Abrams vs Vyper

Brawler vs Assassin

You have the health; they have the burst. Make them fight you long — every second past their first combo is in your favour. Buy defensive items early and stay near allies.

Your game plan as Abrams

A bully who wins by refusing to leave. Every fight Abrams takes, he wants to take at shotgun range.

How to beat Vyper

A slippery gunner who slides into your backline with a dagger and a bola.

• 01Stay above half health; Lethal Venom scales with missing health.
• 02Dodge Petrifying Bola’s direct hit.
• 03CC her before she slides away.

1. 01Vyper wins the farm by ~11.9 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
2. 02Vyper looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
3. 03Your own sustain (Siphon Life, Infernal Resilience) wins extended lanes — stay longer than they can.

This matchup

213

Usual

231

59.4% win rate over 117,860 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Shoulder Charge: Vyper dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Shoulder Charge for Petrifying Bola — use it the moment Vyper commits, not before.

• 1
  Early point

  Vyper wins the farm: an early point into Siphon Life clears waves and keeps you in lane.

• Abrams averages 1.05 kills per death against Vyper.
• On average Abrams finishes 274 souls ahead of Vyper — convert the lead into objectives.
• Abrams deals 3.3k less objective damage per match than Vyper — let teammates take structures while you hold.
• Track Petrifying Bola (115s cooldown). The window right after Vyper uses it is your best time to fight.