Valve is buffing 4 heroes in Deadlock – one of them is already one of the best

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Valve released a small patch for the MOBA shooter Deadlock on October 27th that brought a number of balancing changes. There was also a buff for a hero who is one of the most popular and strongest heroes in the game.

Which hero is it about? Seven received a small buff with the October 27th patch. His Storm Cloud ability 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 29th via blitz.gg). Seven is also one of the three most played heroes with a pick rate of 56%. Only Infernus and Haze are still played more often.

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    Seven has a very special reputation in the Deadlock community: The hero is particularly strong against beginners. In general, the hero is considered relatively beginner-friendly and quick to learn. At higher levels, the electric specialist loses effectiveness and strength, but Seven can shine especially in lobbies with poorer players and beginners.

    The remaining buffs and nerfs at a glance

    What else did the patch change? Of course, the update didn’t just make small changes to Seven. There were also buffs for Shiv, Yamato and Bebop and a few minor nerfs.

    Here you can see an overview of the patch notes:

    Shiv:

  • Killing Strike’s range increased from 13m to 14m.
  • Killing Strike Fury per weapon damage increased from 0.015 to 0.017
  • Killing Strike drain rate reduced from 0.3 to 0.25

    • Bebop:

  • Stacks of Sticky Bombs no longer decrease upon death
  • Sticky Bomb now grants stacks based on dying heroes injured by Sticky Bomb, with a 12 second buffer (previously anyone hit by the bomb automatically granted stacks)
  • Sticky Bomb damage per stack increased from 3% to 5%.
  • Glue Bomb Spirit Power damage scaling increased from 0.9 to 1.2
  • Improved Sticky Bomb T1 from -7.5s to -8s
  • Sticky Bomb cooldown reduced from 19s to 18s

    • Gray Talon:

  • Ghost movement speed scaling reduced from 0.04 to 0.032
  • Spirit’s projectile damage scaling reduced from 0.13 to 0.12

    • Kelvin:

  • Ice Path cooldown increased from 38s to 42s.

    • McGinnis:

  • Mini Tower Spirit Resistance reduced from 80% to 70%
  • Spectral Wall cooldown increased from 37s to 46s
  • Spectral Wall T2 cooldown increased from -14s to -23s

    • Paradox:

  • Pulse Grenade T3 reduced from +1 m per pulse to +0.75 m

    • Yamato

  • Shadow Transformation cooldown reduced from 90s to 85s

    • If you’re just starting out with Deadlock and are wondering how you can get better at 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 help you make it better immediately

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