Shiv vs Abrams

Brawler vs Brawler

A brawler mirror is about who commits second. Both of you want close range, so the hero who lands crowd control on the other’s engage wins the trade. Keep stamina for a disengage and fight near your troopers.

Your game plan as Shiv

A dirty fighter who bleeds you, defers his own damage and finishes you with an execute.

How to beat Abrams

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

• 01Kite him. Outside of Seismic Impact, Abrams has one gap-closer; once Shoulder Charge is down, walk backwards and shoot.
• 02Never fight near walls; a wall turns Shoulder Charge into a stun.
• 03Buy anti-heal before the second fight. Siphon Life and Infernal Resilience make long trades his.
• 04Bait Seismic Impact with your frontline before your carries commit.

1. 01Abrams wins the farm by ~9.4 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
2. 02Brawler mirror: whoever lands crowd control first wins the trade. Keep stamina for the dash out.
3. 03Abrams has sustain (Siphon Life, Infernal Resilience). Short, sharp trades beat long ones — buy anti-heal early.

This matchup

123

Usual

132

49.3% win rate over 51,603 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Slice and Dice: Abrams can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Slice and Dice for Seismic Impact — use it the moment Abrams commits, not before.

• 1
  Early point

  Abrams wins the farm: an early point into Serrated Knives clears waves and keeps you in lane.

• Shiv averages 1.18 kills per death against Abrams.
• Shiv finishes 646 souls behind Abrams on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Shiv deals 1.2k less objective damage per match than Abrams — let teammates take structures while you hold.
• Track Seismic Impact (215s cooldown). The window right after Abrams uses it is your best time to fight.