Abrams and Rat King
The No. 5 duo in Deadlock right now: they win more together than either one's own record predicts.
On the same team
- Duo Win %
- 61.2%
- Expected from their own win rates
- 54.2%
- Above expected
- +7.0 points
- Games together
- 11,937
Abrams on their own: 50.5% · Rat King on their own: 57.8%. Matches in City Never Sleeps on patch 09-29-2026, updated 14 October. Source: deadlock-api.com.
Why it works
- Two engages, back to back.
Seismic Impact
Seismic Impact Abrams launches high into the air and then crashes down at a chosen point, damaging and stunning everyone in the impact zone. Crowd Control AoE stun on landing; Tier 2 adds about +0.8s. Damage 100 spirit damage base (deadlock.one). Mobility A long airborne jump to a chosen ground location; 1 roughly -30s cooldown 2 +0.8s stun duration 5 +6m impact radius and 5s Unstoppable on cast stuns everyone in the landing zone, then the
Rule, Ratannia!
Rule, Ratannia! Rat King raises the banner of Ratannia. Crowd Control Knockup and a 40% slow on the slam, plus Rat Swarm from the rats it… Damage 200 bullet damage on the slam (+1.2 weapon-damage scaling), 20m radius (cut… Mobility +3 m/s movement speed for him and nearby allies for up to 10s while the… 1 +2 m/s movement speed (no cooldown reduction since 5 October) 2 +5s banner duration and +8m radius 5 +150 slam damage and +10% damage reduction slam knocks the same group up and slows them. Enemies who dodge one engage still have to deal with the other. - The banner closes the gap. Abrams has no ranged threat, and Rat King Rat King Released 2 October Released 2 October. A gun-scaling brawler and team buffer: a three-blast slowing grenade, rats that strip bullet resist with every bite, a reflecting barrier, and a banner that makes his team slow-immune. has no dash. While the banner is carried, both move faster and cannot be slowed, so kiting slows fail to keep them off you before
Shoulder Charge
Shoulder Charge Abrams barrels forward, scooping up any hero he contacts and carrying them along. Crowd Control Stun on wall impact only. Damage 30 base impact damage (deadlock.one). Mobility Forward charge with a speed bonus after connecting with a hero. 1 applies a 32% move-speed slow for 3s, giving the ability value even when no wall is… 2 +0.8s wall-slam stun duration 5 roughly -18s cooldown and +1.5 weapon damage for 6s after hitting a hero and
Siphon Life
Siphon Life Abrams pulls health out of every enemy standing near him, ticking spirit damage over a short window and converting a share of that damage back into his own health. Damage 22 spirit damage per second base (deadlock.one, patch 09-16-2026 data). Defensive Heals Abrams for a portion of the damage it deals, scaling with how many… 1 large cooldown reduction (about 20s), letting him drain in almost every skirmish 2 +2s duration, extending the heal window through longer brawls 5 +2m radius and roughly +18 damage per second, so it covers a real teamfight footprint land. - Shred under the drain.
Rat Swarm
Rat Swarm Rat King calls a swarm of rats to a spot up to 50m away. Damage 8 spirit damage per bite (+0.08 Spirit scaling), one bite per attached rat… 1 +1 charge (8s between charges) 2 a larger swarm and +4s debuff duration 5 +8 damage and an extra -1% bullet resist per bite strips Bullet Resist with every bite, so Abrams' point-blank shotgun hits harder on anyone stuck inside
Siphon Life
Siphon Life Abrams pulls health out of every enemy standing near him, ticking spirit damage over a short window and converting a share of that damage back into his own health. Damage 22 spirit damage per second base (deadlock.one, patch 09-16-2026 data). Defensive Heals Abrams for a portion of the damage it deals, scaling with how many… 1 large cooldown reduction (about 20s), letting him drain in almost every skirmish 2 +2s duration, extending the heal window through longer brawls 5 +2m radius and roughly +18 damage per second, so it covers a real teamfight footprint .
Written from both heroes' ability data on patch 09-29-2026; the numbers above are the measured results.
Abrams's other best partners
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Paige
Paige Currently among the strongest heroes in the game: deadlocklabs.gg records 54.1% win rate at 2.8% pick, S tier, after a recent buff package worth about +2.2 points. Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) — 58.2% duo win, +4.5 duo → -
Victor
Victor Highest win rate in this group (around 56% on deadlock.one's current-patch sample) — currently a strong pick Durability very high (3/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 55.0% duo win, +3.1 duo → -
Seven
Seven Best-in-class wave and jungle clear, so he reaches item breakpoints ahead of most mid-laners Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing none (0/3) — 55.9% duo win, +3.0 duo → -
Graves
Graves Best-in-class unattended map pressure via Borrowed Decree Ghouls marching at objectives Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing low (1/3) — 56.0% duo win, +2.6 duo → -
Haze
Haze Highest single-target sustained DPS in the roster once Fixation is stacked Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) — 54.9% duo win, +2.2 duo →
Rat King's other best partners
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Victor
Victor Highest win rate in this group (around 56% on deadlock.one's current-patch sample) — currently a strong pick Durability very high (3/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 65.2% duo win, +9.6 duo → -
Graves
Graves Best-in-class unattended map pressure via Borrowed Decree Ghouls marching at objectives Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing low (1/3) — 64.4% duo win, +7.3 duo → -
Kelvin
Kelvin Frozen Shelter is a hard physical barrier that stops ranged damage and ultimates outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 63.0% duo win, +7.2 duo → -
Mo & Krill
Mo & Krill The most complete single-target lockdown package in the game: Sand Blast disarm into Burrow knockup into a multi-second Combo stun. Durability very high (3/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 60.6% duo win, +7.0 duo → -
Yamato
Yamato Highest base movement speed in this group (8.2 m/s) plus a 26-41m grapple gives her unmatched engagement control Durability high (2/3) Burst very high (3/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing high (2/3) — 59.0% duo win, +6.4 duo →

