Deadlock's snazziest rich boy, Apollo, gets struck down by a bunch of nerfs after terrorising matches: 'Yoshi took him out back'

Apollo from Deadlock, brandishing his rapier in a fencer's stance. — (Image credit: Valve)

Apollo, the latest hero to come to the Cursed Apple of Deadlock—and the final in the sextuplet of the Old Gods, New Blood update—has been hit with a barrage of nerfs, per the game's official changelog forums.

For context, Apollo was a duelist character whose mobility and relative tankiness was a terror in most games—a major culprit was Flawless Advance, his third ability. This thing sees Apollo kip into the air, levitate for a moment, and then strike forward with his blade. When upgraded, it'd also heal you on connecting with a hero.

Apollo: Fixed Slowing Hex not preventing Disengaging Sigil
Apollo: Riposte On Pummel Hit changed from -15% Bullet Resist to -22% Melee Resist (affects T2 as well)
Apollo: Flawless Advance hit radius reduced by ~10%
Apollo: Flawless Advance Base Hold Damage reduced from 30 to 25
Apollo: Flawless Advance Base Hold Damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.7 to 0.55
Apollo: Flawless Advance Max Hold Damage reduced from 45 to 40
Apollo: Flawless Advance Max Hold Damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.1 to 0.9
Apollo: Flawless Advance Perfect Damage reduced from 75 to 65
Apollo: Flawless Advance Perfect Damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.65 to 1.55
Apollo: Flawless Advance T3 reduced from +75 Perfect Damage to +65
Apollo: Flawless Advance T3 spirit scaling indirectly reduced (it is +15% Spirit Scaling)
Apollo: Flawless Advance T1 heal on hit reduced from 35 to 30
Apollo: Itani Lo Sahn now goes on cooldown when interrupted
Apollo: Fixed Itani Lo Sahn hitting targets behind him
Apollo: Itani Lo Sahn base damage reduced from 250 to 225
Apollo: Itani Lo Sahn spirit scaling reduced from 1.75 to 1.6

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Harvey's history with games started when he first begged his parents for a World of Warcraft subscription aged 12, though he's since been cursed with Final Fantasy 14-brain and a huge crush on G'raha Tia. He made his start as a freelancer, writing for websites like Techradar, The Escapist, Dicebreaker, The Gamer, Into the Spine—and of course, PC Gamer. He'll sink his teeth into anything that looks interesting, though he has a soft spot for RPGs, soulslikes, roguelikes, deckbuilders, MMOs, and weird indie titles. He also plays a shelf load of TTRPGs in his offline time. Don't ask him what his favourite system is, he has too many.

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