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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Generally L-R. Rush Torment Pulse if you stomped lane.
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Mystic Shot
Good poke, helps with Spellbreaker later.
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Cold Front
Slow after grapple + High damage early.
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Torment Pulse
Super core. Helps you win fights early and is decent for farm/wave clear.
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Enchanter's Emblem
Early CDR + defensives. Veil Walker and Counterspell are generally better though.
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Healbane
This, Locket or Emblem.
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Veil Walker
Heal in downtime. Good mobility. If you don't like this item I suggest going with Locket, Counterspell or Fortitude.
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Counterspell
Counter hard CC.
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Restorative Shot
Use this off cooldown.
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Restorative Locket
Good against Ability Spammers. Huge value with boundless.
Boundless at ~18k OR Colossus/Phantom Strike
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Improved Spirit
Can delay if you're getting Second Choice instead.
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Boundless Spirit
Boosts all damage (abilities + items). Can delay until after a Second Choice item, but still core.
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Transcendent Cooldown
Almost all your items have cooldowns.
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Colossus
Mini ult for downtime in your ult. Insane HP buff for TTK. Get Diviners if they have %max hp, shiv, etc.
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Phantom Strike
Gap closer + burst damage. Lvl 3 Crimson Slash before Lvl 2 Flying Strike. Vindicta, Talon, Lash or M1's.
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Tankbuster
True damage against big tanks, Abrams, Mo, Kelvin, etc.
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Spirit Burn
Insane antiheal, must buy against big healers like Abrams, Kelvin, McGinnis, etc.
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Arctic Blast
Disrupt movement abilities. Better damage, better scaling, etc. Good with boundless/duration.
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Scourge
Enemy has spirit heavy comp, good if you can constantly stay on top of your enemy.
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Return Fire
Don't buy with express shot.
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Reactive Barrier
Good against Mo, Holiday, etc.
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Debuff Remover
Buy against Silence Wave, Curse, Infernus, Spirit Burn, etc.
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Diviner's Kevlar
Buy if you get bursted down in / before your ult.
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Plated Armor
This item is currently bugged and does not work against most on-hit effects. Only buy against haze and infernus.
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Spellbreaker
Talon, Sinclair, Lash.
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Witchmail
Never have CD's in spirit heavy comp. (Can facetank warden ult, seven ult, etc.)
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Imbue [E]
Mystic Reverb
Big damage, slow is a huge disrupt. Great item but I often find myself buying it quite late.
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Refresher
Really good with new rejuv.
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Suppressor
Infinite firerate slows with your 3 and torment pulse.
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