Abrams counters and synergy
How to counter Abrams
To counter Abrams, play Graves, Kelvin and Celeste: Abrams wins only 47.3% against Graves. Overall Abrams wins 51.2% of 25k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Abrams does best with McGinnis on the team.
- Win rate
- 51.2%
- Pick rate
- 27.8%
- Matches
- 25k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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
McGinnis 1,275 matches
+2.8 vs expected
52.8% win rate
Vindicta 4,181 matches
+2.4 vs expected
53.5% win rate
Lady Geist 1,377 matches
As expected
50.6% win rate
Mina 4,340 matches
As expected
50.7% win rate
Rem 2,418 matches
As expected
50.5% win rate
Seven 2,567 matches
As expected
54.8% win rate
Apollo 2,027 matches
As expected
53.0% win rate
The Doorman 1,378 matches
As expected
49.9% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Deadman Danny 776 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Violet 633 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
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The Doorman 283 matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
-
McGinnis 300 matches
As expected
52.3% win rate
Venator 993 matches
As expected
51.1% win rate
Sinclair 304 matches
As expected
52.6% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Infernus 3,738 matches
+1.9 vs expected
54.9% win rate
Viscous 1,300 matches
As expected
54.8% win rate
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Apollo 2,377 matches
As expected
52.0% win rate
Rat King 11k matches
+1.5 vs expected
48.2% win rate
Paige 4,091 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Grey Talon 2,306 matches
As expected
56.8% win rate
Pocket 3,032 matches
As expected
56.2% win rate
Warden 687 matches
As expected
57.6% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Shiv 4,637 matches
−1.5 vs expected
52.4% win rate
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Vindicta 3,148 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Victor 2,905 matches
As expected
48.7% win rate
Graves 2,910 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Holliday 2,966 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
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Mina 4,576 matches
As expected
51.8% win rate
Mirage 1,330 matches
As expected
55.9% win rate
Mo & Krill 4,909 matches
As expected
50.4% 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 | 47.3% | 2,910 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 47.7% | 2,345 | As expected |
 Celeste | 47.9% | 2,621 | As expected |
 Wraith | 48.0% | 5,796 | As expected |
 Ivy | 48.1% | 3,255 | As expected |
 Vyper | 48.2% | 1,582 | As expected |
| Rat King | 48.2% | 11k | +1.5 points |
 Baba | 48.3% | 3,958 | As expected |
| Seven | 48.5% | 2,747 | As expected |
| Victor | 48.7% | 2,905 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 48.8% | 2,662 | As expected |
| Holliday | 49.1% | 2,966 | As expected |
 Haze | 49.3% | 7,296 | As expected |
| Paige | 49.3% | 4,091 | As expected |
 Yamato | 49.4% | 4,446 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 49.8% | 3,148 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 50.3% | 1,989 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 50.4% | 4,909 | As expected |
 Lash | 50.5% | 6,514 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 51.7% | 1,237 | As expected |
 Calico | 51.8% | 3,028 | As expected |
| Mina | 51.8% | 4,576 | As expected |
| Apollo | 52.0% | 2,377 | As expected |
 Drifter | 52.1% | 4,680 | As expected |
 Bebop | 52.1% | 6,056 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 52.3% | 1,682 | As expected |
| Rem | 52.3% | 1,993 | As expected |
| Shiv | 52.4% | 4,637 | −1.5 points |
| Venator | 52.6% | 5,079 | As expected |
| Violet | 52.7% | 3,469 | As expected |
 Silver | 53.0% | 2,276 | As expected |
 Billy | 53.0% | 3,231 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 53.7% | 1,537 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 53.8% | 1,602 | As expected |
| Viscous | 54.8% | 1,300 | As expected |
| Infernus | 54.9% | 3,738 | +1.9 points |
 Paradox | 55.2% | 3,934 | As expected |
 Solomon | 55.7% | 3,098 | As expected |
| Mirage | 55.9% | 1,330 | As expected |
| Pocket | 56.2% | 3,032 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 56.8% | 2,306 | As expected |
| Warden | 57.6% | 687 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 59.1% | 3,779 | 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, Kelvin and Celeste (47.3% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Shiv, Vindicta and Victor do better against Abrams than expected.
- Who is Abrams good against?
- Abrams has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Warden and Grey Talon (59.1% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Abrams does better than expected against Infernus, Viscous and Apollo.
- Who is the best teammate for Abrams?
- McGinnis: together they win 52.8%, 2.8 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Abrams lane with?
- Deadman Danny, Violet and The Doorman make the best lane partners for Abrams, measured against what each pair is expected to win.