Deadlock Abrams Guide and Overview (Beginner Tips)

Deadlock: Abrams Character Overview

In this Deadlock Abrams guide, you’ll learn the fundamentals of his abilities, unique playstyles, and fundamental tips.

Abrams is an easy to learn tank with incredible innate survivability through his passive.

He is a brute who can close distance fast, stun enemies, and do a ton of damage in close range if built correctly.

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Character Overview

Strengths

• Incredible health recovery capabilities and damage mitigation from his kit
• High mobility allows him to position effectively vs opponents and maximize close damage
• Along with mobility, strong CC especially in narrow spaces make him an incredible ganker

Weaknesses

• Worthless at long range if his gap closer is on cooldown
• Anti-healing items and abilities really hurt him
• Can struggle in wide open combat spaces vs multiple CC and ranged champs

Weapon Stats

63 DPS	4.68 Bullet Damage
9 Ammo	1.67 Bullets per sec
63 Light Melee	116 Heavy Melee

Vitality Stats

600 Max Health	1 Health Regen
0% Bullet Resist	0% Spirit Resist
6.5 m/s | 0 m/s Movespeed | Sprint Speed	3 Stamina

Deadlock Abrams Abilities

Siphon Life (1)

Drain health from enemies in front of you while they are in the radius.

• Maxing Siphon Life allows you to siphon more often, for longer, and more damage (hence life recovered). Most players won’t sit in it but a few ticks can be enough to win the fight.

Tip

• This is incredible vs neutral camps, allowing you to pick them up and roam with no hindrance to your game.
• Placing 1 point early can help with your sustain even if you don’t plan on maxing it.

Shoulder Charge (2)

Charge forward, colliding with enemies and dragging them along. Speed increased after colliding with enemy Heroes.

• Maxing the charge allows you to do it more often, go further each time, and finally give yourself a damage buff after bouldering your opponents into a wall.

Tip

• This is much easier to use in narrow alleys, so if you are still getting the hang of it, try and terrorize your enemies in their tunnel system connecting lanes while you pilfer their resources.
  • The scales are in your favor, but watch out if they rally their friends!
• Remember that it can be used as both an offensive tool to engage or a defensive one to escape.

Infernal Resilience (3)

Regenerate a portion of incoming damage over time.

• Although this is a passive skill, it is the key to the champion’s toughness. It’s common to max first, and maxing it gives you more health and more health regen making you even tougher.

Tip

• Remember your regen takes place over 16s, deferring a portion of that incoming damage. When it’s a close fight, hiding for a little can give you a big advantage over your wounded opponent.

Seismic Impact (4)

Leap high into the air and choose a ground location to smash into. When you hit the ground, all enemies in the radius are damaged and stunned.

• Maxing your ultimate makes you able to use it a lot more often, buff yourself with damage and HP when connecting, and finally make you a rampaging CC immune monster whose damage can’t be stopped.

Tip

• Try to follow up or layer alongside an ally’s ability, as they won’t be able to react to the longer animation and flight setup. If you can hit several people, it’s almost guaranteed to win the fight for your team.
• Take at least 1 point, although maxing it is very powerful. The reduced cooldown is incredible and keeps you able to capitalize on opportunities or get away from tough situations.