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Abrams is 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.

Tank

Brawler

Bull-Headed

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	51.4
Bullet Damage:	Hero Not Found+0.25+0.1
Pellets per shot:	9
Ammo:	9
Bullets per sec:	1.59
Reload Time:	0.353s
Bullet Velocity:	610m/s
Light Melee:	Hero Not Found+2.67+1.74
Heavy Melee:	Hero Not Found+4.91+4.03

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" scrolled 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.

Abilities

Drain health from nearby enemies, dealing 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

2

2s Duration

5

+2m Radius and +18 DPS with improved Spirit scaling

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.

On Hero Collide:

x1.4

30

Damage

On Wall Hit:

Stun

0.3s

Stun Duration

1

Applies +40% Slow for 3s

2

On Wall Hit: +0.8s Stun Duration

5

-18s Cooldown
On Hero Collide: +1.5 Weapon Damage for 6s

Notes

At base duration, Shoulder Charge travels approximately 17.5m.
- At Upgrade 2, this distance is approximately 27.5m.

Gain bonus defensive attributes. Taking damage grants temporary regeneration for a portion of the damage taken.

Passive:

13%

Damage Regenerated

Passive:

20s

Regeneration Time

1 Health Regen

1

+200 Max Health

2

18% Melee Lifesteal

5

+20% Debuff Resist and +8% Damage Regenerated

Leap high into the air before crashing into the ground, dealing spirit damage and applying stun.

x2.33

100

Damage

On Hit:

Stun

1.6s

Stun Duration

1

-30s Cooldown

2

0.8s Stun Duration

5

On cast, become Unstoppable for 6s and +6m Impact Radius

Notes

At full charge, Abrams can jump up to approximately 55m in one direction with Seismic Impact.
- This is not affected by Ability Range

Weapon

Case Closed

Spreadshot

Close Range

51 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

17m ➞ 40m

Reloads single shells at a time. Can be interrupted

Update history

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Abrams/Update history

Update	Changes
June 30, 2026	Siphon Life T3 reduced from +3m Radius to +2m. Shoulder Charge T3 reduced from -20s Cooldown to -18s. Seismic Impact cooldown increased from 185s to 215s. (Global ult change) Seismic Impact T1 reduced from -35s Cooldown to -30s. (Global ult change)
May 22, 2026	Infernal Resilience T1 changed from "+1.5 Health Regen" to "+200 Max Health". Infernal Resilience T2 changed from "200 Max Health" to "+18% Melee Lifesteal" (40% effective vs non-heroes). Seismic Impact T2 increased from +0.7s Stun Duration to +0.8s. Seismic Impact T3 Unstoppable duration increased from 5s to 6s.
April 30, 2026	Siphon Life heal reduced from 80/40% to 70/35%. Fixed speed coming out of canceling Shoulder Charge being too high when hitting a hero.

Background

“

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 out 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.

— A FATE'S TALE

Lore

Abrams is Ixian.^[1] However, unlike Infernus, he does not demonstrate control over fire.

Character interactions

In one of the endings of The Binding of Oathkeeper, Abrams moves to Lady Geist's apartment.
Grey Talon says his "stepdaughter" is Ixian, like Abrams.^[1] However, it seems that the intended term was "daughter-in-law", as evidenced by Talon's background and Abrams' response.
Abrams is surprised that Infernus has never visited Ixia.^[2]

Gallery

Portrait
Minimap icon
In-game render
Main menu animation
Model sheet
Abrams with Ivy and a Trooper in the "Learn to play" menu art
Work-in-progress new model
Visual novel art
Visual novel art - without coat
Weapon - Cold Case

Trivia

Abrams during Deadlock Pre-Alpha (Neon Prime) was named Atlas.
Abrams is voiced by Samoa Joe, a professional wrestler.^[3]
- Haze may call Abrams a "juggernaut".^[4] Samoa Joe voiced the character Juggernaut in Dota Underlords.
Abrams' Tome contains a ripped page matching Oathkeeper's sign.^[5]
Abrams' Tome in game currently uses the 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. Because of this, the top of his head is cut off in the shop menu and in the player profile screen.
Abrams had a new work-in-progress model added to the game files in the 2024-12-06 Update, and later removed. This model had more finished textures and a remodeled head with complete facial rigging, as well as an added tail. His badge was removed, indicating that he is not a police detective.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Grey Talon and Abrams conversation - Talon: "You remind me of my stepdaughter." Abrams: "Son married an Ixian?" Talon: "Yeah."
↑ 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."
↑ Samoa Joe on Twitter
↑ Haze's in-game voice line - "This man's a juggernaut!"
↑ The Binding of Oathkeeper - Chapter 4B