How do you counter Abrams in Deadlock?

Pick a hero Abrams struggles against. Abrams has the lowest win rate against Graves, Paige and Rat King (43.7% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Shiv, Vindicta and Silver do better against Abrams than expected.

Who is Abrams good against?

Abrams has the highest win rate against Mirage, Pocket and Shiv (56.5% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Abrams does better than expected against Rat King, Violet and Nurse Harrow.

Who is the best teammate for Abrams?

Rat King: together they win 60.4%, 2.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.

Who should Abrams lane with?

Grey Talon, Rat King and Sinclair make the best lane partners for Abrams, measured against what each pair is expected to win.

Abrams counters and synergy

How to counter Abrams

To counter Abrams, play Graves, Paige and Rat King: Abrams wins only 43.7% against Graves. Overall Abrams wins 51.2% of 924k matches in the last 30 days. Abrams does best with Rat King on the team.

Win rate: 51.2%
Pick rate: 27.6%
Matches: 924k
Updated: 26 October 2026

Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Abrams's win rate and the other hero's predict, so a strong hero doesn't top every list. Green bars beat that expectation, red fall short, grey are within chance.

Same team

Best teammates

Rat King 150k matches

+2.3 vs expected

60.4% win rate
Violet 119k matches

+1.6 vs expected

53.7% win rate
Nurse Harrow 88k matches

+1.3 vs expected

54.0% win rate
Deadman Danny 157k matches

+1.1 vs expected

50.2% win rate
Shiv 65k matches

+1.0 vs expected

46.8% win rate
Sinclair 53k matches

+0.9 vs expected

47.9% win rate
Grey Talon 76k matches

+0.9 vs expected

49.1% win rate
Victor 80k matches

+0.8 vs expected

56.3% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

Grey Talon 14k matches

+2.3 vs expected

50.6% win rate
Rat King 31k matches

+2.1 vs expected

60.3% win rate
Sinclair 11k matches

+1.7 vs expected

48.7% win rate
Nurse Harrow 19k matches

+1.6 vs expected

54.2% win rate
Violet 22k matches

+1.4 vs expected

53.6% win rate
Deadman Danny 29k matches

+1.3 vs expected

50.4% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

Rat King 375k matches

+1.5 vs expected

45.7% win rate
Violet 116k matches

+0.6 vs expected

50.8% win rate
Nurse Harrow 72k matches

+0.6 vs expected

50.3% win rate
Haze 209k matches

+0.5 vs expected

47.8% win rate
Lady Geist 108k matches

+0.4 vs expected

50.6% win rate
Infernus 174k matches

+0.4 vs expected

52.5% win rate
Paradox 126k matches

+0.4 vs expected

55.6% win rate
Apollo 123k matches

+0.4 vs expected

52.1% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

Shiv 125k matches

−0.9 vs expected

55.6% win rate
Vindicta 128k matches

−0.6 vs expected

51.2% win rate
Silver 148k matches

−0.6 vs expected

54.8% win rate
Warden 56k matches

−0.5 vs expected

54.1% win rate
Mo & Krill 117k matches

−0.5 vs expected

50.5% win rate
Sinclair 61k matches

−0.4 vs expected

55.0% win rate
Mina 192k matches

−0.4 vs expected

54.9% win rate
Kelvin 63k matches

As expected

46.8% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Abrams against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Abrams wins with each hero on the enemy team, lowest first. Strong heroes are hard for everyone, so the last column says how this compares with what the two heroes' win rates predict.

Enemy hero	Abrams wins	Matches	Against expected
Graves	43.7%	209k	−0.3 points
Paige	45.2%	160k	+0.3 points
Rat King	45.7%	375k	+1.5 points
Seven	46.1%	154k	As expected
Victor	46.7%	149k	As expected
Kelvin	46.8%	63k	As expected
Haze	47.8%	209k	+0.5 points
Baba	48.1%	114k	As expected
Ivy	48.2%	101k	As expected
Dynamo	49.1%	115k	As expected
Nurse Harrow	50.3%	72k	+0.6 points
Lash	50.4%	182k	As expected
Mo & Krill	50.5%	117k	−0.5 points
Lady Geist	50.6%	108k	+0.4 points
Wraith	50.6%	146k	As expected
Violet	50.8%	116k	+0.6 points
Vindicta	51.2%	128k	−0.6 points
Drifter	51.2%	157k	As expected
Apollo	52.1%	123k	+0.4 points
Infernus	52.5%	174k	+0.4 points
Celeste	52.7%	147k	As expected
Calico	52.9%	70k	As expected
Deadman Danny	53.0%	146k	−0.3 points
Bebop	53.0%	184k	As expected
Billy	53.4%	166k	−0.3 points
Yamato	53.4%	127k	As expected
McGinnis	53.4%	53k	As expected
Holliday	53.8%	101k	As expected
Venator	53.9%	190k	As expected
Grey Talon	54.0%	71k	As expected
Warden	54.1%	56k	−0.5 points
Vyper	54.2%	65k	As expected
Silver	54.8%	148k	−0.6 points
Mina	54.9%	192k	−0.4 points
Sinclair	55.0%	61k	−0.4 points
Solomon	55.0%	114k	−0.3 points
Rem	55.3%	154k	+0.3 points
The Doorman	55.3%	85k	As expected
Viscous	55.3%	58k	As expected
Paradox	55.6%	126k	+0.4 points
Shiv	55.6%	125k	−0.9 points
Pocket	56.2%	87k	As expected
Mirage	56.5%	56k	As expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Abrams in Deadlock?: Pick a hero Abrams struggles against. Abrams has the lowest win rate against Graves, Paige and Rat King (43.7% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Shiv, Vindicta and Silver do better against Abrams than expected.
Who is Abrams good against?: Abrams has the highest win rate against Mirage, Pocket and Shiv (56.5% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Abrams does better than expected against Rat King, Violet and Nurse Harrow.
Who is the best teammate for Abrams?: Rat King: together they win 60.4%, 2.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Abrams lane with?: Grey Talon, Rat King and Sinclair make the best lane partners for Abrams, measured against what each pair is expected to win.