Valve released a small patch for the MOBA shooter Deadlock on October 27, which brought a number of balancing changes. Included was also a buff for a hero, who is among the most popular and strongest heroes in the game.
Which hero is it about? Seven received a small buff with the patch on October 27. His ability “Storm Cloud” now deals more damage per second:
- Damage per second increased from 110 to 120.
Seven has the seventh highest win rate (50.6%) of all 27 heroes that Deadlock currently has to offer and is just behind 6th place (as of October 29 via blitz.gg). Additionally, with a pick rate of 56%, Seven is among the three most played heroes. Only Infernus and Haze are played more often.
In the Deadlock community, Seven has a very special reputation: The hero is particularly strong against beginners. Overall, the hero is considered relatively beginner-friendly and quick to learn. At higher levels, the electrical specialist loses effectiveness and strength, but especially in lobbies with rather weaker players and newcomers, Seven can shine.
The remaining buffs and nerfs at a glance
What else did the patch change? Of course, the update not only made the small change to Seven. There were also buffs for Shiv, Yamato, and Bebop, along with some minor nerfs.
Here you can see the patch notes at a glance:
Shiv:
- The range of ‘Killing Blow’ was increased from 13m to 14m.
- Rage of Killing Blow per weapon damage increased from 0.015 to 0.017
- Drain rate of Killing Blow reduced from 0.3 to 0.25
Bebop:
- Stacks of “Sticky Bomb” do not decrease upon death anymore
- “Sticky Bomb” now gives stacks based on dying heroes that were injured by “Sticky Bomb”, with a buffer of 12 seconds (previously, anyone hit by the bomb automatically received stacks)
- The damage of “Sticky Bomb” per stack was increased from 3% to 5%.
- Scaling of ghost damage of the sticky bomb increased from 0.9 to 1.2
- Sticky Bomb T1 improved from -7.5s to -8s
- Cooldown of Sticky Bomb reduced from 19s to 18s
Grey Talon:
- Scaling of ghost movement speed reduced from 0.04 to 0.032
- Scaling of ghost damage reduced from 0.13 to 0.12
Kelvin:
- The cooldown of Ice Path was increased from 38s to 42s.
McGinnis:
- Ghost resistance of mini-towers reduced from 80% to 70%
- Cooldown of Spectral Wall increased from 37s to 46s
- Cooldown of Spectral Wall T2 increased from -14s to -23s
Paradox:
- Pulse Grenade T3 reduced from +1m per pulse to +0.75m
Yamato
- Cooldown of Shadow Transformation reduced from 90s to 85s
If you are just getting started with Deadlock and wondering how you can improve in the MOBA shooter, MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has put together a series of short tips for beginners for you: Deadlock Beginner’s Guide: 7 short tips that will make you better right away
