How do I counter Abrams as Haze in Deadlock?

Build Active Reload, Extended Magazine, Grit to counter their primary threats. Focus on items that address the enemy team's main damage type.

What items should Haze buy against Abrams in Deadlock?

Start with Active Reload, Extended Magazine, Grit, Bullet Lifesteal for laning, then transition to Hollow Point, Hunter's Aura, Healbane, Fury Trance mid game.

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Haze

Counter-build vs Abrams

52%FAVORABLEavg WR vs team

Abrams

52%

MeleeTanky

WeaponSpiritVitality

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Lane phase (auto) · 0 souls spent

Active Reload

T2 · 1,600 souls

Sustain for extended fights

While reloading, pressing Reload during the highlighted portion will instantly finish your reload and grant you Fire Rate, Bullet Lifesteal and Move Speed.

Counters come after this: Healbane in mid game.

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Same logic as the in-game HUD (counters, your items, scouted enemy items). The build below is a whole-game plan that also weighs live win rates, so the two can differ.

Select an item for what it does and who it counters.= data behind the pick · FLEX = swappable last slot.

Laning Phase

Early game items (T1-T2) to win your lane

4,800 souls

Active ReloadT21,600

Sustain for extended fights

Extended MagazineT1800

Gives you sustained gun damage

GritT1800

Survivability against burst damage

Shield

Bullet LifestealT21,600

Sustain for extended fights

Mid Game

Core items (T2-T3) for team fights and objectives

11,200 souls

Hollow PointT33,200

Shreds armor on Abrams

Armor Shred

Hunter's AuraT33,200

Shreds armor on Abrams

Armor ShredSlow

HealbaneT21,600

Counters healing from Abrams

Anti-Heal

Fury TranceT33,200

Sustain for extended fights

Late Game

Power spike items (T3-T4) to close out the game

25,600 souls

Crippling HeadshotT46,400

Counters healing from Abrams — Shreds armor and spirit resist on Abrams

Armor ShredSpirit ShredAnti-Heal

InhibitorT46,400

Counters healing from Abrams

Anti-Heal

Glass CannonT46,400

Gives you burst gun damage — high win rate item on this hero

Slow

Spirit BurnT46,400FLEX

Counters healing from Abrams

Anti-Heal

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Why This Build Works

This counter-build for Haze is optimized against Abrams. The enemy team has a mixed damage profile, so the build balances multiple defensive needs.

Abrams heals: this build cuts it with Healbane mid game, then Crippling Headshot late game.

Key counters needed: Anti-HealAnti-CCSlowShield

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