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Matchup · November 6, 2026

Apollo vs Nurse Harrow

48%
Unfavoured68,997 matches
All Apollo matchups & counters

Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026

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How Apollo beats Nurse Harrow

Your game plan as Apollo

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

Lane
Poke with Disengaging Sigil and use its leap to dodge trades. Save Riposte for a predictable incoming ability.
Mid game
Flank fights and look for heroes who blow their cooldowns early; Flawless Advance chains lunges into a kill.
Late game
Itani Lo Sahn is a long-range lockdown that also stops healing. Use it on the enemy carry or healer to open the fight.

How to beat Nurse Harrow

A battlefield medic who heals with her gun, starves enemy buffs with leeches and terrifies anyone who looks her in the eye.

  • 01Turn your back to Lurking Terrors: facing away halves its damage and stops the terror building.
  • 02Burst the Wretched Vapors target after the rush ends; the delayed damage lands all at once unless she heals it.
  • 03Pressure Harrow while Healing Needles is loaded; her clip is healing allies, not shooting you.
Punish
Per match

Head-to-head

ApolloNurse Harrow
48%Win rate52%
0.86Kills per death0.63
+4.6Last-hit edge+0
+0Deny edge+1
+1.1KSoul lead+0
+2.4KObjective damage edge+0
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Laning

Win the lane: Apollo into Nurse Harrow

  1. 01Farm is close (+4.6 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits.
  2. 02Nurse Harrow denies ~1 more orb per match — secure your orbs before they can.
  3. 03Nurse Harrow has sustain (Healing Needles). Short, sharp trades beat long ones — buy anti-heal early.
Skill order

Skill order for this matchup

This matchup
Usual

54.9% win rate over 29,973 matches

Nurse Harrow’s kit

Threats

Wretched Vapors
Slow40s cd
Healing Needles
Slow
Apollo’s kit

Your tools

Riposte
RootDisarmMobility22s cd
Disengaging Sigil
SlowMobility12s cd
Itani Lo SahnUltimate
SlowMobility145s cd
Flawless Advance
Mobility26s cd
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Mid & late game

Winning the fights after lane

  • Apollo averages 0.86 kills per death against Nurse Harrow.
  • On average Apollo finishes 1.1k souls ahead of Nurse Harrow — convert the lead into objectives.
  • Apollo deals 2.4k more objective damage per match than Nurse Harrow — push structures when you win lane.
  • Track Lurking Terrors (200s cooldown). The window right after Nurse Harrow uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ

Matchup questions

Who wins Apollo vs Nurse Harrow?

Apollo wins 48% of 68,997 recent matches against Nurse Harrow — unfavoured.

How do I beat Nurse Harrow as Apollo?

Farm is close (+4.6 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits. Track Lurking Terrors (200s cooldown). The window right after Nurse Harrow uses it is your best time to fight.

What should Apollo buy against Nurse Harrow?

Toxic Bullets, Healbane.