Yamato uses precise strikes to decimate her rivals. However, such damaging attacks often will leave her exposed, so she needs to make every shot count.
Yamato uses precise strikes to decimate her rivals. However, such damaging attacks often will leave her exposed, so she needs to make every shot count.
Description
New build made to have huge resists to fight against the insane shreds on this patch. Thanks to the insane buff to yamato now you have a strong ult, but you also need to do well outside of it. I'm pretty confident on this one being better this patch than the barriers one.
Play more aggresively on solo lanes, but be careful on duo lanes. Don't forget to farm and use your slash to secure kills during ult if possible.
Item Build
One of these two
500
Better for roaming around the map
500
Laning MUSTS
500
Structures take less spirit damage, so you need your gun to do damage to them. Sell when short on slots.
500
Early survivability and melee damage boost. Not necessary but useful if you need regen. Sold later for slots.
1250
Forced duo lanes make filling this easier. Pick early if bullied. Extra mobility also really neat! *Could* be sold very lategame for slots, but I don't recommend it
500
New map really wants you to move around, and supstamina gives us good stats and more maneuverability
500
Reliable spirit and regen in lane. If you have to stay back and focus on stealing, buy scavenger instead. Sold when short on slots.
500
If you're short on flex slots, you can sell this, specially to get your last core spirit items
500
Lets you damage structures quickly now that spirit is less effective. Sprint Speed is good for moving around the map too!
Laning situationals
500
good against poke-heavy enemies
500
All duo lanes means you will be under the health threshold more often. Still a good item, but it's hard to keep it working.
500
Can be bought instead of OR along with Extra Spirit if you want the QoL of longer 2 early
500
For lanes where you need to stay back and deny more than push.
500
If you don't need Healing Rite or Extra Regen you can buy this and hold onto it for some time
Core items
1-2 flex slots needed only
1250
With the nerf to spirit damage to structures, buying this over mystic shot is recommendable
3000
Applies MysVuln if picked. Helps a lot with farming camps. You reaaaaally want this.
1250
Don't forget to shoot your target to get the benefits of the amp and lifesteal!
1250
Less LS options and no antiheal on ult makes picking this very mandatory now. Buy when you have T2 3
1250
Absolutely needed, and the upgrade to leech makes it even more necessary.
3500
New map requires moving around, SupStam gives good stats on top of mobility. Try learning advanced movement.
6000
Imbue on 1. Lifesteal, spirit resist and range, and now does 50% of the skill damage in area!
1250
Honetsly since the nerf i've been buying it later but Frenzy gives too much value to skip this
3500
Insane value and powerspike
1250
Evens out your resists out of ult. You can buy spirit armor instead if somehow the entire enemy team is running it.
1250
If you cant fit in punches, you can sell spirit strike for this. If many people on your team are buying it, buy something else.
Late/Sometimes Needed
Not in order, read annotations!!
1250
good in comps with enemies that have lots of LS or can sustain themselves well
1250
Good against Pocket/Infernus comps, and teams with too many CCs.
4250
Cleanses statuses and heals when you don't have ult.
6000
Makes 1v1s easier, also makes you take even less damage when you're in ult. Your best choice if you're behind to keep having pressence.
7250
Better Healbane, and also gives you lifesteal you lost with the 3 lanes update. Very good as your second T4.
7250
Helps with survivability against gun heavy teams, but has fallen off recently.
Make them suffer twice (three times with your ult, tho)
6000
Really great stats, pick if the enemy has A LOT of resists
6000
Good T4 that lets you become more hybrid and have a decent gun too.
6000
For longer ult presence. Good as a second T4 option if you can finish the game quick after buying. Maybe even a 3rd
1250
very lategame to get more 1s and faster pulses. buy only if you can spare the souls
4250
Imbue 1
Very situational items
Read annotations. Experimentals have (E).
1250
If your playstle has you near enemies more often, buy this instead of berserker
1250
CF is dead long live CF! You can still get this but I don't think it's worth it for camps anymore
1750
If you can spare the souls, this lets you further shut down enemies running away and gives back some lifesteal you "lost" with the 3 lanes update
1250
Despite this build's 30% SpiRes out of ult, if its very late and all the damage you take is spirit, you can take this
4250
4250
If somehow all the damage you take is still gun, take this
1750
fight against bullet heavy comps
3000
fight against bullet heavy comps
1250
1250
Not played rn but still useful
4250
Imbue on your ult
3500
Slot filler when you have a lot of spirit, but also has great value imho
3500
Late game if you're strong and want to deal even more damage. If they have too much SpiritRes, it's not worth it
9500
4250
"im 45k and idk what to buy" item. apparently it gives the buffs on SSB ON TOP of the buffs of this item, so the amp and heal are doubled
Updated: 16/Feb/25
Ability Point Order
Power Slash
Flying Strike
Crimson Slash
Shadow Transformation
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