Apollo

How to play Apollo

Apollo is a ranged hunter from the Greek pantheon who deals physical damage. Top players play Apollo in the Carry (duo) lane.

In your kit, The Moves (dash and spin) is your way in and out of fights. Serenade (mesmerize and protect) is your main crowd control. So Beautiful (line of damage) adds damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Across the Sky (fly), on a long cooldown (about 110s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Audacity: faster attacks after hits.

Community guides level So Beautiful, The Moves and Serenade first. Max So Beautiful first, then The Moves, then Serenade.

Your basic attacks are most of your damage, so keep attacking whenever it is safe. Stand at the edge of your range behind your front line and hit whoever is closest. Your power grows with every item, so farm safely early and avoid risky fights. Use The Moves to reposition or escape, not to charge in. In the duo lane, last hit minions for gold and let your support start fights.

Start with Sharpshooter's Arrow, then buy Devourer's Gauntlet. Buy it early so it finishes stacking. Your core is Dagger of Frenzy and Dominance, and you finish with The Executioner, Riptalon and Silverbranch Bow. A good relic is Aegis of Acceleration. If the enemy team heals a lot or you keep dying, open the full tool and enter the enemy gods for the exact swaps.

If you own Aspect of Harmony, it reworks Audacity (free ability after hits), So Beautiful (line of damage) and Serenade (mesmerize and protect). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Jing Wei, Guan Yu and Kali, and struggle against Ishtar, The Morrigan or Nemesis. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.