Rat King 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 Rat King

A scrappy frontliner who makes your bullets work against you.

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. 01Rat King out-farms Apollo by ~50.5 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Apollo looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.

This matchup

321

Usual

312

60.2% win rate over 81,046 matches

• 2
  Early point

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

• 3
  Max first

  You out-farm Apollo: keep the standard order and push your lead with Royal Pestments.

• Rat King averages 0.88 kills per death against Apollo.
• On average Rat King finishes 2.2k souls ahead of Apollo — convert the lead into objectives.
• Rat King deals 3.4k 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.