Apollo vs Baba
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Apollo beats Baba
Assassin vs Mystic
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Your game plan as Apollo
A fencer. Apollo wins duels by deflecting your best shot and riposting into you.
How to beat Baba
A chaotic hex-caster who turns fights into a mess of silences, slows and stolen Spirit.
- 01Interrupt the Feed The Birds channel; the payoff only lands when it ends.
- 02Track Brew’s cycle. Don’t fight inside the puddle when it’s about to silence.
- 03Pressure Baba early, before Threadsap snowballs her Spirit.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Apollo into Baba
- 01Apollo out-farms Baba by ~5 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Baba deals most damage with abilities. Trade right after they’ve used their main spell, and consider early Spirit Shielding.
Skill order for this matchup
54.9% win rate over 29,973 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Disengaging Sigil: Baba can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.
Max firstYou out-farm Baba: keep the standard order and push your lead with Flawless Advance.
Threats
Your tools
Winning the fights after lane
- Apollo averages 0.82 kills per death against Baba.
- Apollo finishes 987 souls behind Baba on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Apollo deals 882 less objective damage per match than Baba — let teammates take structures while you hold.
- Track Feed The Birds (150s cooldown). The window right after Baba uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Baba
Matchup questions
Who wins Apollo vs Baba?
Apollo wins 44.1% of 56,539 recent matches against Baba — unfavoured.
How do I beat Baba as Apollo?
Apollo out-farms Baba by ~5 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Feed The Birds (150s cooldown). The window right after Baba uses it is your best time to fight.