
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.
Tanky / Bruiser build for Yamato.
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Restorative Shot
Alt fires are easier to land these.


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Mystic Shot
Best early poke. Try to save your shot for enemy heroes, helps with Spellbreaker later.


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Healbane
The best early antiheal option. Also has good sustain early on kill. Stays relevant against Victor because of Torment Pulse. Can be sold for Spirit Burn later.


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Active
Return Fire
m1 enemy comp + lots of shred


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Reactive Barrier
still op with spirit build
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Active
Debuff Remover
Almost every game. (Mo, Infernus, Silences, Pocket, etc.)


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Counterspell
Counter hard CC. Good against Lash, Wraith, Shiv, Geist or things that could otherwise make you want to waste ult.


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Veil Walker
Playstyle oriented, not strictly for healing. Use for ganking, move speed burst and scouting with invisibility.


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Transcendent Cooldown
Almost all your items have cooldowns. Better for Torment Pulse than boundless.


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Colossus
Mini-ult for ult downtime with huge HP boost. Buying this early will win you games. (~16–20k with 9.6k greens) Get Diviners if they have %max damage like Scourge, Toxic Bullets, Dynamo (ult).


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Boundless Spirit
Buffs all your damage, get as capstone.
ordered left to right in usefulness, use your brain


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Plated Armor
M1 teams


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Diviner's Kevlar
Good for panic ults


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Witchmail
Never have cd's


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Phantom Strike
One shot combo with Arctic Blast. M1 Teams + Flyers (lash vin talon mina)


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Spellbreaker
Talon, Sinclair, Lash, Shiv.


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Active
Arctic Blast
One shot combo with Phantom Strike


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Refresher
Rejuv + game winning fight, don't buy earlier.
Read annotations


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Close Quarters
Alternative to Monster Rounds


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Point Blank
Alternative to Cultist Sacrifice


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Rebuttal
Billy / Abrams / Shiv. Good for baiting parry.


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Spirit Shielding
Spirit nukers (doesn't scale well, sell earlier than return fire/reactive)


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Active
Restorative Locket
Helps with Mina/Kelvin/Warden + Pick heavy enemy comp (stamina)


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Metal Skin
Good with duration + Trancendant CD. Hard M1 counter and helps you live in late game fights. (Paradox, Vyper, etc.)


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Suppressor
vs M1's with torment pulse/crimson slash


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Active
Spirit Sap
easy shred (no punching)


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Scourge
Enemy has Spirit heavy comp or high HP enemies, good if you can constantly stay on top of your enemy.


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Imbue
Mystic Reverb
for fun // slashmaxxing
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