Apollo counters and synergy
How to counter Apollo
To counter Apollo, play Graves, Paige and Rat King: Apollo wins only 45.6% against Graves. Overall Apollo wins 52.1% of 30k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Apollo does best with Graves on the team.
- Win rate
- 52.1%
- Pick rate
- 18.0%
- Matches
- 30k
- 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
Graves 3,321 matches
+2.2 vs expected
59.9% win rate
Mirage 1,253 matches
As expected
46.9% win rate
Vyper 1,658 matches
As expected
55.1% win rate
Sinclair 1,466 matches
As expected
51.1% win rate
Violet 3,719 matches
As expected
51.9% win rate
Rat King 8,996 matches
As expected
58.8% win rate
Haze 9,415 matches
As expected
55.7% win rate
Rem 3,187 matches
As expected
49.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Seven 3,981 matches
+2.0 vs expected
50.8% win rate
Grey Talon 2,666 matches
As expected
59.2% win rate
Lash 8,202 matches
+1.5 vs expected
52.7% win rate
Kelvin 2,805 matches
As expected
48.8% win rate
Warden 1,033 matches
As expected
60.0% win rate
Nurse Harrow 2,935 matches
As expected
53.3% win rate
Ivy 3,535 matches
As expected
49.2% win rate
Vindicta 4,661 matches
As expected
52.5% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mo & Krill 4,777 matches
−2.1 vs expected
50.4% win rate
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Sinclair 1,908 matches
As expected
52.8% win rate
Silver 2,361 matches
As expected
52.3% win rate
Viscous 1,905 matches
As expected
54.8% win rate
-
Graves 4,272 matches
As expected
45.6% win rate
Pocket 3,573 matches
As expected
55.4% win rate
Baba 4,516 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Dynamo 3,606 matches
As expected
48.3% 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 hero | Apollo wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graves | 45.6% | 4,272 | As expected |
 Paige | 46.3% | 4,502 | As expected |
| Rat King | 46.4% | 11k | As expected |
| Dynamo | 48.3% | 3,606 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 48.8% | 2,805 | As expected |
 Wraith | 49.1% | 6,028 | As expected |
| Baba | 49.1% | 4,516 | As expected |
| Ivy | 49.2% | 3,535 | As expected |
| Haze | 49.3% | 8,651 | As expected |
 Victor | 49.7% | 3,113 | As expected |
| Vyper | 50.1% | 1,764 | As expected |
 Abrams | 50.4% | 4,048 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 50.4% | 4,777 | −2.1 points |
| Seven | 50.8% | 3,981 | +2.0 points |
 Celeste | 51.0% | 2,974 | As expected |
 Drifter | 51.5% | 6,545 | As expected |
 Holliday | 52.1% | 3,679 | As expected |
| Silver | 52.3% | 2,361 | As expected |
 Calico | 52.4% | 4,151 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 52.5% | 4,661 | As expected |
 Yamato | 52.6% | 4,020 | As expected |
| Lash | 52.7% | 8,202 | +1.5 points |
| Sinclair | 52.8% | 1,908 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 53.3% | 2,935 | As expected |
 Billy | 53.4% | 3,069 | As expected |
| Violet | 53.5% | 4,307 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 53.6% | 2,650 | As expected |
 Venator | 53.7% | 5,586 | As expected |
 Mina | 54.0% | 5,542 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 54.0% | 1,468 | As expected |
| Rem | 54.3% | 3,126 | As expected |
 Bebop | 54.7% | 8,200 | As expected |
 Infernus | 54.7% | 6,389 | As expected |
| Viscous | 54.8% | 1,905 | As expected |
| Pocket | 55.4% | 3,573 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 55.8% | 1,951 | As expected |
 Shiv | 56.5% | 4,831 | As expected |
 Paradox | 56.8% | 4,563 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 57.4% | 5,893 | As expected |
 Solomon | 57.7% | 3,864 | As expected |
| Mirage | 58.5% | 1,510 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 59.2% | 2,666 | As expected |
| Warden | 60.0% | 1,033 | 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 Graves, Paige and Rat King (45.6% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Sinclair and Silver do better against Apollo than expected.
- Who is Apollo good against?
- Apollo has the highest win rate against Warden, Grey Talon and Mirage (60.0% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Apollo does better than expected against Seven, Grey Talon and Lash.
- Who is the best teammate for Apollo?
- Graves: together they win 59.9%, 2.2 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Apollo lane with?
- Mo & Krill, Kelvin and Mina make the best lane partners for Apollo, measured against what each pair is expected to win.