Sun Tzu: The Art of Melee Apollo

by kill everypony17v12Updated 9/3/2026In-Game

Use this build in-game

Build ID: 770968 - copy and import it in the Deadlock shop

Description

The Apollo that hearkens to my counsel and acts upon it, will conquer: let such a one be retained in command! The Apollo that hearkens not to my counsel nor acts upon it, will suffer defeat:--let such a one be dismissed! veil walker best item

Melee

Skill Path

Recommended ability leveling order for this build

Sigille der Abkehr

◆

Riposte

Lane Optionals

Optional6 items

More by this Author

I play one fucking hero

Apollo

ITS HIIIIGH NOON

Infernus

TICK TIME

Infernus

← All Builds View Apollo Stats

爭議場地

“The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.” We must think of the lane as the conscientious ground, or 爭議場地. Your kit has strength in 爭議場地, however you lack the health to play too aggressively. Rather, you must punish the mistakes of your enemy. Overextensions, missed parries, and poor plays must be recognized and swiftly taken care of. The wave is to be thought of as just that, the push and pull of the river. To fight upstream is to play at a disadvantage, and the heaviest of currents is at the guardian. Rather than crashing against the riptide, we must give the water room to flow, and in turn, give our enemies room to make mistakes. Long story short dont push and punish bad plays. So much for laning phase.0 items

易得的地

“You may advance and be absolutely irresistible, if you make for the enemy's weak points; you may retire and be safe from pursuit if your movements are more rapid than those of the enemy.” The mid and late game are the same. Spend most of it in 易得的地 , or facile ground. You will become a true warrior after mastering 三人組; Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. Use this knowledge to push up close to walker without actually going to walker, exist on the precipice of the jungle without going too deep, and look for an isolated hero. It is here a weak warrior is separated from a strong one. “All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.” Recognize the number of enemies you face, and do not engage if there are more than two. Retreat if there are more than four, but stay if a third comes for reinforcements. Focus one at a time and ignore the rest. The combo you will use to engage the enemy warrior is as follows: Riposte, heavy melee, sigil, and then advance. On weaker heroes, you may be able to use your ultimate instead of the advance. After engaging in battle, use cooldowns as they arise and continue to focus whoever was last stunned by riposte. So much for mid game.0 items

技巧

OptionalSigil is the first of our techniques we acquire. It is the first tool of our punishment in lane. This is followed by the Riposte, the strongest technique. We put our first point into it as well. Finally we acquire the Advance, and it receives one point just the same. Our next step is to maximize the Riposte, and then T2 for advance. By now, our power has spiked greatly, but more is to come. The next two points are divided amongst our ult and Sigil, followed by maximizing the Advance. Finally, we maximize our ult and then maximize the Sigil.1 items

Things to remember

"Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical." :: “The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.” :: “If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. Hence, though an obstinate fight may be made by a small force, in the end it must be captured by the larger force.” :: “Do not linger in dangerously isolated positions. (...) There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.” :: “If his place of encampment is easy of access, he is tendering a bait.” :: "On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not." :: "The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the ChUng mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its middle, and you will be attacked by head and tail both."0 items