Apollo counters and synergy
How to counter Apollo
To counter Apollo, play Baba, Ivy and Wraith: Apollo wins only 45.4% against Baba. Overall Apollo wins 50.7% of 18k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus.
- Win rate
- 50.7%
- Pick rate
- 20.6%
- Matches
- 18k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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
Paige 3,182 matches
As expected
55.6% win rate
Abrams 2,037 matches
As expected
53.1% win rate
Dynamo 1,648 matches
As expected
54.3% win rate
Pocket 1,964 matches
As expected
47.7% win rate
Infernus 2,593 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Baba 2,472 matches
As expected
55.1% win rate
Nurse Harrow 1,637 matches
As expected
51.8% win rate
Vyper 1,190 matches
As expected
54.3% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Viscous 1,090 matches
+3.2 vs expected
55.7% win rate
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Nurse Harrow 1,804 matches
+2.6 vs expected
52.9% win rate
Vindicta 2,550 matches
+2.4 vs expected
53.2% win rate
Seven 1,818 matches
+2.4 vs expected
50.7% win rate
McGinnis 951 matches
As expected
53.5% win rate
-
Infernus 2,891 matches
As expected
53.5% win rate
Rem 1,566 matches
As expected
53.8% win rate
Kelvin 1,779 matches
As expected
48.1% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
-
Pocket 2,371 matches
−2.4 vs expected
52.4% win rate
Grey Talon 1,903 matches
As expected
52.8% win rate
Graves 2,116 matches
As expected
46.4% win rate
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Baba 3,081 matches
−1.9 vs expected
45.4% win rate
Holliday 2,407 matches
As expected
48.1% win rate
Ivy 2,463 matches
As expected
45.4% win rate
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Abrams 2,385 matches
As expected
48.0% win rate
Warden 431 matches
As expected
54.8% 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 hero | Apollo wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baba | 45.4% | 3,081 | −1.9 points |
| Ivy | 45.4% | 2,463 | As expected |
 Wraith | 46.0% | 4,212 | As expected |
| Graves | 46.4% | 2,116 | As expected |
| Paige | 46.7% | 2,787 | As expected |
 Rat King | 46.8% | 6,792 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 47.4% | 1,752 | As expected |
| Vyper | 47.6% | 1,228 | As expected |
| Abrams | 48.0% | 2,385 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 48.1% | 1,779 | As expected |
| Holliday | 48.1% | 2,407 | As expected |
 Haze | 48.5% | 5,363 | As expected |
 Celeste | 48.6% | 2,115 | As expected |
 Yamato | 49.5% | 3,280 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 49.9% | 3,061 | As expected |
 Victor | 50.0% | 1,831 | As expected |
 Sinclair | 50.4% | 1,197 | As expected |
 Drifter | 50.4% | 4,309 | As expected |
 Lash | 50.5% | 4,546 | As expected |
| Seven | 50.7% | 1,818 | +2.4 points |
 Calico | 51.4% | 2,864 | As expected |
 Bebop | 52.1% | 4,707 | As expected |
| Pocket | 52.4% | 2,371 | −2.4 points |
 Billy | 52.6% | 1,830 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 52.8% | 1,903 | As expected |
 Mina | 52.8% | 3,768 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 52.9% | 1,804 | +2.6 points |
 Silver | 53.0% | 1,551 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 53.2% | 2,550 | +2.4 points |
 Venator | 53.2% | 3,764 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 53.3% | 1,245 | As expected |
 Violet | 53.3% | 2,611 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 53.3% | 1,104 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 53.5% | 951 | As expected |
| Infernus | 53.5% | 2,891 | As expected |
| Rem | 53.8% | 1,566 | As expected |
 Shiv | 53.8% | 3,137 | As expected |
 Paradox | 54.3% | 2,943 | As expected |
| Warden | 54.8% | 431 | As expected |
 Solomon | 55.1% | 2,194 | As expected |
| Viscous | 55.7% | 1,090 | +3.2 points |
 Mirage | 56.0% | 944 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 58.3% | 3,395 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Apollo in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Apollo struggles against. Apollo has the lowest win rate against Baba, Ivy and Wraith (45.4% against Baba). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Pocket, Grey Talon and Graves do better against Apollo than expected.
- Who is Apollo good against?
- Apollo has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Mirage and Viscous (58.3% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Apollo does better than expected against Viscous, Nurse Harrow and Vindicta.
- Who is the best teammate for Apollo?
- Paige: together they win 55.6%, 1.6 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Apollo lane with?
- Violet, Celeste and Silver make the best lane partners for Apollo, measured against what each pair is expected to win.