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Valve Releases Apollo, Concluding Deadlock's Six-Hero 'Old Gods, New Blood' Rollout

Valve reports 60,776,963 votes shaped the release order across the event.

Overview

  • Apollo debuts as a duelist centered on Spirit damage, with an ultimate that slows targets in time and deals increased damage to enemies below half health.
  • Valve issued balance updates alongside the launch, nerfing Celeste and Graves and buffing Rem, Silver, and Venator.
  • Voting data point to intense engagement, including a reported 813 votes from a single player for Celeste and only 600 players guessing every round correctly.
  • The broader update added the fast Street Brawl mode and followed recent reworks to laning and progression systems.
  • Deadlock remains invite-only on Steam, so new players still need an access invite rather than open store entry.