Abrams · Ability 1 · 42s cooldown
Siphon Life
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Siphon Life is Abrams's ability 1 on a 42-second cooldown with 4s duration, 70% lifesteal, 35% lifesteal vs non-heroes. Drain health from nearby enemies, dealing spirit damage over time and healing for a portion of the damage dealt.
Upgrades: 1 AP — -20s Cooldown; 2 AP — +2s Duration; 5 AP — +2m Radius and +18.0 DPS with improved Spirit scaling.
In the most played Abrams skill order (57.2% win rate over 23K games), Siphon Life takes its first point at step 4 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Abrams build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Siphon Life stats
Cooldown
42s
Duration
4s
Lifesteal
70%
Lifesteal vs Non-Heroes
35%
Damage Per Second
22
Ability points
Siphon Life upgrades
- 1 AP
-20s Cooldown
- 2 AP
+2s Duration
- 5 AP
+2m Radius and +18.0 DPS with improved Spirit scaling
+18 Damage Per Second · +0.12 Damage Per Second · +2m Radius
Most played Abrams skill order
When to level Siphon Life
In the most played Abrams skill order (57.2% win rate over 23K games), Siphon Life takes its first point at step 4 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Siphon Life patch history
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Siphon Life T3 reduced from +3m Radius to +2m
Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026 · April 30, 2026
- – Siphon Life heal reduced from 80/40% to 70/35%
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Siphon Life DPS reduced from 29 to 22
- – Siphon Life range reduced from 10m to 7.5m
- – Siphon Life is now circular rather than just in front of him
- – Siphon Life range no longer increases with Spirit Power
- – Siphon Life visual range FX fixed to show larger than default radius values
- – Siphon Life Lifesteal against heroes increased from 66% to 80%
- – Siphon Life Lifesteal against non-heroes increased from 33% to 40%
- – Siphon Life DPS spirit scaling increased from 0.5 to 0.6
- – Siphon Life T1 increased from -19s to -20s
- – Siphon Life T3 now also increases radius by +3.5m
- – Siphon Life T3 DPS reduced from 20 to 18
- – Siphon Life range increased from 7.5m to 8m
- – Siphon Life T3 range reduced from +3.5m to +3m
11-07-2024 Update · November 8, 2024
- – Siphon Life spirit scaling increased from 0.3 to 0.36.
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FAQ
What is the cooldown of Siphon Life?＋
Siphon Life has a 42-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Siphon Life upgrades?＋
1 AP: -20s Cooldown 2 AP: +2s Duration 5 AP: +2m Radius and +18.0 DPS with improved Spirit scaling
When should you level Siphon Life?＋
In the most played Abrams skill order (57.2% win rate over 23K games), Siphon Life takes its first point at step 4 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Which hero has Siphon Life?＋
Siphon Life is Abrams's ability 1. Abrams is a brawler whose other abilities are Shoulder Charge, Infernal Resilience, Seismic Impact.