Apollo Counter Guide
ApolloApollo Performance Stats
Best Items Against Apollo
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Apollo are Fury Trance, Disarming Hex and Tesla Bullets, with Fury Trance yielding the strongest results. Fury Trance helps enemies survive the first commit and keep fighting after Apollo spends pressure. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Apollo wants to start or finish a fight. Tesla Bullets changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for Apollo. Most top-performing counter purchases are weapon items that disrupt Apollo's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Apollo counters include Baba, Graves and Ivy, with Baba being the hardest counter at 43.7% win rate. Apollo performs best against Mirage, Warden and Grey Talon. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Apollo's engage window and control lane trades.
Apollo Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
51.1%
Pick Rate
18.9%
Apollo is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Apollo stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Apollo's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Apollo gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Apollo has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Apollo
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fury Trance167 total matches | 28.9% | 42.3% | 50.0% | 29.2% | 20.8% | N/A | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Disarming Hex1,425 total matches | 30.8% | 36.8% | 44.4% | 35.1% | 38.1% | 25.0% | 38.0% | 42.4% | 47.8% | 35.0% | 41.1% |
 Tesla Bullets213 total matches | 37.1% | 72.7% | 24.0% | 36.4% | 29.2% | 36.4% | 33.3% | 38.1% | 52.4% | N/A | N/A |
 Metal Skin3,223 total matches | 37.6% | 39.0% | 40.1% | 40.6% | 36.8% | 39.0% | 40.7% | 41.2% | 43.2% | 36.8% | 43.3% |
 Cursed Relic958 total matches | 58.2% | 37.6% | 43.3% | 44.7% | 44.6% | 37.3% | 35.5% | 40.5% | 37.9% | 51.0% | 37.3% |
 Active Reload824 total matches | 43.8% | 32.8% | 33.8% | 45.2% | 39.0% | 38.2% | 49.3% | 51.7% | 66.7% | 34.5% | 24.0% |
 Ballistic Enchantment647 total matches | 39.1% | 48.9% | 27.3% | 40.0% | 32.8% | 45.0% | 48.1% | 49.4% | 50.0% | 40.0% | 16.7% |
 Sharpshooter299 total matches | 47.2% | 31.1% | 42.9% | 34.8% | 50.0% | 38.9% | 50.0% | 50.0% | N/A | 44.0% | 40.0% |
 Capacitor201 total matches | 45.0% | 25.0% | 18.2% | 63.6% | 31.8% | 59.4% | 51.6% | N/A | 37.5% | N/A | N/A |
 Long Range253 total matches | 50.9% | 22.0% | 40.0% | 45.0% | 45.0% | 38.7% | 50.0% | 44.0% | N/A | 61.9% | N/A |