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 Rusted Barrel, 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. Rusted Barrel makes extended trades more uncomfortable and can make it harder for Apollo to recover after taking damage. Most top-performing counter purchases are spirit 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 Victor, Graves and Ivy, with Victor being the hardest counter at 45.8% win rate. Apollo performs best against Mirage, Silver and Venator. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Apollo's engage window and control lane trades.
Apollo Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
50.3%
Pick Rate
21.3%
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 Hex4,629 total matches | 38.0% | 39.6% | 33.1% | 37.5% | 38.8% | 36.7% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 30.2% | 35.0% | 41.1% |
 Rusted Barrel3,264 total matches | 33.3% | 39.4% | 37.6% | 39.0% | 43.5% | 38.5% | 37.6% | 39.1% | 40.0% | 39.0% | 33.3% |
 Metal Skin16,983 total matches | 43.2% | 40.5% | 37.7% | 35.9% | 37.3% | 38.9% | 38.5% | 40.3% | 39.1% | 41.2% | 43.3% |
 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 |
 Decay1,459 total matches | 38.2% | 37.9% | 38.9% | 38.1% | 43.5% | 40.0% | 35.2% | 39.2% | 48.2% | 40.0% | 39.5% |
 Cursed Relic2,478 total matches | 27.8% | 43.3% | 39.2% | 44.5% | 34.8% | 39.5% | 38.8% | 42.7% | 42.3% | 41.4% | 37.3% |
 Return Fire4,882 total matches | 42.4% | 38.1% | 42.4% | 39.8% | 38.1% | 41.3% | 40.3% | 40.2% | 39.5% | 42.5% | 43.5% |
 Knockdown6,001 total matches | 46.2% | 46.2% | 40.0% | 43.5% | 38.2% | 38.7% | 41.3% | 39.1% | 39.5% | 42.1% | 47.8% |
 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% |