Deadlock Apollo Guide
Apollo is an assassin with 780 health and a medium range / projectile kit. What each ability does and when to request Apollo on a boost.
Apollo is a melee assassin built around timing windows. Flawless Advance rewards a perfect release on each lunge, Riposte turns a deflected attack into brief invulnerability, a dash onto an enemy hero, and a stun, and Itani Lo Sahn locks a target in slow motion before the delayed damage lands.
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Ability kit
Apollo snapshot
Deadlock Wiki lists Apollo as a assassin with 780 base health, 7.2 move speed, 3 stamina, and a medium range / projectile weapon profile.
The ability set is Disengaging Sigil, Riposte, Flawless Advance, Itani Lo Sahn.
Apollo is a melee assassin built around timing windows. Flawless Advance rewards a perfect release on each lunge, Riposte turns a deflected attack into brief invulnerability, a dash onto an enemy hero, and a stun, and Itani Lo Sahn locks a target in slow motion before the delayed damage lands.
Solo boost fit
After the encrypted credential handoff, an Eternus 6 booster logs into your account and plays Apollo the way the kit demands: Disengaging Sigil to leap backwards out of a bad trade while the sphere explodes to damage and slow anyone caught in it, Flawless Advance for the burst, and Itani Lo Sahn held for a target the team can finish once the slow motion ends. Most of the value depends on releasing Flawless Advance in the perfect window and baiting an enemy attack into Riposte, which is why an Eternus 6 player gets far more out of this hero than the average lobby does.
Duo boost notes
In a duo boost you stay on your own account and play beside the booster, so the coordination is about who commits first. Whoever is on Apollo opens with Itani Lo Sahn on a target the other player is already positioned to hit, since the enemy cannot act or heal during the slow motion. If you are on Apollo, the booster holds the front and draws attacks so you can land Riposte deflections and Flawless Advance lunges; if the booster is on Apollo, you stay on a hero with reliable follow-up damage and let Disengaging Sigil cover the retreat when a fight turns.
When to request this hero
Request Apollo by name when it is the hero you actually play and you want the climb to happen on the pick you will keep using after the boost ends. Let the booster choose when you only care about the rank, because Apollo depends on melee timing windows and the booster will pick whatever hero gives your account the cleanest path in the current lobbies.
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FAST ANSWERS
Should I request Apollo for a Deadlock boost?
Yes, if Apollo is your main and you want your match history to reflect the hero you play. Apollo rewards precise melee timing with Riposte and Flawless Advance, which is exactly the kind of execution an Eternus 6 booster brings, so the request is reasonable for either solo or duo.
Is Apollo better for solo or duo boosting?
Solo suits Apollo best, because the hero's damage comes from perfect-window lunges and well-timed deflections that a booster on your account can hit consistently. Duo still works if you can land Itani Lo Sahn on a target the booster is ready to finish.
What makes Apollo different to boost with?
Apollo's real damage comes from his abilities' timing windows, not from holding down the trigger. Flawless Advance deals more the longer it is held and peaks on a perfect release, Riposte only pays off when an enemy actually attacks you, and Itani Lo Sahn holds a target in slow motion before the delayed damage lands, so every fight is about reading the enemy rather than spraying bullets.