Apollo hero card

Hero file · Assassin · complexity ●●○

Apollo build, counters and win rate

  • Finesse
  • Mobility
  • A Cut Above
Btier

Win rate

49.8%

18 of 42

Pick rate

27.4%

22 of 42

K / D / A

7.1 / 7.4 / 12.8

per match

Souls

41.1k

avg hero 42.6k

Hero damage

33.6k

avg hero 34.6k

Matches

516.5k

last 30 days

The read on Apollo

Apollo has won 49.8% of 516,488 matches in the last 30 days, 18th of 42 heroes and mid-table. Apollo turns up in about 1 in 4 matches (22nd most picked).

The win rate falls with rank, from 53.3% at Initiate to 48.1% at Eternus; it peaks at Initiate (53.3%) and is lowest at Eternus (48.1%).

A typical Apollo game ends 7.1 / 7.4 / 12.8 (K/D 0.96) with 41,079 souls; Apollo dies more often than the average hero.

The best matchups are against Deadman Danny (59.3%), Mirage (55.6%) and Shiv (55.0%); the hardest are Graves (42.5%), Rat King (42.5%) and Paige (43.2%).

Most players open with Mystic Burst and Mystic Expansion, and the most common big purchase is Tankbuster, bought in 79% of matches at around 23 minutes.

94% of Apollo players max Flawless Advance first.

Win rate by day

48%50%52%16 Sept23 Sept30 Sept7 Oct14 Oct

Pick rate by day

26%28%30%16 Sept23 Sept30 Sept7 Oct14 Oct

Apollo win rate by rank

48%50%53%Initiate: 53.3% won53.3InitiateSeeker: 53.0% won53.0SeekerAcolyte: 53.1% won53.1AcolyteSentinel: 52.2% won52.2SentinelMystic: 52.9% won52.9MysticRitualist: 52.6% won52.6RitualistEmissary: 52.5% won52.5EmissaryOracle: 50.6% won50.6OraclePhantom: 50.6% won50.6PhantomAscendant: 49.3% won49.3AscendantEternus: 48.1% won48.1Eternus

Rank is the average badge of the match. Bars rise above an even 50% when Apollo wins more than loses.

Strong against

Apollo counters

Best teammates

Apollo build: what players buy

Early game · before 10 min

  1. Mystic Burst · 80089% buy49.9% won~3:14
  2. Extra Regen · 80060% buy49.4% won~4:42
  3. Mystic Regeneration · 80044% buy50.4% won~6:18
  4. Extra Spirit · 80075% buy49.8% won~6:24
  5. Melee Lifesteal · 80017% buy48.8% won~6:29
  6. Mystic Expansion · 80081% buy50.0% won~6:31

Mid game · 10–20 min

  1. Improved Spirit · 1,60081% buy49.9% won~11:05
  2. Healing Booster · 1,60054% buy49.2% won~13:04
  3. Extra Stamina · 80043% buy50.5% won~13:38
  4. Healbane · 1,60058% buy50.4% won~14:03
  5. Compress Cooldown · 1,60050% buy51.0% won~19:10
  6. Spirit Snatch · 3,20043% buy49.5% won~19:48

Late game · after 20 min

  1. Torment Pulse · 3,20040% buy53.2% won~20:13
  2. Stamina Mastery · 3,20048% buy51.9% won~22:31
  3. Tankbuster · 3,20079% buy50.4% won~22:44
  4. Boundless Spirit · 6,40074% buy52.2% won~25:05
  5. Superior Cooldown · 3,20067% buy51.7% won~25:23
  6. Greater Expansion · 3,20058% buy51.7% won~26:32

The most bought items in each phase, in purchase order. Win rates are descriptive: items bought late are bought by players who are already ahead.

Ability order

Disengaging Sigil1101112
Riposte41315
Flawless Advance2357
Itani Lo Sahn68914

The most played full upgrade path (3% of matches, 57.0% won). 94% of players max Flawless Advance first.

Standard ranked and unranked matches from 15 Sept to 15 Oct, via deadlock-api. Updated 15 Oct.