Graves and Seven
The No. 11 duo in Deadlock right now: they win more together than either one's own record predicts.
On the same team
- Duo Win %
- 62.1%
- Expected from their own win rates
- 55.8%
- Above expected
- +6.3 points
- Games together
- 14,192
Graves on their own: 56.3% · Seven on their own: 55.3%. Matches in City Never Sleeps on patch 09-29-2026, updated 14 October. Source: deadlock-api.com.
Why it works
- Roots inside the storm.
Storm Cloud
Storm Cloud Seven roots himself and channels a storm that grows outward from his position, damaging every enemy inside it. Crowd Control No direct CC, but it functions as area denial — the practical effect on… Damage 95 damage per second base plus a 75 strike component; Mobility Seven is stationary for the channel at base. 1 1 AP: +55% bullet resist while channelling 2 2 AP: +7s channel time and +5m radius 5 5 AP: +65 DPS and allows Seven to move while channelling only works if enemies stay inside it, and mobile heroes usually just walk out. Graves's
Grasping Hands
Grasping Hands Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through, spawns a Ghoul, and leaves a lingering rift behind. Crowd Control immobilize (root) on enemies who pass through; Damage roughly 90 spirit at base, +90 more at tier 2 (metabot.gg, deadlock.one) Mobility none for Graves 1 +90 damage and +10m wall length 2 +1 Ghoul, about -14s cooldown and +0.75s immobilize roots anyone who passes through, holding them in the channel instead of letting them reach cover. - Spirit resist stripped. Seven's damage is all spirit, and Graves's
Essence Theft
Essence Theft Graves's bullets siphon weapon damage and spirit resist from whoever they hit, transferring it to Graves up to a per-target cap. Damage no direct damage of its own; Defensive indirectly defensive — a carry with stolen weapon damage kills Graves more… 1 +1 maximum steal target, and all Graves's summons apply Essence Theft siphons Spirit Resist from whoever she shoots.
Lightning Ball
Lightning Ball Seven launches an orb of lightning that drifts forward in a straight line, damaging every enemy inside its radius as it passes. Crowd Control None at base. The 2 AP upgrade adds a 35% movement slow to enemies it… Damage 75 damage per second inside a 4.25m radius over a 5s lifetime; 1 1 AP: +1 charge (two balls back to back for instant double-wave clear) 2 2 AP: applies a 35% movement slow to damaged enemies 5 5 AP: +65 DPS and +1.75m radius, turning it into a genuine hero-killing zone ,
Static Charge
Static Charge Seven attaches a charge to a single enemy hero. Crowd Control 0.9s stun in a 6m radius after a ~3.5s fuse; Damage 35 base, +160 at 5 AP (mobalytics 2026; Defensive Usable as self-peel — charging a diver before they reach you stuns them off… 1 1 AP: -20s cooldown, taking it from 42s to roughly 22s 2 2 AP: +7m radius and +5m cast range — the radius upgrade is what makes it a teamfight… 5 5 AP: +0.9s stun duration and +160 damage and
Storm Cloud
Storm Cloud Seven roots himself and channels a storm that grows outward from his position, damaging every enemy inside it. Crowd Control No direct CC, but it functions as area denial — the practical effect on… Damage 95 damage per second base plus a 75 strike component; Mobility Seven is stationary for the channel at base. 1 1 AP: +55% bullet resist while channelling 2 2 AP: +7s channel time and +5m radius 5 5 AP: +65 DPS and allows Seven to move while channelling then hit that target harder. - Clear fuels the Jar. Seven has best-in-class wave clear with
Lightning Ball
Lightning Ball Seven launches an orb of lightning that drifts forward in a straight line, damaging every enemy inside its radius as it passes. Crowd Control None at base. The 2 AP upgrade adds a 35% movement slow to enemies it… Damage 75 damage per second inside a 4.25m radius over a 5s lifetime; 1 1 AP: +1 charge (two balls back to back for instant double-wave clear) 2 2 AP: applies a 35% movement slow to damaged enemies 5 5 AP: +65 DPS and +1.75m radius, turning it into a genuine hero-killing zone and
Power Surge
Power Surge Seven charges his gun so that shots apply a shock proc to the target, and that shock arcs to nearby enemies. Damage 10 shock damage per proc, chaining up to 4 jumps within 10m, over a 10s… Mobility The 2 AP upgrade grants +3m/s move speed for the duration, which is Seven's… 1 1 AP: -18s cooldown (50s to roughly 32s) 2 2 AP: +3m/s move speed, +8 shock damage, +0.23 spirit scaling 5 5 AP: applies -15% spirit resist for 8s and +10s duration .
Jar of Dead
Jar of Dead Passively banks a charge whenever something dies near Graves. Crowd Control none at base; the tier-2 upgrade adds roughly a 30% movement slow for about… Damage roughly 16 spirit per Deadhead hit at base spirit power (deadlock.one, patch… Defensive tier-1 upgrade returns a small heal (about 5 health) when a death is… 1 heals Graves a small amount for each death collected 2 Deadhead hits apply roughly a 30% slow for about 1 second 5 +2 additional Deadheads and +4 seconds of lifetime banks a charge whenever something dies near Graves, so every wave he deletes refills her Deadheads.
Written from both heroes' ability data on patch 09-29-2026; the numbers above are the measured results.
Graves's other best partners
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Rat King
Rat King Makes his whole team's guns better: stacking bullet-resist shred from Rat Swarm Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing low (1/3) — 64.4% duo win, +7.3 duo → -
Paige
Paige Currently among the strongest heroes in the game: deadlocklabs.gg records 54.1% win rate at 2.8% pick, S tier, after a recent buff package worth about +2.2 points. Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) — 63.2% duo win, +6.6 duo → -
Kelvin
Kelvin Frozen Shelter is a hard physical barrier that stops ranged damage and ultimates outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 61.2% duo win, +6.2 duo → -
Haze
Haze Highest single-target sustained DPS in the roster once Fixation is stacked Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) — 61.1% duo win, +5.5 duo → -
Ivy
Ivy True flight — she can go places no other hero in this group can reach, with an ally in tow Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing high (2/3) — 59.9% duo win, +5.2 duo →
Seven's other best partners
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Haze
Haze Highest single-target sustained DPS in the roster once Fixation is stacked Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) — 62.0% duo win, +6.9 duo → -
Paige
Paige Currently among the strongest heroes in the game: deadlocklabs.gg records 54.1% win rate at 2.8% pick, S tier, after a recent buff package worth about +2.2 points. Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) — 61.6% duo win, +5.5 duo → -
Rat King
Rat King Makes his whole team's guns better: stacking bullet-resist shred from Rat Swarm Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing low (1/3) — 62.0% duo win, +5.4 duo → -
Victor
Victor Highest win rate in this group (around 56% on deadlock.one's current-patch sample) — currently a strong pick Durability very high (3/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 59.3% duo win, +5.0 duo → -
Dynamo
Dynamo Singularity is a multi-target hard CC long enough to decide a teamfight outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 58.3% duo win, +4.4 duo →

