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Disengaging Sigil
Riposte
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Apollo is a reliable A tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 50.4% win rate and a 2.4% pick rate across 383,897 tracked matches this patch. Apollo averages 7.2 kills, 7.6 deaths and 13.2 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.
The highest win rate Apollo players open with Disengaging Sigil, Flawless Advance, and Flawless Advance, and that ability priority wins 56.5% of 6,761 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Apollo's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.
Across tracked games Apollo finishes on an average 42,020 net worth with a 2.69 KDA. That number tells you when Apollo actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Apollo deals around 34,997 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.
The highest win rate build path on Apollo right now runs Sprint Boots (tier 1, 52.2% WR), Bullet Resist Shredder (tier 2, 53.9% WR), Berserker (tier 3, 56.7% WR), and Silencer (tier 4, 62.9% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.
Apollo is holding a 50.4% win rate this patch and ranks in the A tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Apollo is neither rising nor fading right now. That makes Apollo a safe ranked pick right now without being the first choice in draft.
Apollo loses lane weight against Dynamo (-1.6% win rate delta), Pocket (-1.2% win rate delta), and Lady Geist (-1.2% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.
Apollo pairs strongest with Graves (+4.3% win rate delta) and Victor (+3.6% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Apollo's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Apollo.
Every patch that touched Apollo, with the real win rate shift afterward.
Riposte melee resist reduction increased from -22% to -25% · +3 more
Riposte T1 increased from -7s Cooldown to -8s · +5 more
Riposte base stun duration increased from 0.6s to 0.8s · +1 more
Disengaging Sigil velocity increased by 50% · +6 more
Disengaging Sigil T2 increased from +20% Fire Rate to +30% · +4 more
Bullet damage increased from 17 to 18.5 · +2 more
