Shoulder Charge
Shoulder Charge is Abrams' second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 33 second cooldown. Charge forward, pulling enemies you hit. Pushing a hero into a wall applies stun. If you collide with a hero you move faster during your charge. Its tooltip lists 30 Damage (+1.4 x Spirit) and 0.3s Stun Duration.
Open the most-bought Abrams build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 140,946 Abrams matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Shoulder Charge in matches
Abrams players unlocked Shoulder Charge second in 78.2% of matches (110,859 of 141,684), first in 12.1% of matches (17,085 of 141,684) and third in 9.6% of matches (13,641 of 141,684), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day.
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and not a recommendation. Each share is the Abrams matches in which Shoulder Charge was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Abrams match counted; a step under 500 matches is not listed.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.
Shoulder Charge stats
Shoulder Charge
- Cooldown 33s
- Duration 1.4s
Charge forward, pulling enemies you hit. Pushing a hero into a wall applies stun.
If you collide with a hero you move faster during your charge.
On Hero Collide:
On Wall Hit:
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -32% Move Speed +3s Slow Duration | Applies +32% Slow for 3s |
| 2 | +0.8s Stun Duration | On Wall Hit: +0.8s Stun Duration |
| 3 | -18s Cooldown +1.5 Weapon Damage +6s Weapon Damage Duration | -18s Cooldown On Hero Collide: +1.5 Weapon Damage for 6s |
Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.
Shoulder Charge change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6701 | No player-facing change in 43 builds (September 25 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Shoulder Charge's tier 1 upgrade changed from -40% Move Speed and +3s Slow Duration to -32% Move Speed and +3s Slow Duration. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 11 builds (July 28 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Shoulder Charge FAQ
What does Shoulder Charge do?
Charge forward, pulling enemies you hit. Pushing a hero into a wall applies stun. If you collide with a hero you move faster during your charge. Its tooltip lists 30 Damage (+1.4 x Spirit) and 0.3s Stun Duration.
What is Shoulder Charge's cooldown in Deadlock?
Shoulder Charge has a 33 second cooldown. The tier 3 upgrade changes it by -18s.
How does Shoulder Charge scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 30 and gains 1.4 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
What do Shoulder Charge's upgrades do?
Tier 1: Applies +32% Slow for 3s. Tier 2: On Wall Hit: +0.8s Stun Duration. Tier 3: -18s Cooldown, On Hero Collide: +1.5 Weapon Damage for 6s.
Was Shoulder Charge changed in the latest patch?
No. Shoulder Charge is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the September 17, 2026 patch.