Best Deadlock Synergies In June 2026: Why Seven Shows Up In Every Good Duo
Mobalytics' lane-duo table is loud about Seven, but the tiny pick rates matter. Treat the June 16 snapshot as a signal, not a law of the lane.
Nine top-ten duos can be a signal and still need a sample-size warning label.
The best Deadlock synergies in the June 16, 2026 Mobalytics snapshot all have one extremely loud pattern: Seven is everywhere. Mobalytics’ Deadlock Synergy Tier List ranked Victor + Seven first at 62.2% win rate, followed by Seven + Graves at 61.8% and Seven + McGinnis at 60.8%.
That sounds simple, so here is the catch before the yelling starts. The same page says the data is collected from matches as they are played, uses a 7-day timeout cycle, and only reflects duos assigned to the same lane at match start. It also warns that the public data does not have skill-level structure. In other words: useful, current, and absolutely not a divine ruling.
The Visible Top Deadlock Duos
On the checked snapshot, Victor + Seven had the cleanest top row: 62.2% win rate, 6.4% WRF, 0.3% pick rate, 11.9 average CS/M, 6.0 average denies, 2,450.4 average NW/M, and 3.2 average KDA. Seven + Graves followed at 61.8% win rate, 6.3% WRF, and 0.2% pick rate. Seven + McGinnis sat third at 60.8% win rate, 5.5% WRF, and 0.2% pick rate.
The rest of the visible top ten kept the same theme going: Ivy + Seven, Billy + Seven, Kelvin + Seven, Dynamo + Seven, Doorman + Seven, Haze + Seven, and then Victor + Graves. That means Seven appeared in nine of the ten visible top duos. Even with caveats, that is not a whisper.
Why The Pick Rate Matters
The pick rates are the part that keeps the table honest. The visible top rows were mostly tiny: roughly 0.1% to 0.4% on the checked page. A tiny pick rate does not make a duo fake, but it does change the confidence level. A duo can be strong because it is genuinely powerful, because good players are selecting it in specific lanes, or because the sample is still narrow.
That is why “Victor + Seven is first” is fair. “Every lane should force Victor + Seven forever” is how an otherwise useful table becomes a superstition with buttons.
Why Seven Keeps Showing Up
Seven’s value is not subtle. He brings fight coverage, objective pressure, and a kit that can turn grouped enemies into a weather incident with a health bar. Pair him with a front-facing threat, a stabilizer, or another strong current hero, and the lane has a way to survive the early mess while still threatening the later one.
Victor + Seven reads like a pressure pairing. Seven + Graves reads like a pair that can bend fights around repeated threat and area control. Seven + McGinnis adds structure, denies, and fight shape. The tracker does not prove every micro-interaction, but the repeated Seven signal points toward a hero who is easy to pair with strong lane plans.
How To Draft From Synergy Data
Start with the job, then check the number. If your lane needs pressure, ask whether the duo can actually contest space. If your lane needs survival, ask whether both heroes can live through the enemy’s first clean engage. If your lane needs scaling, ask whether the duo gets there without donating the early map.
Then check whether the synergy has a real sample behind it. A 62% win rate with a small pick rate is interesting. It should make you test the pair, not tattoo it onto your draft sheet.
The Short Version
Best Deadlock duos on the checked Mobalytics snapshot were led by Victor + Seven, Seven + Graves, and Seven + McGinnis. The bigger story is Seven appearing across nearly every visible top row. The caveat is the pick rate: these are sharp signals from current tracker data, not permanent lane law.
Source note: Mobalytics synergy data was checked on June 16, 2026. It is treated as a third-party tracker snapshot, not official Valve balance guidance.