Apollo · Ability 3 · 26s cooldown
Flawless Advance
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Flawless Advance is Apollo's ability 3 on a 26-second cooldown with 8s duration, 0.1s cast delay, 1100m dash speed. Perform a series of lunges in any direction, delivering piercing stabs ahead of you. Hold your ability key to time your attacks, dealing more damage the longer it's held. Releasing your attack during the perfect window deals maximum damage. Press Ability 3 to re-cast.
Upgrades: 1 AP — Perfect Hit on Hero: Heal 35; 2 AP — -12s Cooldown. Gain +60% Bullet Resist during lunge; 5 AP — +65 Perfect Damage with improved Spirit scaling. Increased lunge speed & distance..
In the most played Apollo skill order (58.4% win rate over 4.7K games), Flawless Advance takes its first point at step 2 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Apollo build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Flawless Advance stats
Cooldown
26s
Duration
8s
Cast Delay
0.1s
Dash Speed
1100m
Perfect Window Start
0.525s
Perfect Window Duration
0.25s
Base Hold Damage
25
Max Hold Damage
40
Perfect Damage
65
Max Stacks
2
Ability points
Flawless Advance upgrades
- 1 AP
Perfect Hit on Hero: Heal 35
+35 Heal on hero hit · +1.3 Heal on hero hit
- 2 AP
-12s Cooldown. Gain +60% Bullet Resist during lunge
-12s Cooldown · +60% Bullet Resist
- 5 AP
+65 Perfect Damage with improved Spirit scaling. Increased lunge speed & distance.
+30 Base Hold Damage · +1.15 Base Hold Damage · +45 Max Hold Damage · +1.15 Max Hold Damage · +65 Perfect Damage · +1.15 Perfect Damage · +3.0m Attacking Lunge Distance · +550m Dash Speed
Most played Apollo skill order
When to level Flawless Advance
In the most played Apollo skill order (58.4% win rate over 4.7K games), Flawless Advance takes its first point at step 2 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Flawless Advance patch history
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Flawless Advance Heal on hero hit spirit scaling increased from 1 to 1.3
Minor Update - 06-11-2026 · June 12, 2026
- – Flawless Advance now allows Apollo to parry during it
Minor Update - 05-31-2026 · May 31, 2026
- – Flawless Advance T1 heal from 30+0.75 to 35+1.0
- – Flawless Advance T2 increased from -10s Cooldown to -12s
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026
- – Flawless Advance hitbox reduced by 10%
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FAQ
What is the cooldown of Flawless Advance?＋
Flawless Advance has a 26-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Flawless Advance upgrades?＋
1 AP: Perfect Hit on Hero: Heal 35 2 AP: -12s Cooldown. Gain +60% Bullet Resist during lunge 5 AP: +65 Perfect Damage with improved Spirit scaling. Increased lunge speed & distance.
When should you level Flawless Advance?＋
In the most played Apollo skill order (58.4% win rate over 4.7K games), Flawless Advance takes its first point at step 2 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Which hero has Flawless Advance?＋
Flawless Advance is Apollo's ability 3. Apollo is a assassin whose other abilities are Disengaging Sigil, Riposte, Itani Lo Sahn.