Abrams: abilities, stats and patch history

TankBrawlerBull-Headed

Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs72in 23 patches

Nerfs64in 19 patches

Other changes26

Patches featuring changes32of 257 published patches

Changes per month

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Full recorded history32 patches, 162 changes

64 nerfs72 buffs16 reworks5 changes2 fixes2 new1 removed

Most changed abilities

Changelog

41 nerfs56 buffs13 reworks5 changes2 fixes2 new1 removed

Slows cut 20% across the boardSep 16, 2026

2Shoulder Charge

Slow reduced from 40% to 32%

3Infernal Resilience

Damage Regenerated increased from +8% to +9%

4Seismic Impact

Unstoppable duration reduced from 6s to 5s

Spirit Burn gutted, Echo Shard slowedJul 28, 2026

General

Ground dash time increased from 0.7s to 0.72s and air dash time increased from 0.49s to 0.51s

Urn splits off, Unstable Rift landsJul 1, 2026

General

Health per boon reduced from 52 to 49

1Siphon Life

Radius bonus reduced from +3m to +2m

2Shoulder Charge

Cooldown reduction reduced from -20s to -18s

4Seismic Impact

Cooldown increased from 185s to 215s

Cooldown reduction reduced from -35s to -30s

Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026

General

Weapon

Weapon Investment Bonus now has a 6.4k line, thresholds changed from 4.8k/7.2k/9.6k/16k to 4.8k/6.4k/8k/11.2k/16k and bonuses from 46/55/70/85 to 46/54/62/74/86

3Infernal Resilience

Changed from +1.5 Health Regen to +200 Max Health

Changed from +200 Max Health to +18% Melee Lifesteal, 40% effective against non-heroes

4Seismic Impact

Stun Duration bonus increased from +0.7s to +0.8s

Unstoppable duration increased from 5s to 6s, and the upgrade description now states the duration

Boon costs drop, Indomitable arrivesMay 1, 2026

General

Weapon

Weapon Investments bonus rescaled from 7/9/13/20/49/60/80/95/115/135% to 9/12/15/18/46/55/70/85/100/115%

1Siphon Life

Heal reduced from 80% to 70% against heroes and from 40% to 35% against non-heroes

2Shoulder Charge

Fixed speed coming out of canceling Shoulder Charge being too high when hitting a hero

Fire Scarabs rework, item slots rescaledMar 21, 2026

General

Base Health per level increased from 57 to 62

Melee

Base Melee Damage per level increased from 1.58 to 1.738

1Siphon Life

Radius increased from 7.5m to 8m, T3 Radius bonus reduced from +3.5m to +3m

3Infernal Resilience

Damage Regenerated increased from 7% to 8%

4Seismic Impact

Impact Height increased from 4m to 6m

Stun Duration bonus increased from +0.6s to +0.7s

Immunity Duration increased from 4s to 5s

Every hero bulks up, Wraith reeled inMar 11, 2026

General

1Siphon Life

Now drains health from nearby enemies in all directions instead of only enemies in front of you

Card Trick deals suits, Telekinesis slamsMar 7, 2026

Weapon

Bullet damage reduced from 3.86 to 3.6, and per boon growth reduced from 0.13 to 0.1

Melee

Melee damage per boon increased by 10%

1Siphon Life

Cooldown reduction increased from -19s to -20s

2Shoulder Charge

Changed from +2.2 Weapon Damage for 8s to +40% Slow for 3s

Wall stun duration increased from 0.45s to 0.8s

3Infernal Resilience

Max Health increased from +150 to +200

4Seismic Impact

Apollo's Riposte swaps to Melee ResistFeb 18, 2026

General

Is no longer flagged as recommended for new players.

Venator's stakes pick up crit damageFeb 13, 2026

1Siphon Life

Fixed a stray character in the T3 upgrade description text.

Fire rate nerfed game wide, Bebop reworkedJan 31, 2026

Weapon

1Siphon Life

DPS bonus reduced from 30.599998 to 20, and now also adds 0.12 Spirit scaling to DPS

4Seismic Impact

Fire Rate per hero hit reduced from 15% to 14%

Old Gods, New Blood landsJan 23, 2026

Melee

Melee no longer has its 35% conditional melee damage increase

Snowballs melt off every heroJan 21, 2026

General

Snowball cosmetic ability removed.

Sticky Bomb leans on SpiritDec 30, 2025

General

Stamina Regen per second increased from 0.22 to 0.222222

Every hero's stamina regen ticks upDec 18, 2025

General

Stamina Regen per second increased from 0.2 to 0.22

Sprint speed slashed across the rosterDec 17, 2025

General

Every hero gets a SnowballDec 16, 2025

General

Now has a throwable snowball bound to his cosmetic ability slot.

Every hero gains 50 base healthNov 24, 2025

General

Base Health increased from 720 to 770

Every gun dips, stamina climbsNov 23, 2025

General

Stamina Regen per second increased from 0.19 to 0.2

Weapon

Bullet Damage reduced from 4.07 to 3.86

Headshots nerfed, souls hit the groundNov 22, 2025

General

Weapon

1Siphon Life

Damage Per Second bonus reduced by 10%.

2Shoulder Charge

Cooldown reduced from 37s to 33s.

Cooldown reduction reduced from -22s to -18s.

4Seismic Impact

Unstoppable duration increased from 3s to 4s.

Vyper's dagger stacks, heroes gain a levelOct 3, 2025

General

1Siphon Life

Damage Per Second bonus reduced from +38 to +34

2Shoulder Charge

Damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.949875 to 1.9

Now grants +2.2 Weapon Damage on hero collide instead of +25% Weapon Damage

Spirit Snare swaps its upgradesSep 4, 2025

3Infernal Resilience

Damage Regenerated increased from 12% to 13%

Six heroes land, Mina reworkedAug 19, 2025

General

Hero tags added: Tank, Brawler, Bull-Headed.

Weapon

2Shoulder Charge

Now pulls enemies it hits instead of grabbing heroes and dragging them alongNot in Valve's notes

Seven loses health, Bloodletting speeds upAug 8, 2025

General

Light melee cut, shooting speed upJul 30, 2025

General

Dash values now defined per hero: ground dash 10m over 0.74s, air dash 8m over 0.51s

Weapon

Move speed while shooting increased from 0.7 to 0.75

Melee

Light Melee Damage reduced from 63 to 50