Yamato build and skill order

What strong players build on Yamato in Deadlock: 48,282 matches at Oracle rank and above over 30 days. Updated November 3.

Core

buy in order, more than 60% of players take these

Laning · before 10:00

1:21Restorative Shot
3:30Melee Lifesteal
6:26Stalker
8:27Mystic Regeneration

Mid game · 10–25 minutes

12:05Radiant Regeneration
15:33Healing Booster
15:57Recharging Rush
16:36Lifestrike

Skill order

Max out in turn

1Flying Slash
2Crimson Slash
3Shadow Transformation (ultimate)
4Power Slash

Ability	0:14	1:46	1:49	3:19	4:10	5:55	8:59	9:47	11:18	15:21	16:14	18:12	24:39	26:20	29:52
Crimson Slash	1							8	9	10
Flying Slash		2	3		5		7
Power Slash				4										14	15
Shadow Transformation (ultimate)						6					11	12	13

20% of Yamato players level up like this · the minute is on top

Situational

15 to 60% of players take these, check your match

Lane and farm

If the lane is tough or you want to farm faster

Extra Regenregen
Extra Healthmore health

Survive fights

If you die fast

Dispel Magiccleanses debuffs
Spirit Resiliencevs spirit
Colossusvs all damage

Weaken enemies

Stop enemies from healing, escaping and fighting

Bullet Resist Shreddercuts bullet resist
Healbanecuts healing
Hunter's Auracuts bullet resist

More damage

Once the core is done

Spirit Strikemelee
Mystic Shotspirit damage
Close Quartersclose range
Extra Spiritspirit power
Mystic Burstspirit damage
Improved Spiritspirit power
Spirit Snatchmelee
Melee Chargemelee
Torment Pulsespirit damage
High-Velocity Roundsbullet speed
Berserkerweapon damage
Express Shotweapon damage
Tankbusterspirit damage
Boundless Spiritspirit power
Crushing Fistsmelee

Stronger abilities

Cooldown, duration and range of abilities

Compress Cooldowncooldown
Superior Cooldowncooldown
Refreshercooldown reset

Against whom

what Yamato players take noticeably more often when this hero is an enemy

Vyper
1. Metal Skin2× more often
2. Plated Armor1.4× more often
Haze
1. Metal Skin1.9× more often
2. Plated Armor1.4× more often
Billy
1. Rebuttal1.8× more often
Abrams
1. Rebuttal1.8× more often
2. Reactive Barrier1.4× more often
Viscous
1. Rebuttal1.7× more often
Infernus
1. Dispel Magic1.7× more often
2. Plated Armor1.3× more often
Warden
1. Spirit Shielding1.7× more often
2. Reactive Barrier1.7× more often
3. Boundless Spirit1.6× more often
Mirage
1. Dispel Magic1.6× more often
Lash
1. Counterspell1.6× more often
Calico
1. Rebuttal1.4× more often
Victor
1. Spirit Burn1.4× more often
2. Witchmail1.3× more often
3. Spirit Resilience1.3× more often
Seven
1. Witchmail1.3× more often
Apollo
1. Compress Cooldown+5% wins

Ready builds from the game

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Melee 86% of matches with builds

1
ABL (twitch ablkz)No. 720681 · by ABL · 1,463 players · 51% wins
1. 1:16
2. 3:20
3. 5:55
4. 6:42
5. 10:20
6. 11:12
7. 12:31
8. 14:06
2
FREDTHEFINCH YAMATONo. 541388 · by Lili Ichijoin · 918 players · 48% wins
1. 1:17
2. 3:13
3. 4:52
4. 6:42
5. 8:59
6. 11:15
7. 11:40
8. 13:33
3
Lystic's YAMATO [Lockbuilds.com]No. 751541 · by Harvester · 394 players · 53% wins
1. 1:38
2. 3:56
3. 4:55
4. 6:50
5. 8:31
6. 10:21
7. 14:13
8. 14:42

Mixed 14% of matches with builds

1
DewNo. 391293 · by dew · 512 players · 48% wins
1. 1:17
2. 5:17
3. 6:36
4. 8:22
5. 10:11
6. 11:47
7. 11:48
8. 15:23
2
SN|P3R : TENKA MUSOU (天下無双)No. 596430 · by SN|P3R · 176 players · 44% wins
1. 1:24
2. 4:15
3. 4:34
4. 6:50
5. 8:14
6. 11:19
7. 11:27
8. 13:52
3
yam2No. 830818 · by ᵃ · 73 players · 58% wins
1. 1:16
2. 3:12
3. 5:19
4. 6:15
5. 9:13
6. 9:18
7. 10:47
8. 11:46

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Yamato build and skill order

Core

Laning · before 10:00

Mid game · 10–25 minutes

Skill order

Situational

Lane and farm

Survive fights

Weaken enemies

More damage

Stronger abilities

Against whom

Ready builds from the game

Melee 86% of matches with builds

Mixed 14% of matches with builds

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