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Apollo counters and synergy

How to counter Apollo

To counter Apollo, play Graves, Paige and Rat King: Apollo wins only 41.7% against Graves. Overall Apollo wins 49.4% of 920k matches in the last 30 days. Apollo does best with Graves on the team.

Win rate
49.4%
Pick rate
27.6%
Matches
920k
Updated
26 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Apollo's win rate and the other hero's predict, so a strong hero doesn't top every list. Green bars beat that expectation, red fall short, grey are within chance.

Same team

Best teammates

  1. Graves

    Graves 170k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    57.5% win rate

  2. Rat King

    Rat King 225k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    57.3% win rate

  3. Lady Geist

    Lady Geist 104k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    51.2% win rate

  4. Violet

    Violet 109k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    51.1% win rate

  5. Haze

    Haze 225k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    53.7% win rate

  6. Paige

    Paige 159k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    56.1% win rate

  7. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 53k matches

    As expected

    46.9% win rate

  8. Infernus

    Infernus 161k matches

    As expected

    48.7% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. Rat King

    Rat King 45k matches

    +1.4 vs expected

    57.8% win rate

  2. Lady Geist

    Lady Geist 20k matches

    +1.3 vs expected

    51.7% win rate

  3. Graves

    Graves 36k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    57.8% win rate

  4. Violet

    Violet 22k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    51.5% win rate

  5. Paige

    Paige 34k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    56.6% win rate

  6. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 11k matches

    As expected

    47.3% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Vindicta

    Vindicta 153k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    51.0% win rate

  2. Kelvin

    Kelvin 65k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    46.4% win rate

  3. Lash

    Lash 173k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    49.4% win rate

  4. Rat King

    Rat King 314k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    43.1% win rate

  5. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 83k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    48.6% win rate

  6. Vyper

    Vyper 72k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    53.1% win rate

  7. Wraith

    Wraith 148k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    49.2% win rate

  8. Calico

    Calico 84k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    51.6% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Baba

    Baba 115k matches

    −1.1 vs expected

    45.3% win rate

  2. Solomon

    Solomon 112k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    52.8% win rate

  3. Lady Geist

    Lady Geist 105k matches

    −0.7 vs expected

    47.7% win rate

  4. Violet

    Violet 121k matches

    −0.7 vs expected

    47.8% win rate

  5. Sinclair

    Sinclair 62k matches

    −0.6 vs expected

    53.0% win rate

  6. Pocket

    Pocket 91k matches

    −0.6 vs expected

    54.0% win rate

  7. Graves

    Graves 225k matches

    −0.5 vs expected

    41.7% win rate

  8. Celeste

    Celeste 176k matches

    −0.4 vs expected

    50.3% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Apollo against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Apollo wins with each hero on the enemy team, lowest first. Strong heroes are hard for everyone, so the last column says how this compares with what the two heroes' win rates predict.

Enemy heroApollo winsMatchesAgainst expected
Graves Graves41.7%225k−0.5 points
Paige Paige42.9%145k−0.3 points
Rat King Rat King43.1%314k+0.7 points
Victor Victor44.8%125k−0.4 points
Seven Seven45.1%157k+0.5 points
Baba Baba45.3%115k−1.1 points
Haze Haze46.0%206k+0.4 points
Kelvin Kelvin46.4%65k+1.0 points
Ivy Ivy46.8%97kAs expected
Dynamo Dynamo47.3%107kAs expected
Lady Geist Lady Geist47.7%105k−0.7 points
Violet Violet47.8%121k−0.7 points
Abrams Abrams47.9%125k−0.4 points
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow48.6%83k+0.7 points
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill49.0%98k−0.3 points
Drifter Drifter49.0%194k−0.3 points
Wraith Wraith49.2%148k+0.6 points
Lash Lash49.4%173k+0.9 points
Celeste Celeste50.3%176k−0.4 points
Infernus Infernus50.3%182kAs expected
Vindicta Vindicta51.0%153k+1.0 points
McGinnis McGinnis51.3%58kAs expected
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny51.5%167kAs expected
Billy Billy51.6%139k−0.4 points
Bebop Bebop51.6%194kAs expected
Calico Calico51.6%84k+0.6 points
Yamato Yamato51.9%131kAs expected
Venator Venator52.0%202kAs expected
Holliday Holliday52.1%104kAs expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon52.3%79kAs expected
Warden Warden52.5%48kAs expected
Solomon Solomon52.8%112k−0.8 points
Sinclair Sinclair53.0%62k−0.6 points
Vyper Vyper53.1%72k+0.6 points
Rem Rem53.1%168kAs expected
Paradox Paradox53.2%125kAs expected
Mina Mina53.3%218k−0.3 points
Viscous Viscous53.4%64kAs expected
The Doorman The Doorman53.4%83kAs expected
Silver Silver53.5%141kAs expected
Pocket Pocket54.0%91k−0.6 points
Shiv Shiv54.5%108k−0.3 points
Mirage Mirage54.7%58kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Apollo in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Apollo struggles against. Apollo has the lowest win rate against Graves, Paige and Rat King (41.7% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Baba, Solomon and Lady Geist do better against Apollo than expected.
Who is Apollo good against?
Apollo has the highest win rate against Mirage, Shiv and Pocket (54.7% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Apollo does better than expected against Vindicta, Kelvin and Lash.
Who is the best teammate for Apollo?
Graves: together they win 57.5%, 0.9 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Apollo lane with?
Rat King, Lady Geist and Graves make the best lane partners for Apollo, measured against what each pair is expected to win.