Abrams

Overview

Quotes

Sounds

Update history

Weapon: "Case Closed"
BASE STATS
Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	55.1
Bullet Damage:	3.86+0.154
Ammo:	9
Bullets per sec:	1.59
Reload Time:	0.353s
Bullet Velocity:	610m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67
Falloff Range:	20m → 46m
Vitality Stats
Health:	770+49
Health Regen:	1.5
Move Speed:	6.4m/s
Sprint Speed:	1.6m/s
Dash Speed:	0.7s
Stamina:	3
Stamina Cooldown:	4.5s
Spirit Stats
Spirit Power:	0+1.1
Information
Voice Actor:	Samoa Joe
Release Date:	April 24, 2024
Codenames:	Atlas; Bull

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Tank - Brawler - Bull-Headed

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

Siphon Life

10m

x0.0465

4s

42s

Drain health from nearby enemies in front of you, dealing spirit damage over time and healing for a portion of the damage dealt.

x0.54

29

Damage Per Second

4s

Duration

On Hit:

66%

Lifesteal

33%  Lifesteal vs Non-Heroes

1

-19s Cooldown

2

+2s Duration

5

+30.6 Damage Per Second

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.

On Hero Collide:

x1.9

37

Damage

On Wall Hit:

0.6s

Stun Duration

1

On Hero Collide: +2.2 Weapon Damage for 8s

2

On Wall Hit: +0.45s Stun Duration

5

-18s Cooldown

Notes

• At base duration, Shoulder Charge travels approximately 17.5m.

Infernal Resilience

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

+1.5 Health Regen

2

+150 Max Health

5

+7% Damage Regenerated

Seismic Impact

185s

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

x2.33

55

Damage

10.5m

Impact Radius

On Hit:

1.5s

Stun Duration

1

-35s Cooldown

2

On Hero Hit: +100 Max HP and +15% Fire Rate

5

On cast, become Unstoppable.

Notes

• 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

Weapon

Weapon Stats	Falloff Range 20m - 46m 55 Damage Per Second
Case Closed
Spreadshot Close Range
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

Update	Changes
November 21, 2025	Shoulder Charge cooldown reduced from 37s to 33s. Shoulder Charge T3 reduced from -22s Cooldown to -18s. Seismic Impact T3 duration increased from 3s to 4s.
October 2, 2025	Siphon Life damage and spirit scaling reduced by 10% Siphon Life heal ratio increased by 10% Shoulder Charge T1 changed from +25% Weapon Power to +20 Bullet Damage Per Shot (results in a weaker followup melee hit)
September 4, 2025	Infernal Resilience damage regenerated increased from 12% to 13%.

Background

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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. However, unlike Infernus, he does not demonstrate control over fire.

Abrams' goal in the ritual is to destroy the Tome.

Abrams expresses little control over the Tome. The Tome often tries to fly away, which is weaponised by Abrams and allows him to cast Seismic Impact.

Abrams likes to drink whiskey. He also frequents Jezebel's.

Outside of his case with the Tome, Abrams has also been investigating the Paradox Organisation.

Character interactions

• In one of the endings of The Binding of Oathkeeper, Abrams moves to Lady Geist's apartment.
• Abrams is surprised that Infernus has never visited Ixia.
• Abrams calls Infernus "his bartender". He also refers to Infernus as "Fern".
• Abrams is sceptical that the Patrons will follow through with fulfilling his wish.
• Abrams plays in Wraith's weekly poker game alongside Mo & Krill. Wraith calls him Abe.
• Lady Geist, Paradox and Yamato have shown interest in taking the Tome off of Abrams. Seven is fascinated by the Tome, but isn't interested in taking it.
• Grey Talon says his "stepdaughter" is Ixian, like Abrams. 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.

Gallery

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  Abrams portrait
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  Abrams icon
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  Abrams in-game render
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  Abrams reference sheet
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  Abrams name typography
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  Abrams weapon - Cold Case
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  Abrams with Ivy and a Trooper in the "Learn to play" menu art
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  Abrams in the cheater warning pop-up
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  Previous Abrams portrait
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  Original Abrams portrait
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  Previous Abrams icon
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  Old Abrams icon
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  Abrams' model before the 2025-02-25 Update
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  Abrams 2024 Winter skin
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  Abrams in old main menu animation
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  Abrams visual novel art
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  Abrams visual novel art - without coat

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.
  • Haze may call Abrams a "juggernaut". 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.
• 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

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