Deadlock - Best Abrams Build for Beginners

In this guide, we will go over the best items and skill path for new players wanting to main Abrams in Deadlock.

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Deadlock is possibly the most anticipated MOBA as it combines elements from beloved games like League of Legends and Dota 2 with Counter-Strike 2 and Overwatch to form quite a fun and addictive title. 

With casual and pro players flocking to give Deadlock a try, you might find yourself wanting to main Abrams as the extensive roster of heroes can be quite overwhelming, but if you have your sights set on this blue demon, then we've got you covered with this beginner guide. 

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Abrams Abilities and Overview

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Abrams is a bruiser that charges into close combat to deliver fierce blows along with incredible sustain and tankiness. If you prefer a more melee-centric playstyle, then Abrams is your man. 

Abilities

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Siphon Life

  • Description: Drain health from enemies in front of you while they are in the radius. 
  • Radius: 10m
  • Duration: 4s
  • Cooldown: 42s
  • Damage per Second: 35 (Spirit Power Scaling x 0.2)
  • Heal vs Heroes: 100%
  • Heal vs Non-Heroes: 50% 
  • T1: -19s Cooldown 
  • T2: +2s
  • T5: +40 Damage Per Second
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Shoulder Charge

  • Description: Charge forward, colliding with enemies and dragging them along. Hitting a wall will Stun enemies caught by Abrams. Speed increased after colliding with enemy Heroes. 
  • Duration: 1.2s
  • Cooldown: 35s
  • Damage: 40 (Spirit Power Scaling x 2.1)
  • Stun Duration: 0.85s 
  • T1: -20s Cooldown 
  • T2: +0.5s Duration
  • T5: +5.5 Weapon Damage for 8s after colliding with an enemy
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Infernal Resilience

  • Description: Regenerate a portion of incoming damage over time. 
  • Damage regenerated: 16% 
  • Regeneration Time: 18s 
  • Health Regen +1 
  • T1: +1.5 Health Regen
  • T2: +150 Health
  • T5: +9% Damage regenerated
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Seismic Impact

  • Description: Leap high into the air and choose a ground location to crash into. When you hit the ground, all enemies in the radius are damaged and stunned. Press LMB to crash down early. 
  • Cooldown: 150s
  • Damage: 150 (Spirit Power Scaling x 0.9) 
  • Stun Duration: 1s 
  • Impact Radius: 9m 
  • T1: -40s Cooldown
  • T2: Gain 100 Max HP and 15% Fire Rate per hero hit. Lasts 25s.
  • T5: On cast, become Immune to Stun, Silence, Sleep, Root, and Disarm. Expires 3s after landing.

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Ability Order

SiphonLife-Abrams-AbilityIcon

 

Siphon Life

  • Unlock Third
  • Upgrade T1
  • Max Out Last
ShoulderCharge-Abrams-AbilityIcon

 

Shoulder Charge

  • Unlock Second
  • Upgrade T1
  • Max Out First
InfernalResilience-Abrams-AbilityIcon

 

Infernal Resilience

  • Unlock First
  • Upgrade T1
  • Max Out Third
SeismicImpact-Abrams-AbilityIcon

 

Seismic Impact

  • Unlock Last
  • Upgrade T1
  • Max Out Second

Best Abrams Early-Game Items

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For the early-game items, focus on getting Melee Lifesteal and Spirit Strike for that extra oomph while laning. 

Best Weapon Items

Close Quarters

 

Close Quarters 

  • +85 Bullet Shield Health
  • Passive: Deal additional Weapon Damage when in close range to your target. 
  • +25% Weapon Damage Conditional: Close Range
  • Condition: 15m Close Range 
Berserker

 

Berserker

  • +4 Ammo
  • +7% Bullet Resist
  • Passive: Your Weapon Damage increases as you take sustained damage.
  • +5% Weapon Damage per Stack
  • 110 Damage taken to Stack
  • 10 Max Stacks
  • 10 Duration 
Melee Charge

 

Melee Charge 

  • +15% Weapon Damage
  • +100 Bonus Health
  • +1 Health Regen
  • Passive: Increases your Heavy Melee charge distance. When you perform a Heavy Melee attack against an enemy, your weapon reloads instantly.

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Best Vitality Items

Melee Lifesteal

 

Melee Lifesteal

  • +13% Melee Damage
  • +75 Bonus Health
  • Passive: Your melee attacks heal you for 20% of the Melee Damage dealt plus 90. This heal is 40% effective vs non-heroes.
  • Component of Lifestrike
Extra Stamina

 

Extra Stamina 

  • +1 Stamina
  • +10% Stamina Recovery
  • +7% Fire Rate
  • Component of Superior Stamina
Sprint Boots

 

Sprint Boots

  • +2m/s Sprint Speed
  • +1 Health Regen
  • +4% Weapon Damage
  • Component of Enduring Speed
Extra Regen

 

Extra Regen

  • +2.8 Health Regen
  • +8% Ammo
  • +25 Bonus Health

Best Spirit Items

Spirit Strike

 

Spirit Strike 

  • +80 Spirit Shield Health
  • +0.8 Health Regen
  • +12% Melee Damage
  • Passive: When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, deal Extra Spirit Damage with the attack and reduce the target's Spirit Resist.
  • x Spirit Damage (adjusted by Spirit Power)
  • -12% Spirit Resist
  • 11s Duration 
Infuser

 

Infuser (Active)

  • +50 Bonus Health
  • +10% Ammo
  • Active: Gain Spirit Power and Spirit Lifesteal.
  • +16 Spirit Power
  • +20% Spirit Lifesteal
  • 6s Duration 

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Best Abrams Mid-Game Items

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Best Weapon Items

Kinetic Dash

 

Kinetic Dash 

  • +100 Bonus Health
  • +1.5 Health Regen
  • Passive: Your next Dash-Jump does not cost an extra stamina and you gain Fire Rate and bonus Ammo until your next reload. Lasts up to 8s.
  • +25% Fire Rate
  • +5 Temporary Ammo
  • 8s Duration 
Point Blank

 

Point Blank

  • +15% Bullet Resist
  • +1 Stamina
  • Passive: When in close range to your target, gain Weapon Damage and your bullets apply a Movement Slow.
  • Conditional: +45% Weapon Damage
  • Conditional: 25% Movement Slow
  • 2s Slow Duration
  • 15m Close Range 
Hunter's Aura

 

Hunter's Aura

  •  +150 Bonus Health 
  • Passive: Reduces nearby enemies' Bullet Resist and Fire Rate. If there is only one enemy hero nearby, this effect is tripled.
  • Conditional: -9% Bullet Resist
  • Conditional: 10% Fire Rate Slow
  • 15m Radius 

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Best Vitality Items

Enduring Speed

 

Enduring Speed 

  • +1.4m/s Move Speed
  • +2m/s Sprint Speed
  • +75 Bonus Health
  • +1.5 Health Regen
  • Passive: Reduces the effects of enemy Movement Slow.
  • +40% Movement Slow Resist 
Healing Booster

 

Healing Booster 

  • +6% Spirit Resist
  • +2 Health Regen
  • Passive: Increases the effectiveness of your Healing and increases your resistance to healing reduction.
  • +25% Healing Effectiveness 
  • +15% Heal Reduction Resistance 

Best Spirit Items

Duration Extender

 

Duration Extender

  • +16% Ability Duration
  • +100 Bonus Health
  • +1.75 Health Regen
  • Component of Superior Duration
Bullet Resist Shredder

 

Bullet Resist Shredder 

  • +100 Bonus Health
  • +5% Bullet Resist
  • Passive: Reduces Bullet Resist on enemies when you deal Spirit Damage. 
  • -12% Bullet Resist
  • 8s Duration 
Cold Front

 

Cold Front (Active)

  •  +10% Spirit Resist 
  • Active: Release an expanding ice blast that deals Spirit Damage and Slows targets it hits.
  • 75 + (1.5 * Spirit Power) Spirit Damage
  • 40% Movement Slow
  • 14m End Radius
  • 3s Duration 

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Best Abrams Late-Game Items

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Make sure to rush Leech and focus on Weapon Items if you are ahead. 

Best Weapon Items

Frenzy

 

Frenzy

  • +12 Ammo
  • +30% Weapon Damage
  • +200 Bonus Health
  • Passive: While you are below 40% health, you gain stat bonuses. 
  • 4 m/s Movement Speed
  • 40% Fire Rate
  • 45% Spirit Resist
Siphon Bullets

 

Siphon Bullets 

  •  +28% Weapon Damage 
  • Passive: Your bullets temporarily steal Max HP from enemies. Enemies regain their stolen health when the debuff expires. Permanently steal one stack of health if a siphoned target dies and lose 2 stacks if you die.
  • 45 Max HP Steal Per Bullet
  • 20s Steal Duration
  • 0.8s Max Frequency 

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Best Vitality Items

Leech

 

Leech

  • +35% Spirit Lifesteal
  • +35% Bullet Lifesteal
  • +175 Bonus Health
  • +12 Spirit Power
  • +15% Weapon Damage
Improved Bullet Armor

 

Improved Bullet Armor

  • +45% Bullet Resist
  • +10% Weapon Damage
Improved Spirit Armor

 

Improved Spirit Armor

  • +45% Spirit Resist
  • +8 Spirit Power
Lifestrike

 

Lifestrike

  • +40% Melee Damage
  • +125 Bonus Health
  • +8% Bullet Resist
  • Passive: Your Melee Attack applies Movement Slow and heals you for 55% of the Melee Damage dealt plus 110. This heal is 40% effective vs non-heroes. 
  • 60% Movement Slow (Conditional)
  • 2.5s Slow Duration 

Best Spirit Items

Suppressor

 

Suppressor

  • +50 Bonus Health
  • +2.5 Health Regen
  • +4 Spirit Power
  • Passive: When you deal Spirit Damage to enemies, you also apply Fire Rate Slow. 
  • -25% Fire Rate Slow
  • 2s Duration 
  • Component of Mystic Slow
Mystic Slow

 

Mystic Slow

  • +100 Bonus Health
  • +3 Health Regen
  • +6 Spirit Power
  • Passive: If a target takes Spirit damage, they have their Movement Speed and Fire Rate reduced. 
  • +30% Movement Slow
  • +40% Fire Rate Slow
  • 2s Duration 
Improved Cooldown

 

Improved Cooldown

  • +16% Cooldown Reduction
  • +1.5 Health Regen
  • Component of Superior Cooldown

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Abrams Beginner Guide

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Overall, Abrams' playstyle consists of securing enough Souls in the early game to ensure that you have enough Health and Health Regen so that you can start skirmishing and looking for picks and taking down the enemy team structures. You excel in close-quarter combat so make use of your tankiness and melee damage. 

Remember to Parry when needed, and come late-game you will be almost unkillable if you were able to accrue a good enough lead. You will act as a frontline for your team so don't panic and jump into the action to secure victory. Best of luck in your Deadlock games!

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