavy spirit resist.
- Indomitable cleanses the Static Charge stun.
- Ethereal Shift sit out Storm Cloud untargetable.
- Focus Lens silences him for 4.5 seconds and lowers his spirit power.
- Diviner's Kevlar casting your own ult gives a 1000 barrier, handy when you fight back inside Storm Cloud.
Patch note
10-05-2026: no direct Seven change. His ult is unchanged; global slow changes don't affect the Storm Cloud answer (Knockdown / Unstoppable / Last Stand). Spread before it lands, the damage scales hardest on grouped teams.
Tips for your hero against Seven
Abrams
- Shoulder Charge him out of Storm Cloud; Seismic through the shocks, brawl him grounded.
Apollo
- Riposte his Lightning Ball; burst him, don't stand grouped in Storm Cloud.
Bebop
- Hook him out of Storm Cloud; Hyper Beam him, don't group in his ult.
Billy
- Bashdown his Storm Cloud cast; silence him, spread from the shocks.
Calico
- Gloom Bombs him; Leaping Slash out of Storm Cloud, don't chase his Ethereal Shift.
Celeste
- Float out of Storm Cloud; Light Eater burst him, dodge Lightning Ball.
Drifter
- Stalker's Mark him out of his cloud; Rend him, spread from the ult.
Dynamo
- Kinetic Pulse his Storm Cloud cast; Singularity him, but spread your own team from the shocks.
Graves
- Grasping Hands his ult cast; Deadheads pressure him, spread from shocks.
Grey Talon
- Charged Shot him at range; trap his cloud spot, don't group.
Haze
- Sleep Dagger his ult cast; out DPS him, Smoke Bomb out of Storm Cloud.
Holliday
- Spirit Lasso him out of Storm Cloud; Crackshot him, spread.
Infernus
- Afterburn him; Concussive Combustion his Storm Cloud cast.
Ivy
- Air Drop out of Storm Cloud; Entangling Thorns his cloud spot, spread the team.
Kelvin
- Frost Grenade his ult cast; Frozen Shelter shields the team from Storm Cloud.
Lady Geist
- Essence Bomb him; Life Drain root his ult cast, spread.
Lash
- Death Slam him out of Storm Cloud; Ground Strike his cast.
McGinnis
- Wall his Storm Cloud; turrets zone him, spread from shocks.
Mina
- Burst him and Retreat; don't stand grouped in Storm Cloud.
Mo & Krill
- Burrow stun his Storm Cloud cast; Combo ult him, spread.
Paige
- Bookwyrm pressures him; Captivating Read locks his ult cast, spread.
Paradox
- Kinetic Carbine his Storm Cloud cast; Time Wall his position, spread.
- Kite his Static Charge; Affliction him, don't group in Storm Cloud.
Rat King
- Walk out of Storm Cloud instead of banner fighting in it. Royal Pestments soaks his burst.
Rem
- Naptime his Storm Cloud cast; keep the team spread and topped.
Shiv
- Slice him out of Storm Cloud; bleed him, spread from the shocks.
Silver
- Wolf burst him out of Storm Cloud; Entangling Bola his reposition.
The Doorman
- Door his Storm Cloud; Luggage Cart him out of it, spread.
The Magnificent Sinclair
- Rabbit Hex his ult cast; illusions eat Lightning Ball, spread.
Venator
- Snap Trap his cloud spot; Gutshot him, spread from shocks.
Victor
- Walk out of Storm Cloud rather than tanking it. Pain Battery fills fast from his ult.
Vindicta
- Assassinate him at range; Crow stun his ult cast, don't group.
Viscous
- Cube your ally in Storm Cloud; Puddle Punch him out of it.
Vyper
- Out ammo him at range; Petrifying Bola his ult cast, spread.
Warden
- Don't chase Seven, he kites with stamina / Ethereal Shift. Lock him with Binding Word + team.
- Last Stand pulls him out of his ult zone, an instant fight winner.
- Pre pop Willpower before Storm Cloud lands for damage reduction; it still trims Power Surge, just less than before.
Wraith
- Telekinesis lift him out of Storm Cloud; Full Auto him, spread.
Yamato
- Shadow Transformation eats Storm Cloud; Flying Slash him out of it.