Most popular skill leveling order74.1%· 10,054 matches
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Charges into close combat
Abrams has the bulk and sustain to lead from the front, often running into the middle of his foes and watching them scatter. If his enemies waste their fire on him, his backline teammates can lay out damage with impunity.
Win Rate
51.7%
Pick Rate
2.8%
KDA Ratio
2.73
Avg Damage
31.8K
Matches
455.9K
Avg KDA
6.6 / 7.4 / 13.7
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Abrams is a reliable A tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 51.7% win rate and a 2.8% pick rate across 455,852 tracked matches this patch. Abrams's role leans charges into close combat, which shapes every item choice, ability upgrade and lane partner on this page. Abrams has the bulk and sustain to lead from the front, often running into the middle of his foes and watching them scatter. If his enemies waste their fire on him, his backline teammates can lay out damage with impunity. Abrams averages 6.6 kills, 7.4 deaths and 13.7 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.
The highest win rate Abrams players open with Infernal Resilience, Siphon Life, and Siphon Life, and that ability priority wins 74.1% of 10,054 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Abrams's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.
Across tracked games Abrams finishes on an average 40,267 net worth with a 2.73 KDA. That number tells you when Abrams actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Abrams deals around 31,841 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.
The highest win rate build path on Abrams right now runs Mystic Expansion (tier 1, 52.9% WR), Mystic Vulnerability (tier 2, 57.4% WR), Blood Tribute (tier 3, 58.3% WR), and Spirit Burn (tier 4, 65.4% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.
Abrams is holding a 51.7% win rate this patch and ranks in the A tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Abrams is neither rising nor fading right now. That makes Abrams a safe ranked pick right now without being the first choice in draft.
Abrams loses lane weight against Shiv (-1.4% win rate delta), Silver (-1.1% win rate delta), and Vindicta (-0.9% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.
Abrams pairs strongest with Graves (+4.5% win rate delta) and Victor (+4.3% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Abrams's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Abrams.
Every patch that touched Abrams, with the real win rate shift afterward.
Infernal Resilience T1 changed from "+1.5 Health Regen" to "+200 Max Health" · +3 more
Siphon Life heal reduced from 80/40% to 70/35% · +1 more
Melee damage per boon increased by 10% · +6 more
Bullet damage reduced from 3.86+0.13/boon to 3.6+0.1/boon · +33 more
Gun Falloff range reduced from 20m-46m to 17m-40m · +6 more
Shoulder Charge cooldown reduced from 37s to 33s · +2 more