Seven build guide
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Build designed to have most of the important items on Seven and in general in the game (don’t take the example build into account); it’s just the humble build of an OTP Seven Emissary. I don’t like the Left-to-Right style; it feels too bad to me. In this game, I think builds are very team-dependent. Speaking of health items, of course there are core items you can’t skip, but the higher you climb in rank, the more you need to know how to counter-build, not just follow a single build path.
1Lane Phase
Author's category · 4 items
Monster Rounds
Literally the first item I buy in the match, you kill the small jungle with two charged hits and the minions at 60% health, also securing the souls so they don’t get stolen.
Extra Spirit
Very good early game option, in terms of damage it gives +11.44% on Lightning Ball, +5.81% on Power Surge, and 10.68% on Storm Cloud, which you can later upgrade into Improved Spirit or Surge of Power
Extra Charge
Debatable whether to buy it or not, I like to buy it after Quicksilver Reload. It gives +9.54% damage, obviously only on Lightning Ball. If you buy it, you can upgrade it later into Rapid Recharge.
2Earlygame
Author's category · 6 items
Improved Spirit
Built from Extra Spirit
In terms of damage: +9.66% on Power Surge, +19% on Lightning Ball, and +18.36% on Storm Cloud, obviously excluding the percentage from Extra Spirit if you bought it; if you did, you should upgrade it.
Suppressor
You can choose whether to buy it or not, I like it only in some games, when I’m laning against two with high fire rate (e.g., Haze, Wraith, etc.), it procs on everyone hit by your 4.
3Midgame
Author's category · 6 items
Toxic Bullets
The more Spirit damage, the better; it lasts longer thanks to Superior Duration, very good midgame option.
Cultist Sacrifice
Built from Monster Rounds
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
Core item, by maxing Power Surge you only have 4 seconds where the ability isn’t active; it also affects active items, and for its price it’s extremely good.
4Lategame
Author's category · 6 items
Mercurial Magnum
Built from Quicksilver Reload
I would buy it after other late game items, but it depends on how you see it, you’ll never have ammo issues.
Spiritual Overflow
Built from Spirit Lifesteal
I literally love this item, I always buy it together with a Tier 3 weapon item for the 9.6k spike of +80% weapon damage, usually I buy it together with Toxic Bullets.
5Tier 2 Weapon Optionsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Intensifying Magazine
Not a bad option, I don’t buy it because Quicksilver Reload fixes my ammo issues.
Fleetfoot
Very good early option, movement for kiting, lots of fights; sold later.
Opening Rounds
Good option, although in my opinion I’m not sure I like it that much; it’s sold later.
6Tier 3 Weapon Optionsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Ballistic Enchantment
I sometimes buy it; if you hit 3 enemies, for example, you’d have +60% gun damage, and you don’t have to hit them directly, just that the bounce from your 3 hits them.
Burst Fire
It can be useful, but you have to try it; I never buy it, I don’t like it.
Spirit Rend
7Counter Itemsoptional
Author's category · 8 items
Rusted Barrel
Lane item: if I don’t want to buy Suppressor, I always get it when I’m going to buy Disarming Hex later; it works just as well against high fire rate heroes.
Disarming Hex
Built from Rusted Barrel
The best item against weapon damage heroes, it forces them to buy Dispel Magic; good against Wraith, Haze, Drifter, Ivy, Silver Ult, Vindicta, Vyper, and others who build weapon damage.
8Tier 4 Late Itemsoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Transcendent Cooldown
This + Infusor, ult-dependent PLUS, buy it when you have 3 or 4 active items, like Refresher, Unstoppable, Ethereal Shift, etc. ULT DEPENDENT!!!
Inhibitor
When you have a fed opponent, if you have Toxic Bullets, sell it for this item in late.
Crippling Headshot
9Survivability
Author's category · 10 items
Spirit Resilience
You literally have to build this item every game. Many matches don’t have hybrid damage; they’re usually mostly Spirit damage. Press TAB at moments in the match and see what they’re building.
Enchanter's Emblem
Early game for lanes with a lot of Spirit damage; if I buy it, I later sell it and get Spirit Resilience.
Spirit Shielding
10Situational Survivabilityoptional
Author's category · 8 items
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
Knockdown = Unstoppable, ult-dependent, always built against Apollo or Dynamo.
Counterspell
The best item in the game, nothing else to say; you have to build it in almost every game, if not every game.
Spellbreaker
11Situationaloptional
Author's category · 4 items
Refresher
ULT-DEPENDENT!!!
Spirit Burn
Very situational; if some of your team already bought it, don’t buy it yourself.
Cheat Death
I don’t even know what this item does here, too situational, maybe for Grey Talon.
12Idkoptional
Author's category · 3 items
Extra Regen
If you don’t want to buy Healing Rite in lane.
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
If you’re literally crazy and bought Leech, Infusor, and Spiritual Overflow, each to their own.
Healing Tempo
Built from Healing Booster
13Idk 2optional
Author's category · 3 items
Extra Health
Good early lane option to later upgrade into Fortitude.
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
Due to changes in the game’s health system, this item was indirectly buffed.
Spirit Shredder
You can swap it for a Tier 2 weapon item, later upgrade into Spirit Rend.
14idk 3optional
Author's category · 8 items
Silence Wave
Warp Stone
Arcane Surge
Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.
Lightning BallLightning Ball | Lightning Ball: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Lightning Ball: 1 AP upgrade, step 4 | Lightning Ball: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Lightning Ball: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Healing Rite
Buy it when the lane is rough, for long trades where you lose more than half your health, use it to farm boxes while you heal or do some jungle, you can also buy Extra Regen, both are sold later.
Duration Extender
+2.2 seconds duration on Power Surge, it later upgrades into Superior Duration. I think it’s better to buy it after the laning phase to farm jungle faster, in my opinion.
Quicksilver Reload
Very useful item in lane to clear waves or destroy the Lane Tower. If you buy it together with Improved Spirit, you’ll have +14.16% damage on Lightning Ball.
Spirit Lifesteal
Lifesteal for early, sometimes it saves you when you use your ult at low health.
Healbane
The best anti-heal for early, it procs constantly with Power Surge with Superior Duration in case they have a cleanse, it also procs on everyone hit by your 4.
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
Debatable whether you want to buy it or not, it’s good for farming jungle and clearing waves; if your playstyle is to farm until you’re strong, then buy it without hesitation.
Mystic Vulnerability
I recommend buying it once you have decent damage to reduce resistances; it also procs on everyone hit by your 4.
Surge of Power
Built from Extra Spirit
It’s the better option for midgame where there are lots of fights; in late game it’s obviously worse than Boundless Spirit, if the match goes long, you sell it for Boundless.
Leech
Built from Spirit Lifesteal
You’re not ult-dependent: buy this item, it’s better for long fights and more reliable.
Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
The more stacks you have, the more Spirit damage you deal. Toxic Bullets procs it, and so does your 4 hitting everyone.
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
The more Spirit you have, the better it is; best option in late game.
Infuser
Built from Spirit Lifesteal
You’re ult-dependent: buy this item, you heal a lot with your ult when there are many enemies and minions; if the enemy team has a lot of anti-heal, buy it together with Dispel Magic.
Recharging Rush
On Seven I almost don’t like it at all, but it’s an option if you want to try it.
Reduce resistances; if you’re not ult-dependent, it’s a very good option.
Sharpshooter
I don’t like it at all, but you can still try it; when everyone on the enemy team is jumping on you in fights, you can’t proc it.
Spirit Sap
For heroes with Spirit burst damage (Yamato, Apollo, Paige, Mina), I always buy it to later upgrade into Focus Lens.
Focus Lens
Built from Spirit Sap
Bought for the silence, it forces several enemies to buy Dispel Magic.
Mystic Slow
For ult-dependent, later upgrade into Lightning Scroll.
Lightning Scroll
Built from Mystic Slow
I never buy this item, but it’s not a bad option, especially if you’re ult-dependent.
Knockdown
You’ll regret not buying this against a Dynamo when they wipe your entire team with an ult while you just stand there watching.
Slowing Hex
Against Apollo, Calico, Lash, Shiv, Celeste, Ivy, very situational.
If you have skill and aren’t ult-dependent, it’s a very good option.
Ethereal Shift
The Zhonya’s of Deadlock, for when the match drags on or you don’t want to get one-shot; works really well against a Mina or Bebop ult.
Echo Shard
Stun-dependent!!!
Silencer
+15% Spirit Resistance, -25% Spirit damage reduction, + silence; I like it.
You literally appreciate having this item many times during the match, always against lanes with a lot of Spirit damage to survive burst, against many heroes such as Mina, Apollo, Celeste, etc.
Reactive Barrier
Literally the GOAT, procs on many heroes. I never buy it together with Spirit Shielding; for very bully lanes like Silver, Abrams, Bebop, etc.
Debuff Reducer
Reduces Stuns, Silences, Slows, Roots; later upgrade it into Unstoppable or Spellbreaker.
Bullet Resilience
I buy it every few games, you notice it a lot when you have it; I always buy it against Venator.
Battle Vest
Early game for lanes with a lot of weapon damage; if I buy it, I later sell it and get Bullet Resilience.
Weapon Shielding
I almost never buy it; it depends on the 6 enemy heroes.
Return Fire
Test item, it can be good or not; I think it’s too situational. Always buy it against Viper or gun Bebop.
Enduring Speed
Early game item, kiting, mobility; I never buy it together with Fleetfoot.
Built from Debuff Reducer
If you buy Spirit Resilience, Spellbreaker feels too much; but if there are 5 or 6 Spirit damage heroes, then buying both.
Plated Armor
For lots of weapon damage: Wraith, Haze, Rem GUN DAMAGE!!!
Metal Skin
Silver or Haze = Metal Skin, always, for midgame; also works for other heroes, sold later to buy Ethereal Shift.
Dispel Magic
Against many anti-heals or strong debuffs like silences, or against an Infernus.
Siphon Bullets
The GOAT against tanks. Tired of heroes with +6k health? Fed heroes? Here’s your solution.
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Love
Greater Expansion
I really don’t like this item at all; maybe I should try it more, but it seems a bit wasteful on Seven in my opinion.
Upgrade of the madness.
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
Titanic Magazine
Why do you want so many bullets on Seven???
Mystic Expansion
To later upgrade into Greater Expansion, you can imbue Lightning Ball or Storm Cloud.
Restorative Locket
Trophy Collector
Static ChargeStatic Charge | Static Charge: Ability unlocked, step 5 | Static Charge: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Static Charge: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Static Charge: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Power SurgePower Surge | Power Surge: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Power Surge: 1 AP upgrade, step 2 | Power Surge: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 | Power Surge: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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Storm CloudStorm Cloud | Storm Cloud: Ability unlocked, step 8 | Storm Cloud: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Storm Cloud: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Storm Cloud: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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