Noct's tomtom 3 Build || FULLY ANNOTATED ||

by Noct280v131Updated 7/16/2026In-Game

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Build ID: 558149 - copy and import it in the Deadlock shop

Description

Updated fully to reflect my thoughts on the current itemization, AP, and playstyle for the 6-30-2026 patch! Expect build updates consistently! A more flexible build in comparison to my Hypercarry build. Notes are at the bottom and much shorter. Consider giving this a try if you want to deal with games that are really tough because of your teammates or opponents.

Damage

Spirit

For Intermediate Players

Skill Path

Recommended ability leveling order for this build

Sigille der Abkehr

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Riposte

Spirit Spike

Buy first 4 always. Buy Extra Regen first item sometimes! Pick one T2 Item. RB optional.10 items

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Apollo

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Important Note

Unlike my Hypercarry Build, I will keep this section succinct (me when I lie). Tips and Tricks will remain the same, so refer to that if you need to. This build is more experimental yet set-in-stone so this one may receive less updates, depending on how I vibe with certain items. Itani Lo Sahn || Noct's Hypercarry Build || is recommended for more L>R gamers with specific power spikes in alignment with T3 abilities (it can be done with this build but it is more flexible). So until I find promising results with this style of build, use this if you understand (or want to understand) counterbuilding, since all items are annotated more to explain why and when to buy items and once you get to a rank with (arguably) competent teammates and opponents, it is a more vital thing to learn especially as Apollo as he can fade away into irrelevance if he doesn't stay a threat. As always, feel free to ping me in the Apollo channel in the Official Deadlock Discord server or the Community server @Noctiem if you have any questions or suggestions on what to add to the build(s).0 items

Thoughts on Apollo's Gameplan and Playstyle

I will try to keep it brief! THIS IS NOW UPDATED TO 6/12/2026 POST BUFF. In the EARLY GAME, you have an immense amount of pressure that, unless specific circumstances appear (you should be knowledgeable to know what this means), you should be poking them down and oppressing the enemy lane., this character thrives on diving and cleaning up kills. IMPORTANTLY, getting kills will not gain you many souls but lots of map pressure, ensure that you are farming when you can to maintain relevance and lethality this extends beyond Trophy Collector stacks, you need more than just those, do not shy away from grabbing a wave or two on a side lane.. COMMUNICATE with your team to get a SITREP of their situation and see if it's an appropriate time to make a move. Do not FORGET your lane or abandon your lane duo, kills in the early game do not translate to a lot of souls, you still need farm so do not neglect it. You will fall behind severely if you are not grabbing kills, taking lanes or guardians, and taking small/medum jungle farm or boxes. Urns are a lot more brawl-centric, do not shy away from these fights, if you think you can help win it, be there, but do NOT force them, you need your team. DO NOT DIE, it is important to say this because your soul count may not be the highest but dying will set you back even further. In MIDGAME, it is the same as fixing waves, taking camps, helping teammates in fights, run/contest urn, the usual. Let gun carrys farm if you have any, they will be the primary carry once late game comes. If you have a bunch of malcontents (Apollo's words not mine) on your team, then buy more spirit and become the mid-game/late game hypercarry. In LATE GAME, if all goes well, you should be a tanky lad with a lot of damage that can help maintain relevance in the teamfights, do not get picked and take advantage of opportunities you find in the fight. ADDITIONAL THOUGHT ON EARLY GAME: While ganking is really good for reasons mentioned above, sometimes it's better to sit in lane and farm the enemy laners and take guardian and then go gank. I find myself not leaving the lane until one of the guardians is down, mine or theirs.0 items

Bonus Tips and Tricks

I will update whenever I learn more! 1. If you're looking to pick up items from the melee category, you can use Disengaging Sigil and throw a cheeky light melee afterwards, often times the enemy won't notice. 2. Using your ult to prevent enemies from melee'ing the rejuv is very effective if you have a team that can follow up. 3. Apollo's Riposte can block literally EVERYTHING (actives included) in the game. 4. Try putting your Flawless Advance on your Right Mouse Button, it feels much smoother to do so. Plus you don't really need to zoom-in your aim with Apollo gun. 5. This applies to any stun but the stun effect will cancel any abilities that are channeled or need to in order to start up, given how sensitive Apollo's Riposte is, you can use it to cancel numerous abilities and ults if you find the right timing and area. 6. My favorite combo to do is to use your first Flawless lunge, into Sigil, and then close out with the rest of the Flawless Advances and you'll typically keep up while also hitting the lunge from Sigil slow. Use ult to finish the fight. 7. More of a general tip but this really adds to Apollo's build versatility, a lot of items that proc by spirit damage so I find a lot of the time good value from Torment pulse + Suppressor or Mystic Slow, you basically created a mini-Juggernaut or mini-Slowing Hex. Silence Wave also has these effects making it even more deadly! 8. Niche movement tech, Apollo's Flawless Advance is really good in rounding corners so I find that you can sometimes get some interesting angles to run away by bending around a corner with lunge and then able to safely get to an air vent that you wouldn't hit without throwing a heavy melee (which kills momentum way worse than a lunge). 9. This is probably the nichest tech I can give, if you can time it correctly, dash (any dash will work, you just need the momentum to carry yourself into the guardian's melee range) into a guardian and use sigil, by the time sigil animation is done, you can parry and the guardian will swing (assuming it targets you). This hypothetically can be used to safely get a kill on a target hiding around the guardian or you can use it chase someone above the tunnels on mid guardian (Archmother side). The melee hitbox also works from above so if you parry going over it, you can basically get out of a guardian after a dive on Yellow side (Archmother roof). NEW TIP POST 6/11 PATCH: Apollo now has a similar ability to Shiv, he can now jump off a wall while casting Sigil and go further than usual. Credit to YaBoyCJ for this explanation: stand in front of wall -> sigil -> jump and hold s as soon as sigil goes off (Noct note: you can hold jump during this to ensure you do it correctly, ADDITIONALLY you do not need to jump at all to do this, it helps with distance and height!)0 items

Noct's tomtom 3 Build || FULLY ANNOTATED ||

Description

Skill Path

Spirit Spike

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Lane Sustain/Help

Vitality Spike

Mobility Options

Rush this at 12k-14k souls.

Mid-game Items

[⇌] in the annotation means you can swap this item out for something else!

Defense/Survival

T2 Gun

T3 Gun

T4 Gun

T3 Flawless Advance @ 6.6k. T3 Ult @ 13.4k. T3 Sigil @ 25.2k. T3 Riposte @ 49.2k. Definitely WIP as Yoshi has changed the values AGAIN. Current order is 3>4>1>2. With these changes, getting max ult syncs with boundless.

Alternate Tank Shred/Spirit Shred

Experimental Gun Category

The Cellar - DO NOT OPEN

Situationals

Important Note

Thoughts on Apollo's Gameplan and Playstyle

Bonus Tips and Tricks

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