Abrams build guide

Melee Spirit Tank

by Sammichu1Version 4Updated Jul 1, 2026Guide #684634

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Author's notes

siphon spam XD

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 4 items · Buy L>R | 0-3200 Souls
1. 1
  Extra Regen
  More early regen on top of Infernal Resilience. Upgrades to Healing Booster too.
2. 2
  Extra Stamina
  Abrams movement sucks. This makes it suck less.
3. 3
  Arcane Surge
  Built from Extra Stamina
  Abrams movement sucks less and now you get to enjoy big Siphon Life buffs when entering fights. Very good.
4. 4
  Spirit Strike
  Kinda meh item, but it gives us our 4.8k spike at Duration Extender so it's worth it.
2Anti Weaponoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Bullet Resilience
  Probably not as good as Juggernaut in most cases. Buy if there's lots of Weapon on their team or if you want to get rid of Battle Vest for something more potent.
2. 2
  Juggernaut
  Speed + Slow Resist for chasing people down, Melee Resist because you're in close range a lot, tons of regen and a passive that makes Weapon characters regret shooting you. Solid.
3Anti Debuffoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Debuff Reducer
  T3 Infernal Resilience and Scourge already provide enough Debuff Resist (34%). So this is a bit overkill. Buy if you plan to upgrade to Spellbreaker.
2. 2
  Enduring Speed
  Not super worth it unless you're buying it early to upgrade to Juggernaut later against a Weapon-heavy team.
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
4Mid game
Game stage · 11 items · Buy L>R | 3200-20000 Souls
1. 1
  Mystic Expansion
  Imbue Siphon because more targets hit = more damage dealt = more healing from lifesteal = less dying. Very good.
2. 2
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
  More healing from all sources. This includes lifesteal (Siphon Life) and regen (Infernal Resilience). Upgrades to Healing Tempo which is a bit stronger and has Spirit Resist.
3. 3
5Late game
Game stage · 4 items · Buy L>R | 20000+ Souls
1. 1
  Scourge
  Nerfed as of June 30th update, but still very good on this build because it's like a 2nd Siphon Life but with better Late Game scaling.
2. 2
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
  Buffs range on everything (yes, even Scourge) except Shoulder Charge, because that scales with duration. Range doesn't do much in this build so we buy this item quite late for a 3.2k.
3. 3
6Anti Spiritoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
  With Scourge + Enchanter's Emblem + Spirit Snatch already in your core loadout, I doubt you'll need this. Still, it's here if you do.
2. 2
  Counterspell
  Deals with most ults and burst spirit damage. Just parry in a teamfight and it'll probably trigger - easy. You'll probably want to buy this in most games.
3. 3
  Spellbreaker

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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 2	Siphon Life: 1 AP upgrade, step 3		Siphon Life: 2 AP upgrade, step 5		Siphon Life: 5 AP upgrade, step 7