Abrams · Ability 2 · 33s cooldown
Shoulder Charge
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Shoulder Charge is Abrams's ability 2 on a 33-second cooldown with 1.4s duration, 30 damage, 0.3s stun duration. 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.
Upgrades: 1 AP — Applies +32.0% Slow for 3s; 2 AP — On Wall Hit: +0.8s Stun Duration; 5 AP — -18s Cooldown On Hero Collide: +1.5 Weapon Damage for 6s.
In the most played Abrams skill order (57.2% win rate over 23K games), Shoulder Charge takes its first point at step 2 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Abrams build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Shoulder Charge stats
Cooldown
33s
Duration
1.4s
Damage
30
Stun Duration
0.3s
Ability points
Shoulder Charge upgrades
- 1 AP
Applies +32.0% Slow for 3s
+32% Move Speed · +3s Slow Duration
- 2 AP
On Wall Hit: +0.8s Stun Duration
+0.8s Stun Duration
- 5 AP
-18s Cooldown On Hero Collide: +1.5 Weapon Damage for 6s
-18s Cooldown · +1.5 Weapon Damage · +6s Weapon Damage Duration
Most played Abrams skill order
When to level Shoulder Charge
In the most played Abrams skill order (57.2% win rate over 23K games), Shoulder Charge takes its first point at step 2 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Shoulder Charge patch history
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Shoulder Charge T3 reduced from -20s Cooldown to -18s
Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026 · April 30, 2026
- – Fixed speed coming out of canceling Shoulder Charge being too high when hitting a hero
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Shoulder Charge damage reduced from 37 to 30
- – Shoulder Charge wall stun duration reduced from 0.6s to 0.3s
- – Shoulder Charge T1 changed from "+2.2 Weapon Damage for 8s" to "+40% Slow for 3s"
- – Shoulder Charge T2 wall stun duration increased from 0.45s to 0.8s
- – Shoulder Charge T3 cooldown increased from -18s to -20s
- – Shoulder Charge T3 now also grants +1.5 Weapon Damage for 6s
11-21-2025 Update · November 21, 2025
- – Shoulder Charge cooldown reduced from 37s to 33s
- – Shoulder Charge T3 reduced from -22s Cooldown to -18s
Other Abrams abilities
Stun
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FAQ
What is the cooldown of Shoulder Charge?＋
Shoulder Charge has a 33-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Shoulder Charge upgrades?＋
1 AP: Applies +32.0% Slow for 3s 2 AP: On Wall Hit: +0.8s Stun Duration 5 AP: -18s Cooldown On Hero Collide: +1.5 Weapon Damage for 6s
When should you level Shoulder Charge?＋
In the most played Abrams skill order (57.2% win rate over 23K games), Shoulder Charge takes its first point at step 2 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Which hero has Shoulder Charge?＋
Shoulder Charge is Abrams's ability 2. Abrams is a brawler whose other abilities are Siphon Life, Infernal Resilience, Seismic Impact.