Apollo vs Deadman Danny

Assassin vs Marksman

You want the marksman isolated and close. Flank, use your gap-closer, and finish before they can reposition.

Your game plan as Apollo

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

How to beat Deadman Danny

A jetpack daredevil who flies over the fight, lands on top of it and takes one enemy for a ride they won’t walk away from.

• 01Stay spread when Chimera Mk1 is overheating; a dive that hits nobody stuns him.
• 02Slows work on him while he is airborne — use them to stop his approach.
• 03Avoid fighting low on health near him; Close The Deal hits harder below 50%.

1. 01Apollo out-farms Deadman Danny by ~5 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Deadman Danny out-ranges most heroes. Fight around corners and troopers; step in when they reload or spend their mobility.

This matchup

312

Usual

321

54.9% win rate over 29,973 matches

• 1
  Early point

  Put an early point into Disengaging Sigil: Deadman Danny can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.

• 1
  Hold

  Hold Disengaging Sigil for Close The Deal — use it the moment Deadman Danny commits, not before.

• 3
  Max first

  You out-farm Deadman Danny: keep the standard order and push your lead with Flawless Advance.

• Apollo averages 0.93 kills per death against Deadman Danny.
• Apollo finishes 169 souls behind Deadman Danny on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Apollo deals 1.3k more objective damage per match than Deadman Danny — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Close The Deal (135s cooldown). The window right after Deadman Danny uses it is your best time to fight.