Apollo

Strengths and weaknesses

Abilities

1

Disengaging Sigil

12s cooldown

Draw a sigil and leap backwards as it explodes, dealing 85 spirit damage in 6.5m and slowing enemies by 24% for 4s.

Tier 1 1 point	+25% fire rate and +25% bullet speed for 8s
Tier 2 2 points	On hit: restore 1 stamina and reset your air jump and dash
Tier 3 5 points	Can be recast within 4s

2

Riposte

22s cooldown

Brace for 0.8s to deflect an attack. On a successful deflect you're invulnerable for 0.3s, then dash to the attacker (up to 35m), stunning them for 0.8s and reducing their melee resist by 25% for 3s.

Tier 1 1 point	-8s cooldown
Tier 2 2 points	An extra -25% melee resist and +0.4s stun
Tier 3 5 points	75% bullet, spirit and melee lifesteal against the target for 13s

3

Flawless Advance

26s cooldown

Over 8s, make up to 3 lunges in any direction with piercing stabs. Hold to time each attack. A perfectly timed release deals the most damage (65, up from a base of 25).

Tier 1 1 point	Perfect hits on heroes heal you for 35
Tier 2 2 points	-12s cooldown and +60% bullet resist while lunging
Tier 3 5 points	+65 perfect-hit damage, better spirit scaling, and faster, longer lunges

ULT

Itani Lo Sahn

145s cooldown

Charge for 1.5s, then perform a long-range slash. Enemies struck are put in slow motion for 1.8s, unable to act or heal, then take 200 spirit damage, with +60% bonus damage against targets below half health. You're invulnerable during it.

Tier 1 1 point	+8m dash range
Tier 2 2 points	-35s cooldown
Tier 3 5 points	+50% bonus damage

Ability order

Spend points in this order. Each ability's tiers cost 1, 2 and 5 points.

1. Unlock Flawless Advance
2. Unlock Riposte
3. Unlock Disengaging Sigil
4. Flawless Advance T1
5. Riposte T1
6. Unlock Itani Lo Sahn
7. Flawless Advance T2
8. Riposte T2
9. Itani Lo Sahn T1–T2
10. Disengaging Sigil T1
11. Flawless Advance T3
12. Riposte T3
13. Itani Lo Sahn T3
14. Disengaging Sigil T2–T3

Item build

A starting build that works in most games. Swap pieces based on the enemy team; the notes explain what each stage is for.

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How to play

Apollo is a spirit duelist with a fencer’s toolkit. Flawless Advance gives him three timed lunges, Riposte deflects an attack and counter-dashes onto the attacker, Disengaging Sigil blasts enemies as he leaps away, and Itani Lo Sahn is a long-range slash that freezes enemies before finishing them.

Laning phase (0–10 min)

• Trade with Flawless Advance. Practise the perfect-hit timing: it’s the difference between 25 and 65 base damage.
• Riposte when the enemy commits. If they swing or shoot at you, deflect, dash in and stun.
• Sigil to escape. It’s on a short 12-second cooldown and slows enemies chasing you.

Mid game (10–25 min)

• Pick off isolated targets. Lunge in, Riposte their response, then lunge again.
• Disengaging Sigil T2 resets your air jump and dash when it hits, which gives you huge mobility.

Late game and team fights (25+ min)

• Itani Lo Sahn finishes wounded enemies. It does 60% more damage to targets below half health (more with T3), and you’re invulnerable while it plays out.
• Use it as a dodge. Being invulnerable during the ultimate can save you from incoming burst.

Combos

1. Duel: Flawless Advance (perfect hit) → Riposte their counterattack → stun → final lunge.
2. Execute: wear an enemy down below half health → Itani Lo Sahn.
3. Kite: Disengaging Sigil (slows) → shoot → Sigil recast (T3) to keep distance.

Matchups

• Good against: melee heroes and heroes who commit to big attacks (Riposte punishes them).
• Hard against: long-range snipers who never come close, and heavy crowd control.

Pro tips

• Your gun has no falloff within its 25 m range, but bullets are slow (127 m/s), so lead your shots.
• Riposte T3 gives 75% lifesteal against the target for 13 seconds, enough to win most duels.

Lore

Apollo is the prince of Ixia, sent to New York for his safety while his homeland is in political turmoil. He captains the fencing team at Blackmore Academy and waits for the day his father calls him home to take up the family's ancestral blade.

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