Apollo and Graves

On the same team

Duo Win %

56.7%

Expected from their own win rates

52.8%

Above expected

+3.9 points

Games together

10,908

Apollo on their own: 49.3% · Graves on their own: 56.3%. Matches in City Never Sleeps on patch 09-29-2026, updated 14 October. Source: deadlock-api.com.

Why it works

• Hands give a still target. Grasping Hands Grasping Hands 24m Range5s Duration34s Cooldown Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through, spawns a Ghoul, and leaves a lingering rift behind. Crowd Control immobilize (root) on enemies who pass through; Damage roughly 90 spirit at base, +90 more at tier 2 (metabot.gg, deadlock.one) Mobility none for Graves 1 +90 damage and +10m wall length 2 +1 Ghoul, about -14s cooldown and +0.75s immobilize roots anyone passing through the line, which lets Apollo land Itani Lo Sahn Itani Lo Sahn 145s Cooldown Apollo winds up a wide, long-reaching slash. Crowd Control Stasis-style lockdown — the target cannot take action and is stuck in slow… Damage 200 delayed damage base (deadlock.one); Mobility Tier 1 adds +8m dash range to the slash; 1 +8m dash range 2 -35s cooldown (from a 145s base) 5 adds maximum-health damage and increases the bonus against half-health enemies by 50% and fully charged Flawless Advance Flawless Advance 8s Duration26s Cooldown Apollo performs a run of lunges in whatever direction he chooses, driving piercing stabs out in front of him. Damage 25 base hold damage, 40 at maximum hold, 65 on a perfect release… Mobility Directional lunges usable in any direction; Defensive Tier 2 grants 60% bullet resistance during the lunges, which makes it a… 1 hero hits restore 35 health (1.3 spirit scaling) 2 -12s cooldown (from a 26s base) and 60% bullet resistance during the lunges 5 +65 damage with improved spirit scaling, plus increased lunge speed and distance thrusts.
• Stolen damage wins duels. Essence Theft Essence Theft 4s Duration Graves's bullets siphon weapon damage and spirit resist from whoever they hit, transferring it to Graves up to a per-target cap. Damage no direct damage of its own; Defensive indirectly defensive — a carry with stolen weapon damage kills Graves more… 1 +1 maximum steal target, and all Graves's summons apply Essence Theft siphons weapon damage from whoever Graves shoots, so the carry Apollo is dueling hits him softer.
• Cover for a summoner with no escape. Graves has no dash or blink. Disengaging Sigil Disengaging Sigil 12s Cooldown Apollo inscribes a glowing sigil in the air ahead of him and springs backwards as it bursts, damaging and slowing anyone standing in it. Crowd Control Movement slow on enemies caught in the blast. Damage 85 base damage (deadlock.one). Mobility A backwards leap; at Tier 2 it also restores 1 stamina and resets his air… 1 +25% fire rate and +25% bullet velocity for 8s 2 restores 1 stamina and resets air jump / dash limit on hitting player targets 5 can be recast within 4 seconds slows the chasers who reach her, and Riposte Riposte 22s Cooldown Apollo readies a deflection. Crowd Control Stun on the counter-dash target; Damage No direct damage listed; Mobility A targeted dash to an enemy hero after a successful deflection — a… 1 -8s cooldown (from a 22s base) 2 melee resist reduction increased to -30% 5 +1.6s stun duration stuns a diver once they turn on Apollo.

Written from both heroes' ability data on patch 09-29-2026; the numbers above are the measured results.