Abrams build guide

MELEE ABRAMS

by JustVenom (Mode: Gurt)Version 8Updated May 1, 2026Guide #542551

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JUSTVENOM

Item categories

11 DAMAGE AND SUSTAIN
Author's category · 10 items · focus cycling lane waves and pressure / boxes and statues / small camps and medium camps
1. 1
  Close Quarters
2. 2
  Melee Lifesteal
3. 3
  Extra Health
4. 4
  Melee Charge
5. 5
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
6. 6
  Dispel Magic
7. 7
  Debuff Reducer
8. 8
  Kinetic Dash
9. 9
  Slowing Bullets
10. 10
  Hunter's Aura
2Rich if stomping and defensive can be used to just be an unkillable tank, reactive barrier if parried too much lel
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
32 UPGRADE IN ORDER OR WHICHEVER U PREFER
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Lifestrike
  Built from Melee Lifesteal
2. 2
  Weighted Shots
  Built from Slowing Bullets
3. 3
  Crushing Fists
  Built from Melee Charge
4. 4
4DAMAGE SCALING AND SUSTAIN TO THE MAX
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Bullet Resilience
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
3. 3
  Indomitable
5These items are to both help ur melee damage and ur resistance to everything. Maxing ur 3 after ur 2 w/ debuff reducer will put you at 40% resistance w/ weighted its 50%
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
6RICH / MORE DAMAGEoptional
Author's category · 12 items
1. 1
  Phantom Strike
2. 2
  Glass Cannon
3. 3
  Leech
4. 4
7DEFENSIVE / AFTER CORE NINE ITEMSoptional
Author's category · 12 items
1. 1
  Frenzy
2. 2
  Juggernaut
3. 3
  Warp Stone
4. 4
8optional
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Cultist Sacrifice
2. 2
  Spirit Snatch
3. 3
  Stamina Mastery
4. 4

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Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Siphon LifeSiphon Life			Siphon Life: Ability unlocked, step 3								Siphon Life: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Siphon Life: 2 AP upgrade, step 12	Siphon Life: 5 AP upgrade, step 13