Lightning Ball
Lightning Ball is Seven's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 26 second cooldown. Shoot a ball of lightning that travels in a straight line. Does damage to all targets in its radius. Slows down when damaging enemies and stops if it hits the world.
Open the most-bought Seven build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 124,688 Seven matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Lightning Ball in matches
Seven players unlocked Lightning Ball third in 34.4% of matches (43,083 of 125,350), second in 34.0% of matches (42,603 of 125,350) and first in 31.5% of matches (39,453 of 125,350), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day.
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and not a recommendation. Each share is the Seven matches in which Lightning Ball was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Seven match counted; a step under 500 matches is not listed.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.
Lightning Ball stats
Lightning Ball
- Cooldown 26s
- Charges 1
- Between charges 6s
Shoot a ball of lightning that travels in a straight line. Does damage to all targets in its radius. Slows down when damaging enemies and stops if it hits the world.
- 5s Lifetime
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 Charge | |
| 2 | -28% Move Speed +1s Lifetime | -28% move speed on hit targets and +1s Lifetime |
| 3 | +58.5 Damage Per Second +1.75m Radius | +58.5 DPS and +1.75m radius |
Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.
Lightning Ball change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6701 | No player-facing change in 43 builds (September 25 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Lightning Ball's tier 2 upgrade changed from -35% Move Speed and +1s Lifetime to -28% Move Speed and +1s Lifetime. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6683 | No player-facing change in 2 builds (August 20 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| August 12, 2026build 6677 | Lightning Ball's tier 3 upgrade changed from +58.5 Damage Per Second and +1.5m Radius to +58.5 Damage Per Second and +1.75m Radius. | Changed |
| August 8, 2026build 6672from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 8 builds (July 28 to August 8, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Lightning Ball FAQ
What does Lightning Ball do?
Shoot a ball of lightning that travels in a straight line. Does damage to all targets in its radius. Slows down when damaging enemies and stops if it hits the world. Its tooltip lists 75 Damage Per Second (+0.5 x Spirit), 4.25m Radius and 5s Lifetime.
What is Lightning Ball's cooldown in Deadlock?
Lightning Ball has a 26 second cooldown.
How does Lightning Ball scale with spirit power?
Damage Per Second starts at 75 and gains 0.5 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
What do Lightning Ball's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +1 Charge. Tier 2: -28% move speed on hit targets and +1s Lifetime. Tier 3: +58.5 DPS and +1.75m radius.
Was Lightning Ball changed in the latest patch?
No. Lightning Ball is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the September 17, 2026 patch.