Abrams vs Apollo

Brawler vs Assassin

You have the health; they have the burst. Make them fight you long — every second past their first combo is in your favour. Buy defensive items early and stay near allies.

Your game plan as Abrams

A bully who wins by refusing to leave. Every fight Abrams takes, he wants to take at shotgun range.

How to beat Apollo

A fencer. Apollo wins duels by deflecting your best shot and riposting into you.

• 01Don’t throw your key ability into Riposte. Wait for it to expire, then commit.
• 02Spread out; Itani Lo Sahn is a long slash that rewards stacked teams.
• 03Hard CC before he lunges: Flawless Advance commits him forward.

1. 01Farm is close (+4.2 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits.
2. 02Abrams denies ~1.1 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
3. 03Apollo looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
4. 04Your own sustain (Siphon Life, Infernal Resilience) wins extended lanes — stay longer than they can.

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59.4% win rate over 117,860 matches

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  Early point

  Put an early point into Shoulder Charge: Apollo dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.

• Abrams averages 1.04 kills per death against Apollo.
• On average Abrams finishes 1.3k souls ahead of Apollo — convert the lead into objectives.
• Abrams deals 1.0k more objective damage per match than Apollo — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Itani Lo Sahn (145s cooldown). The window right after Apollo uses it is your best time to fight.