Mosquito Maxing (Annotated)

by BOOMAN46v28Updated 9/4/2026In-Game

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Build ID: 619680 - copy and import it in the Deadlock shop

Description

Yoshi and my sword boy Is back with a new updated guide on apollo (Please dont use a fucking metro build) This is a guide to playing Apollo. I see a lot of mistakes from other Apollo players and even people I’ve played with — most don’t fully understand how to use his strengths correctly

For Intermediate Players

For Advanced Players

Skill Path

Recommended ability leveling order for this build

Sceau de désengagement

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Riposte

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PLAYSTYLE

Apollo has a very unique playstyle: you are one of the strongest characters in the early game, but one of the weakest in the late game. You are playing against the clock. Around ~30k souls, your damage starts to fall off hard. Because of this, you need to adapt your playstyle based on how the game is going.If you dominate lane, you should keep that pressure high — rotate early, look for picks, and snowball the map so your team can close the game before ~30 minutes. [ - ] Do NOT slow down and AFK farm when ahead, your strength is tempo.If you don’t get that early lead, shift your mindset. You should start transitioning into a more disruptive/tank-oriented role. [ - ] Prioritize items like Escalating Exposure, Spirit Burn, and defensive options so you can stay relevant even when your damage falls off.If the game still looks endable before late, you can commit to a damage-focused build and play aggressively. If not, fully lean into utility and disruption your value comes from being annoying, hard to kill, and starting fights.0 items

Mistakes

1. Leading with your ult STOP doing this. Your ult is much stronger when targets are already low (below ~50% HP). Use it to finish fights, not start them. 2 Not using your 3 for movement. You’re losing a lot of potential if you only use it for damage.4. Overextending with Flawless Advance. This gets Apollo players killed constantly. [ - ] Just because you can go in doesn’t mean you should.5. Not maximizing Fence value. Try to hit multiple targets not just for damage, but for the healing. [ - ] This can completely swing fights and let you out-sustain opponents0 items

Melee lane

Against melee-focused characters like Billy or Abrams, you can parry more often. Even if you fail a parry with good movement, you can dodge the first melee, then use Repost to parry the second completely negating their punish window.0 items

Mosquito Maxing (Annotated)

Description

Skill Path

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Mistakes

Melee lane