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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.

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Item Build

Early

Generally L-R. Rush Torment Pulse if you stomped lane.

First Choice (10k)

Deadlock Item

III

Veil Walker

Heal in downtime. Good mobility. If you don't like this item I suggest going with Locket, Counterspell or Fortitude.

Deadlock Item

III

Counterspell

Counter hard CC.

Alternatives

Deadlock Item

I

Restorative Shot

Use this off cooldown.

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Restorative Locket

Good against Ability Spammers. Huge value with boundless.

Late

Boundless at ~18k OR Colossus/Phantom Strike

Deadlock Item

II

Improved Spirit

Can delay if you're getting Second Choice instead.

Deadlock Item

IV

Boundless Spirit

Boosts all damage (abilities + items). Can delay until after a Second Choice item, but still core.

Deadlock Item

IV

Transcendent Cooldown

Almost all your items have cooldowns.

Second Choice (18k+)

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Colossus

Mini ult for downtime in your ult. Insane HP buff for TTK. Get Diviners if they have %max hp, shiv, etc.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Phantom Strike

Gap closer + burst damage. Lvl 3 Crimson Slash before Lvl 2 Flying Strike. Vindicta, Talon, Lash or M1's.

Late Choices (24k+)

Deadlock Item

III

Tankbuster

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

Deadlock Item

IV

Spirit Burn

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

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Arctic Blast

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

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Scourge

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

Situationals

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Return Fire

Don't buy with express shot.

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

Diviner's Kevlar

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

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

Witchmail

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

Deadlock Item

IV

Imbue [E]

Mystic Reverb

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

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Refresher

Really good with new rejuv.

Ability Point Order

Power Slash

Flying Strike

Crimson Slash

Shadow Transformation

1

1

2

5

1

2

5

2

1

2

5

5

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