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Tank

Brawler

Bull-Headed

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	51.4
Bullet Damage:	3.6+0.1
Pellets per shot:	9
Ammo:	9
Bullets per sec:	1.59
Reload Time:	0.353s
Bullet Velocity:	610m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.74
Heavy Melee:	116+4.03

Information

Voice Actor:	Samoa Joe
Release Date:	April 16, 2024
Internal names:	Atlas; Bull

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.

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

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.

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

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

Abrams likes to drink whiskey.^[2]

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.^[3]
Abrams calls Infernus "his bartender".^[4]
Abrams plays in Wraith's weekly poker game.^[5] Wraith calls him Abe.^[6]
Paradox is interested in the Tome. She also warns Abrams to stop investigating her organization.^[5]

Gallery

Portrait
Icon
In-game render
Model Sheet
Name typography
Weapon - Cold Case
Abrams with Ivy and a Trooper in the "Learn to play" menu art
Abrams in the cheater warning pop-up
Previous portrait
Original portrait
Previous icon
Old icon
Abrams' model before the 2025-02-25 Update
Winter skin
Old main menu animation
Visual novel art
Visual novel art - without coat

Trivia

Abrams was named Atlas in Neon Prime, and also known as Bull. The icon for Infernal Resilience has a bull design.
Abrams is voiced by Samoa Joe, a professional wrestler.^[7]
- Haze may call Abrams a "juggernaut".^[8] Samoa Joe voiced the character Juggernaut in Dota Underlords.
Abrams' Tome contains a ripped page matching Oathkeeper's sign.^[9]
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 Grey Talon and Abrams conversation - Talon: "You remind me of my stepdaughter." Abrams: "Son married an Ixian?" Talon: "Yeah."
↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (killed Abrams) - "I'll buy him some whiskey, he'll get over it."
↑ 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' in-game voice line - "Hope I didn't kill my bartender for nothing."
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Abrams conversations
↑ 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."
↑ Samoa Joe on Twitter
↑ Haze's in-game voice line - "This man's a juggernaut!"
↑ The Binding of Oathkeeper - Chapter 4B