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Deity Apollo ADC GUIDE

Carry Conquest
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by TottiGR updated April 23, 2026

Smite God: Apollo

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Apollo Build

Attack Speed Starter Build

Notes I would always recommend this starter if you are going to do an attack speed build, because it provides you with attack speed and good jungle farming!

Axe will evolve into Golden Blade.

Purification Beads will save you during early game giving CC immunity during 2 seconds.

Notes

I would always recommend this starter if you are going to do an attack speed build, because it provides you with attack speed and good jungle farming!

Axe will evolve into Golden Blade.

Purification Beads will save you during early game giving CC immunity during 2 seconds.

Build Item Bumba's Golden Dagger Bumba's Golden Dagger
Build Item Axe Axe
Build Item Health Potion Health Potion
2
Build Item Multi Potion Multi Potion
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads

Attack Speed Full Build

Notes Bumba's Spear Even though we're in the ADC lane, this item is key for Apollo because of the sustain and damage to neutral targets. It allows you to farm nearby jungle camps between waves at an absurd speed and gives you the ability power and penetration that makes your ability combo hit like a truck.

Golden Blade allows you to clear the minion wave in seconds to rotate or pressure the tower, in addition to giving you that extra movement speed that's vital for chasing enemies.

Tyrfing, if you are winning early game and you want to snowball as much as possible, this item is perfect for that because of the strength that provides and the passive which adds more damage to your basic attacks!

Hastened Fatalis removes the movement penalty when using basic attacks. In the hands of an ADC, this means that once you're locked onto your target, they won't escape, no matter how long your dash. It's pure stickiness; you dance around the enemy while you shred them.

Odysseus' Bow At this stage of the game, with the attack speed you already have, Odysseus' Bow becomes a lightning machine gun. In team fights for Gold Fury or Fire Giant, this item spreads your damage across the entire enemy team, whittling down supports while you focus on your marked target.

Titan's Bane provides you with with great amount of strength and penetration being a very cheap item.

Blinking Abyss will boost your item stats and can be used in a deffesinve way for getting out of a teamfight or a gank or aggro for chasing enemy while using Hastened Fatalis's passive.

Notes

Bumba's Spear Even though we're in the ADC lane, this item is key for Apollo because of the sustain and damage to neutral targets. It allows you to farm nearby jungle camps between waves at an absurd speed and gives you the ability power and penetration that makes your ability combo hit like a truck.

Golden Blade allows you to clear the minion wave in seconds to rotate or pressure the tower, in addition to giving you that extra movement speed that's vital for chasing enemies.

Tyrfing, if you are winning early game and you want to snowball as much as possible, this item is perfect for that because of the strength that provides and the passive which adds more damage to your basic attacks!

Hastened Fatalis removes the movement penalty when using basic attacks. In the hands of an ADC, this means that once you're locked onto your target, they won't escape, no matter how long your dash. It's pure stickiness; you dance around the enemy while you shred them.

Odysseus' Bow At this stage of the game, with the attack speed you already have, Odysseus' Bow becomes a lightning machine gun. In team fights for Gold Fury or Fire Giant, this item spreads your damage across the entire enemy team, whittling down supports while you focus on your marked target.

Titan's Bane provides you with with great amount of strength and penetration being a very cheap item.

Blinking Abyss will boost your item stats and can be used in a deffesinve way for getting out of a teamfight or a gank or aggro for chasing enemy while using Hastened Fatalis's passive.

Build Item Bumba's Spear Bumba's Spear
Build Item Golden Blade Golden Blade
Build Item Tyrfing Tyrfing
Build Item Hastened Fatalis Hastened Fatalis
Build Item Odysseus' Bow Odysseus' Bow
Build Item Titan's Bane Titan's Bane
Build Item Blinking Abyss Blinking Abyss
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads

Critical Starter Build

Notes I would always recommend this starter because gives a lot of gold that in early game will make a difference comparing to other starters right now in the game!

Axe will evolve into Devourer's Gauntlet.

Purification Beads will save you during early game giving CC immunity during 2 seconds.

Notes

I would always recommend this starter because gives a lot of gold that in early game will make a difference comparing to other starters right now in the game!

Axe will evolve into Devourer's Gauntlet.

Purification Beads will save you during early game giving CC immunity during 2 seconds.

Build Item Gilded Arrow Gilded Arrow
Build Item Axe Axe
Build Item Health Potion Health Potion
3
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads

Critical Full Build

Notes Sharpshooter's Arrow it is a really good starter because provides you high attack damage, attack speed a critical chances that fit perfectly with this build!

Devourer's Gauntlet works perfectly with this starter because you don't have any sustain and this item gives you good lifesteal and strength.

Demon Blade it is a good choice for early game critical build because is the only item which provides you with crit and attack speed.

Deathbringer is the best critical item because boosts your critical damage. You need to build this item as soon as possible to have enough critical chances to make this build work.

Titan's Bane provides you with with great amount of strength and penetration being a very cheap item.

Quin's Blade's one of the best items to burn down tanky solo laners and supports.

Blinking Abyss's kinda broken because apart of providing strength or intelligence depeding which one you have the most, enhaced your other item stats and will help you a lot in surviving during late game fights!

This build is meant for competitive because your enemies are supposed to be in communication and playing smart so you will be in most of the cases only hitting tanks or junglers that are trying to kill you. Most of them will have more than 200 hundred physical and magical protections and more than 3500 HP so you will need to have bought penetration items for being able to kill them as quick as possible.

Notes

Sharpshooter's Arrow it is a really good starter because provides you high attack damage, attack speed a critical chances that fit perfectly with this build!

Devourer's Gauntlet works perfectly with this starter because you don't have any sustain and this item gives you good lifesteal and strength.

Demon Blade it is a good choice for early game critical build because is the only item which provides you with crit and attack speed.

Deathbringer is the best critical item because boosts your critical damage. You need to build this item as soon as possible to have enough critical chances to make this build work.

Titan's Bane provides you with with great amount of strength and penetration being a very cheap item.

Quin's Blade's one of the best items to burn down tanky solo laners and supports.

Blinking Abyss's kinda broken because apart of providing strength or intelligence depeding which one you have the most, enhaced your other item stats and will help you a lot in surviving during late game fights!

This build is meant for competitive because your enemies are supposed to be in communication and playing smart so you will be in most of the cases only hitting tanks or junglers that are trying to kill you. Most of them will have more than 200 hundred physical and magical protections and more than 3500 HP so you will need to have bought penetration items for being able to kill them as quick as possible.

Build Item Sharpshooter's Arrow Sharpshooter's Arrow
Build Item Devourer's Gauntlet (Evolved) Devourer's Gauntlet (Evolved)
Build Item Demon Blade Demon Blade
Build Item Deathbringer Deathbringer
Build Item Titan's Bane Titan's Bane
Build Item Qin's Blade Qin's Blade
Build Item Blinking Abyss Blinking Abyss
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads

Alternative Relics

Notes Phantom Shell should be bought if their set up doesn't have gods with much CC's and they have walls in their kits like Ymir or Cabrakan.

Aegis of Acceleration it is a really good option because it has low CD. You should always buy it in the games where the enemy gods don't have much CC's or in the case they have many burst skills.

Notes

Phantom Shell should be bought if their set up doesn't have gods with much CC's and they have walls in their kits like Ymir or Cabrakan.

Aegis of Acceleration it is a really good option because it has low CD. You should always buy it in the games where the enemy gods don't have much CC's or in the case they have many burst skills.

Build Item Aegis of Acceleration Aegis of Acceleration
Build Item Phantom Shell Phantom Shell

Critical Alternatives

Notes Rage's a great option if you fall behind and you need a cheap item with critical chances so you can buy other penetration items earlier!

Notes

Rage's a great option if you fall behind and you need a cheap item with critical chances so you can buy other penetration items earlier!

Build Item Rage Rage

Situational Choices

Notes Dagger Of Frenzy is always a great option for early game because it provides you good strength, attack speed and a passive with attack speed and attack speed damage boost every 15 seconds only for 2400 gold (really cheap item).

A great choice for snowballing in laning phase or winning trades because of having a boost.

The Executioner incorporating this item in an attack speed based build it is crucial because it will give you attack speed, strength and penetration to burn objectives and tanky gods.


Riptalon you should always buy this item because of its statistics and passive which allows you to have a really good survival and sustain kit.

Notes

Dagger Of Frenzy is always a great option for early game because it provides you good strength, attack speed and a passive with attack speed and attack speed damage boost every 15 seconds only for 2400 gold (really cheap item).

A great choice for snowballing in laning phase or winning trades because of having a boost.

The Executioner incorporating this item in an attack speed based build it is crucial because it will give you attack speed, strength and penetration to burn objectives and tanky gods.


Riptalon you should always buy this item because of its statistics and passive which allows you to have a really good survival and sustain kit.

Build Item Dagger Of Frenzy Dagger Of Frenzy
Build Item The Executioner The Executioner
Build Item Riptalon Riptalon

God Aspect De-Activated

Aspect of Harmony

Audacity now grants free So Beautiful casts but no Attack Speed. So Beautiful scales with item Health, lowers enemy Attack Speed, and grants nearby allies Attack Speed on God or Boss hits, but deals less Base Damage. Serenade now shields nearby allies and Protections while it holds. Buffing an ally grants an Audacity stack.

Apollo's Skill Order

So Beautiful

1 X Y
So Beautiful
1 4 6 7 9

Serenade

2 A B
Serenade
3 13 14 15 16

The Moves

3 B A
The Moves
2 8 10 11 12

Across the Sky

4 Y X
Across the Sky
5 17 18 19 20
So Beautiful
1 4 6 7 9

So Beautiful

1 X
Send a projectile forward that deals Physical Damage.

Damage: 90 / 150 / 210 / 270 / 330
Damage Scaling: 90% Strength
Range: 8.8m
Radius: 0.8m
Cooldown: 11s
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Serenade
3 13 14 15 16

Serenade

2 A
Sing to Mesmerize all nearby enemies and gain additional protections.
  • Any damage done breaks the Mesmerize.
Mezmerize Duration: 1.5 / 1.7 / 1.9 / 2.1 / 2.3s
Protections: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30
Protection Buff Duration: 5s
Radius: 3.2m
Cooldown: 15s
Cost: 60
The Moves
2 8 10 11 12

The Moves

3 B
Dash forward dealing Physical Damage and Knocking aside all enemies. At the end of the Dash all nearby allies gain a Speed Buff and all nearby enemies are Slowed.
  • Any enemy hit provides 1 stack of Audacity.
Damage: 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260
Damage Scaling: 70% Strength
Range: 7.2m
Radius: 3.2m
Cooldown: 15s
Cost: 70
Across the Sky
5 17 18 19 20

Across the Sky

4 Y
Ride your chariot across the sky, choosing when to land. When descending you deal Physical Damage every 0.15s for 0.6s, Knocking back enemies on the last tick.
  • 2 Allies can join the Chariot ride by interacting with his takeoff location. Allies have until Apollo reaches max height to join.
Damage: 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 / 170
Damage Scaling: 25% Strength
Range: 9.6m
Radius: 3.2m
Cooldown: 110s
Cost: 20
Cost Per Second: 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55

Apollo Threats

Tap each threat level to view Apollo’s threats

Max
2
Major
2
Even
0
Minor
0
Tiny
0

Apollo Synergies

Tap each synergy level to view Apollo’s synergies

Ideal
3
Strong
0
OK
0
Low
0
None
0

Introduction

Hey, this guide is brought to you by TottiGR! I started playing Smite on PC in February 2014. I have been playing competitive since 2016 and I have been a professional Smite player between March 2020 to July 2023. I have played in different teams like JustF6, Gilded Gladiators or Tartarus Titans this last year. I have peaked 3500 MMR GM/Masters in Ranked Conquest on PC every season since 2017. I also made Smite Masters (LAN) 4 times in 2022 so I really think I have the knowledge about guiding about the ADC role. I hope you find this guide as a useful learning resource for playing Apollo as an ADC.


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Abilities

Apollo Abilities


AUDACITY (PASSIVE) - CLICK FOR INFO


SO BEAUTIFUL (1) - CLICK FOR INFO


SERENADE (2) - CLICK FOR INFO


THE MOVES (3) - CLICK FOR INFO


ACROSS THE SKY (4) - CLICK FOR INFO

How To Play Apollo In Conquest

Gameplay Start / Early Game:
  • Start at the purple buff then go to the wave with your support, push two waves so you will get level 2 and you should always look to upgrade your The Moves because the trap can be really impactful during early game fights around the central buff, later, if you have won the pressure you should always look to do the central buff, do it with your support and then come back to lane.

  • In case you have lost the pressure try to contest the central buff fighting the enemies or play passively and go to the right neutral camp that will give you some experience and gold.

  • During the early game phase remember to push waves and then do your right back camps because they will give you an small lead over the enemies. Ward duo site of the map and try to fight over the central buff camp.

  • From here you will usually fight the enemy ADC and support during wave pushes in lane with your own support. Most of the fights you should take are around the central buff camp or the experience camp in the right site of the duo lane and depending on yours and their early pressure/clear around your own purple buff or theirs (remember you can burst easily the the purple buff with your starter item).

  • An important advice as an ADC main is to be active in communication, always try to tell all the information you can to your team like your own purple, neutral camps and their purple timer (if possible), if there is any one spotted in the wards you placed, if someone is trying to dive you, if they are doing Gold Fury... This type of information will make your jungler and support pathing to gank your lane easier and make you having bigger chances of getting a lead over the other ADC.

Mid Game:
  • As the match goes towards the mid game, other than the usual farm opportunities you'll be looking to rotate over the Pyromancer for your team and try attempt, contest and steal (if the enemy is attempting to kill them) the Gold Fury.

  • Remember to rotate when there is no duo jungle remain like purple or neutral buff camp and to have the wave pushed before rotating because you will fall much behind in farm compared to your enemy ADC. (DO NOT ROTATE IF YOU ARE 2 OR MORE LEVELS BEHIND THE OTHER ADC!)

  • As for Gold Fury opportunity they will vary on factors such as: your team's overall objective shred, your ADC's current objective shred / build, your team's map pressure, how strong each team's teamfight is, where on the map everyone is (i.e. if one team is doing Gold, the other may decide to do Pyromancer as a smaller trade), if any members of the enemy team are on a respawn timer, etc...

  • Look for warding objetives (with Sentry Wards if possible, the Gold Fury during the Mid Game because it is the principal objective between minute 10 to 20 with the Pyromancer.

  • Stay aware of rotations (jungle and support) during this minutes because your death as ADC will be a really good factor over pulling Gold Fury or even burst it. So your team won't have any chance of contest.

  • Not dying over rotations, map awareness and warding are highly important over the games. You will always need to position yourself beside de midlaner for peeling each other over team fights (call who is doing engage on you, relics and this type of stuff that is going to make an easier way to make your team win the team fight)

  • If you see there is a potential kill in solo lane and your team has the possibility to take the kill and go fire, you should take the background teleport and join the fight by teleporting to solo, after getting the kill you and your team will decide if it is a good option to do Fire Gigant or go back to your lane!


Late Game:
  • As for late game teamfights, most often you will be positioned in the "backline" (behind your team's solo and support - who generally are the "frontline") and will play around your midlaner to deal with the enemy frontline and jungler, while making sure to put out as much damage as possible to the highest threats on the enemy team.

  • Make sure you have able your actives: beads of purification, Aegis of Acceleration or Phantom Shell before going into the Fire Giant. I really good advice is to use actives as soon as the solo laner, support or jungler engages on you to try to avoid as much damage and crowd control as possible, if you stay safe as an ADC on a late game teamfight, your team will have enough DPS to do Fire Giant or if you kill all your enemies, you can even finish the game.

  • When it comes to Fire Giant opportunities, often there can be stalemates where both teams will try to force a teamfight or look for lone picks in order to gain an advantage.

  • It is so IMPORTANT to use your ULTIMATE efficiently, you should always look to split push, forcing the enemies to come defending their structures so your team can force a team fight over Fire Giant where you can rotate really quick by using Across the Sky making it always a players advantage.

  • BE CONSTANTLY CALLING ALL THE INFORMATION: WHEN THEY ARE ENGAGING ON YOU, BE ALWAYS SURE ABOUT YOUR DECISION MAKING, IF YOU DOUBT YOURSELF OR EVEN YOUR TEAMMATES YOU WILL NEVER SUCCED!

How to Ward as Apollo ADC

Normal Early / Mid Game Warding:


I would always try to get this two wards (NORMAL WARDS -> White Colour) because with them you can easily control most of the jungle size around duo lane, avoiding enemy jungler ganks or even support ambushes. You can also control the Gold Fury objetive during the mid game phase of the game and communicate your team anything happening over the duo lane!

Defensive Warding:


Here are warding spots for ADCs if you are behind with gold or experience compared to the other hunter. If the enemy team has your purple timer you should always try to Sentry Ward (GREEN COLOUR CIRCLE) your purple buff and make sure to call your teammates at least 1 minute before spawning.

Offensive Warding:



In case you have a high pressure duo set up (ADC with good clear and fighting capability and a support with crowd control, push and mobility) you should look to invade enemy purple buffs. This type of wards will make an easier way for you and your teammates to come over purple pit before spawning and being ready for stealing it [you will always know who is coming to gank you so you must be prepared]

Fire Giant Warding:




These two maps are efficient ways to use ADC vision to help your team know the position of enemies before starting a fight around the objective.

When you start fighting around Fire Giant, you should always look to ward in the same places as a midlaner because you two (ADC and MID) form what we call as "backlaners" (the roles who are supposed to deal DPS and damage to enemies), you will be sharing the responsibility for this rather than handling it alone, especially when it's not safe for you to step up to place deeper wards. Any wards placed closer to the objective within the Fire Giant pit tend to get destroyed by Sentries more often than not, so they tend to not be reliable.

Remember, minions act as moving wards in the lanes, and are able to spot nearby gods. If your towers are down, keep your minions pushed up as much as possible to provide an extra set of eyes and pressure.

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Zyxmaan | June 4, 2025 11:58am
I love this build it's so versatile!
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