Abrams counters and synergy
How to counter Abrams
To counter Abrams, play Graves, Ivy and Rat King: Abrams wins only 45.1% against Graves. Overall Abrams wins 51.9% of 48k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Abrams does best with Rat King on the team.
- Win rate
- 51.9%
- Pick rate
- 28.9%
- Matches
- 48k
- Updated
- 26 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
Rat King 9,115 matches
+2.3 vs expected
60.3% win rate
Nurse Harrow 5,169 matches
+1.5 vs expected
53.4% win rate
Victor 3,562 matches
As expected
55.6% win rate
Vindicta 9,218 matches
+1.2 vs expected
53.4% win rate
Celeste 3,969 matches
As expected
54.0% win rate
Shiv 5,106 matches
As expected
48.4% win rate
Deadman Danny 7,962 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Grey Talon 3,977 matches
As expected
47.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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Victor 724 matches
As expected
57.0% win rate
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Rat King 1,773 matches
+2.7 vs expected
60.7% win rate
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Grey Talon 770 matches
As expected
49.4% win rate
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Deadman Danny 1,499 matches
As expected
48.8% win rate
The Doorman 632 matches
As expected
50.2% win rate
Lady Geist 900 matches
As expected
51.7% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Rem 5,135 matches
+1.7 vs expected
56.7% win rate
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Rat King 22k matches
+1.5 vs expected
47.3% win rate
Violet 6,497 matches
+1.4 vs expected
54.7% win rate
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Grey Talon 3,881 matches
As expected
58.1% win rate
Yamato 6,826 matches
As expected
53.0% win rate
Sinclair 3,114 matches
As expected
55.0% win rate
Mirage 2,468 matches
As expected
59.6% win rate
Paige 8,547 matches
As expected
47.5% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mo & Krill 9,869 matches
−1.6 vs expected
50.8% win rate
Graves 7,052 matches
−1.3 vs expected
45.1% win rate
Dynamo 6,729 matches
−1.3 vs expected
47.7% win rate
Billy 6,917 matches
As expected
52.8% win rate
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Victor 6,557 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Calico 5,582 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Ivy 6,335 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Drifter 8,880 matches
As expected
51.1% 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 | 45.1% | 7,052 | −1.3 points |
| Ivy | 47.1% | 6,335 | As expected |
| Rat King | 47.3% | 22k | +1.5 points |
 Kelvin | 47.4% | 4,592 | As expected |
| Paige | 47.5% | 8,547 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 47.7% | 6,729 | −1.3 points |
 Seven | 48.3% | 6,937 | As expected |
| Victor | 48.5% | 6,557 | As expected |
 Haze | 48.6% | 15k | As expected |
 Wraith | 48.8% | 9,974 | As expected |
 Baba | 49.4% | 6,936 | As expected |
 Apollo | 49.6% | 4,183 | As expected |
 Vyper | 50.1% | 2,980 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 50.8% | 6,865 | As expected |
| Calico | 50.8% | 5,582 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 50.8% | 9,869 | −1.6 points |
| Drifter | 51.1% | 8,880 | As expected |
 Lash | 51.4% | 14k | As expected |
| Celeste | 51.4% | 4,591 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 52.6% | 3,690 | As expected |
 Holliday | 52.7% | 5,885 | As expected |
| Billy | 52.8% | 6,917 | As expected |
| Yamato | 53.0% | 6,826 | As expected |
 Mina | 53.3% | 8,825 | As expected |
 Silver | 53.5% | 4,809 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 54.1% | 2,367 | As expected |
 Venator | 54.3% | 9,210 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 54.4% | 4,618 | As expected |
| Violet | 54.7% | 6,497 | +1.4 points |
 Bebop | 55.0% | 13k | As expected |
| Sinclair | 55.0% | 3,114 | As expected |
 Infernus | 55.3% | 11k | As expected |
| The Doorman | 55.6% | 3,589 | As expected |
 Pocket | 56.0% | 5,792 | As expected |
| Shiv | 56.1% | 8,905 | As expected |
 Viscous | 56.5% | 2,981 | As expected |
| Rem | 56.7% | 5,135 | +1.7 points |
| Deadman Danny | 56.7% | 7,735 | As expected |
 Paradox | 56.8% | 7,734 | As expected |
 Solomon | 57.5% | 6,125 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 58.1% | 3,881 | As expected |
 Warden | 58.8% | 2,179 | As expected |
| Mirage | 59.6% | 2,468 | 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, Ivy and Rat King (45.1% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Graves and Dynamo do better against Abrams than expected.
- Who is Abrams good against?
- Abrams has the highest win rate against Mirage, Warden and Grey Talon (59.6% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Abrams does better than expected against Rem, Rat King and Violet.
- Who is the best teammate for Abrams?
- Rat King: together they win 60.3%, 2.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Abrams lane with?
- Victor, Rat King and Grey Talon make the best lane partners for Abrams, measured against what each pair is expected to win.