Infest Melee Apollo

Author's notes

Melee/Tank build - deal huge burst damage and heal just as much

Item categories

1. 1Early game

   Game stage · 8 items · L -> R | Light melee after Riposte until you get the stun upgrade, then you can heavy melee

   1. 1

      Restorative Shot

   2. 2

      Melee Lifesteal

      You can skip and get it later if you want but I like the healing consistency it gives in lane

   3. 3

      Stalker

   4. 4

      Close Quarters

      Sell after Restorative Shot and Melee Lifesteal if needed, but it's a great value item if you can keep it

   5. 5

      Melee Charge

   6. 6

      Extra Regen

   7. 7

      Healing Booster

      Built from Extra Regen

      With max Riposte, you heal for a crazy amount after countering someone and meleeing them

   8. 8

      Hunter's Aura

2. 2Defensive Optionsoptional

   Author's category · 12 items · Can replace Lifestrike with these other greens if you'd like

   1. 1

      Healing Rite

   2. 2

      Grit

      Can buy in lane instead of Melee Lifesteal if you don't want to bother with selling t1s

   3. 3

      Rebuttal

   4. 4

3. 3Mid/Late Game

   Author's category · 8 items · Sell Restorative Shot and Melee Lifesteal whenever | Get what you need, NOT L->R

   1. 1

      Reactive Barrier

      Built from Grit

   2. 2

      Spirit Resilience

   3. 3

      Berserker

   4. 4

4. 4Countersoptional

   Author's category · 9 items · Help your team - this build isn't very slotlocked so make sure to buy 1 or 2 of these when needed

   1. 1

      Slowing Hex

      Buy if the enemy team has one of Mina, Wraith, Calico and to a lesser extent Abrams, Sinclair, Pocket

   2. 2

      Duration Extender

      If the enemy has debuff resist - typically tanks like Abrams and Silver and also Blood Tribute users like Warden and Haze

   3. 3

      Superior Duration

5. 5Endgameoptional

   Author's category · 6 items · Sell Stalker if needed

   1. 1

      Unstoppable

      Built from Debuff Reducer

      Usually my preferred buy, you eventually become a big target so it's good to become immune to CCs

   2. 2

      Indomitable

      Built from Reactive Barrier

      Prioritize if they have stuns/pulls that are unreactable

   3. 3

      Healing Tempo

6. 6Spirit/Hybridoptional

   Author's category · 5 items · More spirit/hybrid playstyle - upgrade Flawless Advance instead of Sigil

   1. 1

      Spirit Strike

   2. 2

      Spirit Snatch

      Built from Spirit Strike

      Great debuffs for you and your team

   3. 3

      Torment Pulse

      Only buy if you get Spirit Snatch - replace Stalker with this if needed

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order

Disengaging SigilDisengaging Sigil	Disengaging Sigil: Ability unlocked, step 1						Disengaging Sigil: 1 AP upgrade, step 71					Disengaging Sigil: 2 AP upgrade, step 122