Abrams
Tank · Brawler · Bull-Headed
Lore
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.
Approachable to learn · Case Closed
Abrams has the bulk and sustain to lead from the front, often running into the middle of his foes and watching them scatter. If his enemies waste their fire on him, his backline teammates can lay out damage with impunity.
The Oracle’s file on Abrams What fans say about Abrams
In-game biography · Source notes · Art from Deadlock Wiki · Game assets © Valve
Abrams’s abilities
Siphon Life
Drain health from nearby enemies
Drain health from nearby enemies, dealing spirit damage over time and healing for a portion of the damage dealt.
- Damage Per Second
- 22 + 0.6 × Spirit
On Hit
- Lifesteal
- 70%
- Lifesteal vs Non-Heroes
- 35%
Upgrades
- 1 AP
-20s Cooldown
- 2 AP
+2s Duration
- 5 AP
+2m Radius and +22.0 DPS with improved Spirit scaling
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on Abrams
Everything confirmed. Pick a box, then open any source to see the proof.
Origins
How Abrams got here.
Abrams has been a New York detective for years, taking everything from stolen art to ritual murders.
SourceAbrams’s biography
In the game“Detective Abrams has been a fixture on the New York investigating scene for years. From stolen art, to missing persons, to ritual murders”
Abrams’s biography One day The Tome appeared on his desk, with a note in onyx blood telling him not to let them have it.
SourceAbrams’s biography
In the game“the day he opened his office door and found The Tome sitting on his desk”
Abrams’s biography “a brief note scrawled in onyx blood that read "Don't let them have it"”
Abrams’s biography He doesn't know where it came from. Since then his home was broken into, his office searched three times and his car firebombed.
SourceAbrams’s biography
In the game“his home has been broken into, his office tossed on 3 different occasions, and his car firebombed”
Abrams’s biography
Why Abrams is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
To get rid of The Tome. Both Patrons promise to free him of it.
SourceThe Archmother, The Hidden King
In the game“Detective Abrams…only The Archmother can relieve you of the tome. Summon her, and be free.”
The Archmother, to Abrams, as a match begins “You protected the tome as no one else could… but the time has come for you to free yourself from its burden.”
The Hidden King, to Abrams, as a match begins For answers, which is what the Hidden King offers him.
SourceAbrams’s biography, The Hidden King
In the game“figuring out what the hell is going on”
Abrams’s biography “You seek answers, Detective, summon the King and he will provide them.”
The Hidden King, to Abrams, as a match begins
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
The Baxter Society
He questions Shiv and Calico about it, and on killing Shiv wonders if it's now hunting him.
SourceAbrams
In the game“How long you been with the Baxter Society.”
Abrams, to Shiv, before a match “Why'd you get kicked out.”
Abrams, to Calico, before a match “Now the Baxter Society is hunting me?”
Abrams, on killing Shiv The OSIC
Haze suggests he join. He'd rather not have it as an enemy.
SourceHaze, Abrams
In the game“You should consider working for the OSIC”
Haze, to Abrams, before a match “I never wanted the OSIC as an enemy…”
Abrams, on killing Haze The Vatican
He tells Venator that whatever Venator is after doesn't belong to the Vatican.
SourceAbrams
In the game“Last I checked this doesn't belong to the Vatican.”
Abrams, to Venator, before a match Ixia
Apollo calls him a fellow Ixian, and Mina and Yamato both call him “the Ixian”.
SourceApollo, Mina, Yamato
In the game“I hate to do that to a fellow Ixian.”
Apollo, on killing Abrams “Oh my God, this Ixian won't die.”
Mina, fighting Abrams “Help me kill the Ixian!”
Yamato, fighting Abrams
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
Abrams owes Mo & Krill $50 from a card game. They bring it up just before the ritual, because they owe Wraith.
SourceMo & Krill, Abrams
In the game“Abrams, I know this isn't exactly the most ideal time to bring it up but do you remember last weeks card game?”
Mo & Krill, to Abrams, before a match “We're about to summon The Patron and you're worried about 50 bucks?”
Abrams, to Mo & Krill, before a match “We owe Wraith money.”
Mo & Krill, to Abrams, before a match Abrams knows Mr. Darcy's first name, which thrills Paige.
SourceAbrams, Paige
In the game“Fitzwilliam's a loser.”
Abrams, to Paige, before a match “Oh my god, I love that you know his first name. Are you an Austen fan? Can we talk about Emma?”
Paige, to Abrams, before a match Apollo calls Abrams a fellow Ixian.
SourceApollo
In the game“I hate to do that to a fellow Ixian.”
Apollo, on killing Abrams Abrams promises to punch Lash in the face after the ritual.
SourceLash, Abrams
In the game“Alright blue boy, let's get to work”
Lash, to Abrams, before a match “After we win I'm gonna punch you in the face, think you'll remember that?”
Abrams, to Lash, before a match
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