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Yamato
Delivers charged attacks with finesse

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
Delivers charged attacks with finesse

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

Tanky / Bruiser build for Yamato. She already has pretty high damage in her kit. Having a high TTK has felt better to me than building pure damage.

Item Build

Early

Generally L-R. First 3k is Torment Pulse or Veil Walker by preference.

Early Optionals

Deadlock Item

I

Restorative Shot

Use this off cooldown.

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Restorative Locket

Good against spammers, scales with boundless.

Deadlock Item

II

Enchanter's Emblem

Can skip/replace for Locket/Counterspell. CDR early for cheap. Good stats + Regen.

Deadlock Item

III

Counterspell

Counter hard CC.

Late

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Snatch

Better than torment pulse early.

Deadlock Item

III

Superior Cooldown

Valued less since change to item cd's

Deadlock Item

IV

Boundless Spirit

Pick for damage. (Torment Pulse, Slash, Cf)

Pick One (18k-24k)

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Colossus

Mini ult for downtime in your ult. Insane HP buff for TTK. (Don't get against shiv, etc.)

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Phantom Strike

Vindicta, Talon, Lash or Gun Heavy comp.

End

Pick by preference

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Arctic Blast

Disrupt movement abilities. Better damage, better scaling, etc. Good with boundless/duration.

Deadlock Item

IV

Spirit Burn

Insane antiheal, must buy against big healers like Abrams, Kelvin, McGinnis, etc.

Deadlock Item

IV

Imbue

Mystic Reverb

Big damage, slow is a huge disrupt. Great item but I often find myself buying it quite late.

Deadlock Item

III

Tankbuster

True damage against big tanks, Abrams, Mo, Kelvin, etc.

Situational Defensives

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Return Fire

This item resets the cooldown on Express Shot, be aware when buying both.

Deadlock Item

II

Reactive Barrier

Good against Mo, Holiday, etc.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Debuff Remover

Buy against Silence Wave, Curse, Infernus, Spirit Burn, etc.

Deadlock Item

IV

Plated Armor

This item is currently bugged and does not work against most on-hit effects. Only buy against haze and infernus.

Deadlock Item

IV

Spellbreaker

Talon, Sinclair, Lash.

Deadlock Item

IV

Diviner's Kevlar

Buy if you get bursted down in / before your ult.

Extras

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Scourge

Enemy has spirit heavy comp, good if you can constantly stay on top of your enemy.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Refresher

Really good with new rejuv.

Deadlock Item

IV

Witchmail

Never have CD's in spirit heavy comp. (Can facetank warden ult, seven ult, etc.)

The Lab

Experiments.

Ability Point Order

Power Slash

Flying Strike

Crimson Slash

Shadow Transformation

1

1

2

5

1

2

5

2

1

2

5

5