- Deals damage every 0.25s, with first tick happening after 0.25s of activating the ability.
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Abrams is a Hero in Deadlock. He is a hard-boiled, hard-hitting bruiser of a character that focuses on engaging groups of enemies and relying on his high health, high damage output, and life draining ability to stay in the fight. With a powerful area stun and a devastating shoulder charge, Abrams can isolate fragile targets from the rest of the team and set-up his more damaging allies to finish them off.
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A capable and well-known detective of New York, Abrams solved crimes ranging from kidnappings to ritual murders. One day, a mysterious Tome was left on his desk with a note of "Don't let them have it" scrawled in Onyx blood; followed by car bombings and break-ins to his office. Now, Abrams is trying to figure out just what the hell is going on.
Weapon
Case Closed
Spreadshot
Close Range
51 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
17m ➞ 40m
Reloads single shells at a time. Can be interrupted
Case Closed has a 0.7s delay to start reloading after shooting a shell. It takes 0.35s to start reloading and 0.35s to reload each shell. Reloading all shells takes 3.5s.
Abilities
Siphon Life
Siphon Life
8m
4s
42s
Drain health from nearby enemies, dealing 
spirit damage over time and 
healing for a portion of the damage dealt.
spirit damage over time and healing for a portion of the damage dealt.
x0.6
22
Damage Per Second
4s
Duration
On Hit:
70%
Lifesteal
35%
Lifesteal vs Non-Heroes
1-20s Cooldown
22s Duration
5+2m Radius and +18 DPS with improved Spirit scaling
Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reduction
Healing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effectShoulder Charge
Shoulder Charge
1.4s
33s
Charge forward, 
pulling enemies you hit. Pushing a hero into a wall applies 
stun.
If you collide with a hero you move faster during your charge.
pulling enemies you hit. Pushing a hero into a wall applies stun.If you collide with a hero you move faster during your charge.
On Hero Collide:
x1.4
30
Damage
On Wall Hit:
Stun0.3s
Stun Duration
1Applies +40% Slow for 3s
2On Wall Hit: +0.8s Stun Duration
5-18s Cooldown
On Hero Collide: +1.5 Weapon Damage for 6s
On Hero Collide: +1.5 Weapon Damage for 6s
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist
Triggers Reactive Barrier
Effect can be dispelled
Disable prevented by Indomitable
CC effect suppressed by Unstoppable
Disabled by Slowing Hex- At base duration, Shoulder Charge travels approximately 17.5m.
- Charge's distance is increased with Ability Duration, not Ability Range.
- T3 Damage bonus applies to every bullet in a spreadshot. This amounts to 1.5 * 9 = 13.5 increase in damage per shot.
- This bonus applies a flat +1.5 damage to melee attacks.
Infernal Resilience
Infernal Resilience
Gain bonus defensive attributes. Taking damage grants temporary regeneration for a portion of the damage taken.
regeneration for a portion of the damage taken.Passive:
13%
Damage Regenerated
Passive:
20s
Regeneration Time
1
Health Regen
1+200 Max Health
218% Melee Lifesteal
5+20% Debuff Resist and +8% Damage Regenerated
Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reduction Healing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effect- T2 bonus health does not get further increase with
Colossus.
Seismic Impact
Seismic Impact
215s
Leap high into the air before crashing into the ground, dealing spirit damage and applying stun.
spirit damage and applying stun.
x2.33
100
Damage
On Hit:
Stun1.6s
Stun Duration
1-30s Cooldown
20.8s Stun Duration
5On cast, become Unstoppable for 6s and +6m Impact Radius
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist Triggers Reactive Barrier Disable prevented by Indomitable CC effect suppressed by Unstoppable Disabled by Slowing Hex- If Abrams collides with a flying enemy while crashing into the ground, he will drag them with him.
- At full charge, Abrams can jump up to approximately 55m in one direction with Seismic Impact.
- This is not affected by Ability Range.
Background
See Abrams/Lore for more story content.
“Hard hitting, hard headed, and hard drinking; Detective Abrams has been a fixture on the New York investigating scene for years. From stolen art, to missing persons, to ritual murders; Abrams didn't just take any case that came across his desk... he solved them.
But his days of following cheating spouses came to an end the day he opened his office door and found The Tome sitting on his desk.
No instruction was left for him save for a brief note scrawled in onyx blood that read "Don't let them have it". Abrams hasn't figured where the thing came from; but seeing as his home has been broken into, his office tossed on 3 different occasions, and his car firebombed he has a vested interest in figuring out what the hell is going on.
Lore
Abrams is Ixian.[3] He was born in Ixia and seems to speak their native language.[4][5] Unlike 
Infernus, Abrams does not demonstrate control over fire.
Abrams' goal in the ritual is to destroy the Tome.[6][7]
Abrams expresses little control over the Tome.[8][9] The Tome often tries to fly away, which is weaponised by Abrams and allows him to cast Seismic Impact.[10][11]
Abrams likes to drink whiskey.[12][13] He also frequents Jezebel's.[14][15]
Outside of his case with the Tome, Abrams has also been investigating the Paradox Organisation.[16] He once worked alongside 
Venator on a case in the past.[17]
Since his car was firebombed, Abrams has been forced to use the bus to get around.[18]
Character interactions
- In one of the endings of The Binding of Oathkeeper, Abrams moves to
Lady Geist's apartment.[19] - As he frequents Jezebel's, Abrams is friends with Infernus and refers to him as "Fern".[20][21]
- Abrams is friends with
Celeste and seems to know she's secretly a unicorn.[23] - Abrams is skeptical that the
Patrons will follow through with fulfilling his wish.[24][25] - Abrams plays in
Wraith's weekly poker game alongside 
Mo & Krill.[26][27] Wraith calls Abrams "Abe".[28] 
Graves' mentor,[29] Lady Geist,[30] 
Paradox,[31] Venator[32] and
Yamato[33] have shown interest in taking the Tome off of Abrams. 
Seven is fascinated by the Tome, but isn't interested in taking it.[34]
Grey Talon says his "stepdaughter" is Ixian, like Abrams.[3] However, it seems that the intended term was "daughter-in-law", as evidenced by Talon's background and Abrams' response.
Victor asks Abrams for help with uncovering his origins.[36]
Silver is old friends with Abrams, referring to him as "Abe".[13] According to Silver, they used to make "bad decisions" before Abrams became "boring".[37]
Update history
View the full update history: Abrams/Update history
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Abrams profile icon -
Previous Abrams icon -
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Gloat portrait for Abrams. -
Critical health portrait for Abrams.
Trivia
- Abrams was named Atlas in Neon Prime, and also known as Bull. The icon for Infernal Resilience previously had a bull design.
- Abrams is voiced by Samoa Joe, a professional wrestler.[1]
- Haze may call Abrams a "juggernaut".[38] Samoa Joe voiced the character Juggernaut in the "Call of the Bladeform Legacy" arcana voice pack in Dota 2, and later in Dota Underlords.
- Abrams' Tome contains a ripped page matching Oathkeeper's sign.[39]
- The first version of Abrams' Tome in-game used textures from TF2's Bombinomicon.
- In The Binding of Oathkeeper artwork, Abrams has spikes on his back.
- Abrams was the only hero who had unique animations in the shop menu screen. These animations have been removed.
- Abrams was made slightly taller in an unlisted patch change around November 2024.
- Abrams' updated model was first leaked in the 2024-12-06 Update, and later removed. Compared to the final model, this version had slightly different facial hair and still had his old book model.
- "Investigating the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Abrams in the Hideout.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2024-09-24 - Samoa Joe on X - "The Devil is in The Details btw. #Deadlock"
- ↑ Deadlock on IMDb
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Grey Talon and Abrams conversation - Grey Talon: "You remind me of my stepdaughter." -
Abrams: "Son married an Ixian?" - Grey Talon: "Yeah."
- ↑ 2024-09-03 - Yoshi; Deadlock Discord - "at this time in the world of Deadlock there are plenty of Ixians that are born on Earth: Infernus and Grey Talon's daughter-in-law (RIP)."
- ↑ Abrams And Apollo Conversation 4
- ↑ Abrams And Dynamo Conversation 3 -
"I... don't suppose I could... take a look at that Tome, when all this is over?" - "Professor, if things go our way, there won't be a tome for you to look at!"
- ↑
The Hidden King's in-game voice line (Abrams start): "You protected the Tome as no one else could. But the time has come for you to free yourself from its burden."
- ↑ Abrams' in-game voice line (Upgrade Seismic Impact): "I gotta figure out how to use this damn book before it gets me killed!"
- ↑ Abrams' in-game voice line (Upgrade Seismic Impact): "I'll make that damned book work for me."
- ↑ Abrams' in-game voice line (Upgrade Seismic Impact): "Oh, I'll be ready when this thing tries to fly away."
- ↑ Abrams' in-game voice line (Upgrade Seismic Impact): "(Sigh) I'm going to be holding onto a book for dear life. Great."
- ↑
Vyper's in-game voice line (killed Abrams) - "I'll buy him some whiskey, he'll get over it."
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Silver's in-game voice line (killed Abrams): "We'll get some whiskey and laugh about this later, Abe."
- ↑ Abrams' in-game voice line (Killed Mo & Krill): "I'll buy you guys a round at Jezebel's later."
- ↑ Infernus' in-game voice line (Killed Abrams): "I hate takin' out my regulars."
- ↑ Abrams And Paradox Conversation 2 - "We like secrets and you seem to have a knack for finding them. But a word of advice: some things aren't meant to be revealed. Stop asking questions about us."
- ↑ Venator And Abrams Conversation 3 - "I don't blame you for not having the stomach to do what needed to be done, but sleep easy knowing that what happening in that brownstone is my burden alone, not yours."
- ↑
Rem's in-game voice line (Naptime taunt): "Don't worry, Abrams, you'll make the bus..."
- ↑ The Binding of Oathkeeper - Chapter 5B
- ↑ Abrams' in-game voice line - "Hope I didn't kill my bartender for nothing."
- ↑ Abrams And Infernus Conversation 1 - "Hey Fern, next time you're pouring me the good stuff, remember all the times I saved your life today."
- ↑ Infernus and Abrams conversation - Abrams: "So when's the last time you went to Ixia?" Infernus: "Never." Abrams: "You gotta be kidding me!" Infernus: "New York born and raised, baby."
- ↑ Abrams And Celeste Conversation 2
- ↑ Abrams And Kelvin Conversation 3 - "You're worried at the last minute that the Patrons are gonna screw us?" -
"Detective, now more than ever we need hope, not skepticism."
- ↑ The Hidden King's in-game voice line (Abrams start): "Trust doesn't come easy for you, Abrams... but know this: when you complete the ritual, the Hidden King will honor his debt."
- ↑ Abrams' in-game voice line (Killed Wraith): "This better not kick me out of Sunday's card game..."
- ↑ Abrams' in-game voice line (Killed Mo & Krill): "See you at the game Sunday, Krill!"
- ↑ Abrams and Wraith conversation - Wraith: "Yeah yeah, wrong hands, blah blah - Abe, you're not the chosen one. You're just a guy who was dealt a bad hand. Dump the book and get your life back."
- ↑ Graves' in-game voice line (killed Abrams): "My mentor says she needs that tome!"
- ↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line (Killed Abrams): "Give me that Tome, Abrams!"
- ↑ Paradox's in-game voice line (Killed Abrams): "The tome will be mine, Abrams!"
- ↑ Venator's in-game voice line (killed Abrams): "Give me the damn Tome, Abrams!"
- ↑ Abrams' in-game voice line (Killed Yamato): "You'll get this book over my dead body, Yamato."
- ↑ Abrams And Seven Conversation 1
- ↑
Warden's in-game voice line (killed Abrams): "The Tome must be destroyed."
- ↑ Abrams And Victor Conversation 1 - "Heard you love a good mystery." - "Can you help me with mine?"
- ↑ Silver And Abrams Conversation 1
- ↑
Haze's in-game voice line - "This man's a juggernaut!"
- ↑ The Binding of Oathkeeper - Chapter 4B
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