Apollo Deadlock builds and skill order

Core build

17 items · suggested purchase order

Assembled from the items most Apollo players of this style bought, in the order they typically bought them. It is not one observed build.

1. Extra Spirit
2. Extra Regen
3. Mystic Burst
4. Melee Lifesteal
5. Mystic Expansion
Imbue Flawless Advance
6. Spirit Strike
7. Improved Spirit
from Extra Spirit
8. Healing Booster
from Extra Regen
9. Melee Charge
10. Spirit Snatch
from Spirit Strike
11. Dispel Magic
12. Boundless Spirit
from Improved Spirit
13. Tankbuster
from Mystic Burst
14. Compress Cooldown
Imbue Riposte
15. Superior Cooldown
from Compress Cooldown
16. Greater Expansion
from Mystic Expansion
17. Spirit Burn

Numbers are the purchase order. Continuation steps are this group's most-bought late items, added so the build runs to the late game.

By stage

“Bought” is the share of this group that bought an item, not a win rate. Swaps are our advice from game text, not measured results.

Early

0–9 min

1
Extra Spirit
97% bought
2
Extra Regen
87% bought
3
Mystic Burst
99% bought
4
Melee Lifesteal
55% bought
5
Mystic Expansion
97% bought
Imbue Flawless Advance
6
Spirit Strike
94% bought

Optional · not in the order

Cold Front
30% bought

Mid

9–20 min

7
Improved Spirit
97% bought
8
Healing Booster
95% bought
9
Melee Charge
72% bought
10
Spirit Snatch
100% bought
11
Dispel Magic
51% bought

Optional · not in the order

Lifestrike
43% bought
Close Quarters
39% bought
Healbane
38% bought
Hunter's Aura
36% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Healing BoosterHealbane(Healbane replaces Healing Booster)
Enemies heal a lot (lifesteal, healing items or healers)
Why, and what changes
Your spirit damage also cuts the target's incoming healing.
1,600 souls · game text: Spirit Power +7 Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. Incoming Healing -35…
Debuff Reducer
before Dispel Magic
Enemies have several stuns, silences or roots
Why, and what changes
Shortens every debuff on you, and later upgrades into Unstoppable.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
1,600 souls · game text: Bonus Health +90 Reduces the duration of all negative effects applied to you. Debuff Resist +25%

Late

20–30 min

12
Boundless Spirit
100% bought
13
Tankbuster
100% bought
14
Compress Cooldown
56% bought
Imbue Riposte
15
Superior Cooldown
80% bought

Optional · not in the order

Mystic Vulnerability
24% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Warp Stone
before Superior Cooldown
You need an escape or a gap-closer
Why, and what changes
Teleports you forward and briefly adds bullet resist.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
- Active item: 2 of 4 active slots at the end.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Teleport straight ahead, gaining Bullet Resist. Teleport Range 11m Bullet Resist +30% Buff Duration 6s

30+

30+ min

16
Greater Expansion
65% bought
17
Spirit Burn
63% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Metal Skin
before Spirit Burn
Most of the enemy team's damage is bullets
Why, and what changes
Its active makes you immune to bullets for a few seconds.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
- Active item: 2 of 4 active slots at the end.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Bullet Resist +12% Become immune to bullets. Active Movespeed Penalty -1.5m Dash Distance -20% Duration 5.0s
Spirit Resilience
before Greater Expansion
Most of the enemy team's damage is spirit damage
Why, and what changes
Adds a large amount of spirit resist.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
3,200 souls · game text: Spirit Resist +30% Out of Combat Regen +3 When below 50% health, gain additional Spirit Resist. Health threshold 50 Spirit Resist +15%

Apollo 52.1% win rate · Phantom+ · Ranked · 2,210 matches · Oct 14, 2026 update

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Skill order

Rows in ability-slot order

Assembled from the most common choice at each point among these 897 players; 135 used this exact order.

Apollo skill order: unlocks and upgrades in order, one row per ability in slot order
Disengaging SigilDisengaging Sigil			Disengaging Sigil: Ability unlocked, step 3								Disengaging Sigil: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Disengaging Sigil: 2 AP upgrade, step 12		Disengaging Sigil: 5 AP upgrade, step 14
RiposteImbued by Compress CooldownRiposte, imbued by Compress Cooldown				Riposte: Ability unlocked, step 4				Riposte: 1 AP upgrade, step 8	Riposte: 2 AP upgrade, step 9	Riposte: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Flawless AdvanceImbued by Mystic ExpansionFlawless Advance, imbued by Mystic Expansion	Flawless Advance: Ability unlocked, step 1	Flawless Advance: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Flawless Advance: 2 AP upgrade, step 5		Flawless Advance: 5 AP upgrade, step 7
Itani Lo SahnItani Lo Sahn						Itani Lo Sahn: Ability unlocked, step 6							Itani Lo Sahn: 1 AP upgrade, step 13		Itani Lo Sahn: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Itani Lo Sahn: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

The last point (Itani Lo Sahn 5 AP) completes the order: many matches end before every point is spent, so it's placed where the 416 players who got that far usually took it.

Disengaging Sigil

RiposteImbued by Compress Cooldown

Flawless AdvanceImbued by Mystic Expansion

Itani Lo Sahn

TOP 1 FENCER NA - SHMUCK

by Little ShmuckVersion 83Guide updated Oct 20, 2026Guide #448546Author's tags: For New Players

Matches started with it: 8,000
Won: 52.1%
Players: 6,031
In-game favourites: Not available (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Early game
Game stage
1. 1
  Mystic Burst
2. 2
  Mystic Expansion
3. 3
  Mystic Regeneration
4. 4
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
5. 5
  Healbane
2Early 4.8 Green!
Author's category
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
  almost an always buy
2. 2
  Warp Stone
  dash dash dash
3Lane Optionalsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Extra Regen
2. 2
  Enchanter's Emblem
4Mid game
Game stage · Pick as needed
1. 1
  Torment Pulse
2. 2
  Stamina Mastery
3. 3
  Superior Cooldown
4. 4
5Resistancesoptional
Author's category · BUY AT LEAST ONE
1. 1
  Return Fire
2. 2
  Bullet Resilience
3. 3
  Metal Skin
4. 4
6Late game
Game stage
1. 1
  Spirit Snatch
2. 2
  Infuser
3. 3
  Escalating Exposure
4. 4
7Testing Branchoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Duration Extender
2. 2
  Decay
3. 3
  Superior Duration
  Built from Duration Extender
4. 4

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in TOP 1 FENCER NA - SHMUCK, one row per ability in slot order
Disengaging SigilDisengaging Sigil	Disengaging Sigil: Ability unlocked, step 1									Disengaging Sigil: 1 AP upgrade, step 10	Disengaging Sigil: 2 AP upgrade, step 11

Disengaging SigilDisengaging Sigil	Disengaging Sigil: Ability unlocked, step 1										Disengaging Sigil: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Disengaging Sigil: 2 AP upgrade, step 12	Disengaging Sigil: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
RiposteRiposte				Riposte: Ability unlocked, step 4						Riposte: 1 AP upgrade, step 10					Riposte: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Riposte: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Flawless AdvanceFlawless Advance		Flawless Advance: Ability unlocked, step 2	Flawless Advance: 1 AP upgrade, step 3		Flawless Advance: 2 AP upgrade, step 5			Flawless Advance: 5 AP upgrade, step 8
Itani Lo SahnItani Lo Sahn						Itani Lo Sahn: Ability unlocked, step 6	Itani Lo Sahn: 1 AP upgrade, step 7		Itani Lo Sahn: 2 AP upgrade, step 9					Itani Lo Sahn: 5 AP upgrade, step 14

Disengaging SigilDisengaging Sigil	Disengaging Sigil: Ability unlocked, step 1												Disengaging Sigil: 1 AP upgrade, step 13	Disengaging Sigil: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Disengaging Sigil: 5 AP upgrade, step 15
RiposteRiposte		Riposte: Ability unlocked, step 2			Riposte: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Riposte: 2 AP upgrade, step 6				Riposte: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Flawless AdvanceFlawless Advance			Flawless Advance: Ability unlocked, step 3				Flawless Advance: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Flawless Advance: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Flawless Advance: 5 AP upgrade, step 9
Itani Lo SahnItani Lo Sahn				Itani Lo Sahn: Ability unlocked, step 4							Itani Lo Sahn: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Itani Lo Sahn: 2 AP upgrade, step 12				Itani Lo Sahn: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Disengaging SigilDisengaging Sigil	Disengaging Sigil: Ability unlocked, step 1													Disengaging Sigil: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Disengaging Sigil: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Disengaging Sigil: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
RiposteRiposte				Riposte: Ability unlocked, step 4				Riposte: 1 AP upgrade, step 8	Riposte: 2 AP upgrade, step 9	Riposte: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Flawless AdvanceFlawless Advance		Flawless Advance: Ability unlocked, step 2	Flawless Advance: 1 AP upgrade, step 3		Flawless Advance: 2 AP upgrade, step 5		Flawless Advance: 5 AP upgrade, step 7
Itani Lo SahnItani Lo Sahn						Itani Lo Sahn: Ability unlocked, step 6					Itani Lo Sahn: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Itani Lo Sahn: 2 AP upgrade, step 12	Itani Lo Sahn: 5 AP upgrade, step 13