Flawless Advance
Flawless Advance is Apollo's third ability in Deadlock (slot 3), an active ability with a 26 second cooldown. 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.
Open the most-bought Apollo build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 112,367 Apollo matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Flawless Advance in matches
Apollo players unlocked Flawless Advance first in 41.3% of matches (46,643 of 112,967), second in 40.1% of matches (45,279 of 112,967) and third in 18.5% of matches (20,919 of 112,967), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day.
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and not a recommendation. Each share is the Apollo matches in which Flawless Advance was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Apollo match counted; a step under 500 matches is not listed.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.
Flawless Advance stats
Flawless Advance
- Cooldown 26s
- Duration 8s
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.
- 3 Max Lunges
On Perfect Hold:
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +35 Heal on hero hit +1.3 Heal on hero hit Spirit scaling | Perfect Hit on Hero: Heal 35 |
| 2 | -12s Cooldown +60% Bullet Resist +1.5 Dash Buff Duration | -12s Cooldown. Gain +60% Bullet Resist during lunge |
| 3 | +30 Base Hold Damage x1.15 Base Hold Damage (scaling multiplier) +45 Max Hold Damage x1.15 Max Hold Damage (scaling multiplier) +65 Perfect Damage x1.15 Perfect Damage (scaling multiplier) +3m Attacking Lunge Distance +550m Dash Speed | +65 Perfect Damage with improved Spirit scaling. Increased lunge speed & distance. |
Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.
Flawless Advance change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 55 builds (July 28 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Flawless Advance FAQ
What does Flawless Advance do?
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. Its tooltip lists 25 Base Hold Damage (+0.55 x Spirit), 40 Max Hold Damage (+0.9 x Spirit), 3 Max Lunges and 65 Perfect Damage (+1.55 x Spirit).
What is Flawless Advance's cooldown in Deadlock?
Flawless Advance has a 26 second cooldown. The tier 2 upgrade changes it by -12s.
How does Flawless Advance scale with spirit power?
Base Hold Damage starts at 25 and gains 0.55 per point of Spirit, Max Hold Damage starts at 40 and gains 0.9 per point of Spirit and Perfect Damage starts at 65 and gains 1.55 per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values.
What do Flawless Advance's upgrades do?
Tier 1: Perfect Hit on Hero: Heal 35. Tier 2: -12s Cooldown. Gain +60% Bullet Resist during lunge. Tier 3: +65 Perfect Damage with improved Spirit scaling. Increased lunge speed & distance.
Was Flawless Advance changed in the latest patch?
No. Flawless Advance is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file.