Seven · Ability 1 · 26s cooldown
Lightning Ball
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Lightning Ball is Seven's ability 1 on a 26-second cooldown with 0.2s cast delay, 1 charges, 6s charge delay. 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.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +1 Charges; 2 AP — -28% move speed on hit targets and +1s Lifetime; 5 AP — +58.5 DPS and +1.75m radius.
In the most played Seven skill order (60.9% win rate over 12K games), Lightning Ball takes its first point at step 3 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Seven build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Lightning Ball stats
Cooldown
26s
Cast Delay
0.2s
Charges
1
Charge Delay
6s
Damage Per Second
75
Lifetime
5s
Ability points
Lightning Ball upgrades
- 1 AP
+1 Charges
- 2 AP
-28% move speed on hit targets and +1s Lifetime
+28% Move Speed · +1s Lifetime
- 5 AP
+58.5 DPS and +1.75m radius
+58.5 Damage Per Second · +1.75m Radius
Most played Seven skill order
When to level Lightning Ball
In the most played Seven skill order (60.9% win rate over 12K games), Lightning Ball takes its first point at step 3 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Lightning Ball patch history
Minor Update - 08-12-2026 · August 12, 2026
- – Lightning Ball T3 radius increased from +1.5m to +1.75m
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Lightning Ball charge delay reduced from 7s to 6s
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Lightning Ball slows down less vs non-heroes (previously was 2m/s for all, now 3.5m/s for non-heroes)
- – Lightning Ball fixed now doing damage if another ball was already hitting a target
- – Lightning Ball T2 now also increases lifetime by 1s
- – Lightning Ball charge time reduced from 8s to 7s
11-21-2025 Update · November 21, 2025
- – Lightning Ball radius increased from 3.5m to 4.25m
Other Seven abilities
Slow
Abilities like Lightning Ball
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Lightning Ball?＋
Lightning Ball has a 26-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades.
What are the Lightning Ball upgrades?＋
1 AP: +1 Charges 2 AP: -28% move speed on hit targets and +1s Lifetime 5 AP: +58.5 DPS and +1.75m radius
When should you level Lightning Ball?＋
In the most played Seven skill order (60.9% win rate over 12K games), Lightning Ball takes its first point at step 3 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Which hero has Lightning Ball?＋
Lightning Ball is Seven's ability 1. Seven is a mystic whose other abilities are Static Charge, Power Surge, Storm Cloud.