Yamato usa ataques precisos para diezmar a sus rivales. Sin embargo, estos ataques dañinos suelen dejarla expuesta, por lo que tiene que hacer que cada disparo valga la pena.
Yamato usa ataques precisos para diezmar a sus rivales. Sin embargo, estos ataques dañinos suelen dejarla expuesta, por lo que tiene que hacer que cada disparo valga la pena.
Fully Annotated Tanky / Bruiser build for Yamato.
Updated for 09-04-2025 Patch.
Read annotations, if you have questions you can ask for help in the Yamato channel in the official Discord.
Generally L-R. Rush TP or VW if you stomped lane.
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Disparo Místico
Best early poke. Try to save your shot for enemy heroes, helps with Spellbreaker later. Hold M2 after grapple to guarantee hit.
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Frente Frío
Slow after grapple + Flat damage early. Buy Spirit Sap if enemy team will have high Spirit Resists. (McGinnis, Kelvin, Tanky heroes, etc.)
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Emblema del Hechicero
Early CDR + Resists. I recommend trying Healing Booster or Spirit Shielding if you're looking for another option.
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Maleficio Anticuración
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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Pulsación de Tormento
Super core. Helps you win fights early and is decent for farm/wave clear. Can delay till after Veil Walker.
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Imbuir
Compresión de Recarga
Can also go on your ult if you want to be more active early.
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Caminante del Velo
This item keeps getting buffed because no-one uses it properly. It's insane for healing, spam it as soon as it's off cooldown and fight around Veils. If not, grab Counterspell (3.2k) to get 9.6k green
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Contrahechizo
Counter hard CC. Good against Lash, Wraith, Shiv, Geist or things that could otherwise make you want to waste ult.
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Disparo Reparador
Use this as much as possible in lane to sustain yourself. You can buy Melee Lifesteal if you prefer it/plan to get Lifestrike later.
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Protección Espiritual
Good in spirit bursty lanes. Lash, Shiv (Dash), Talon, Viscous, etc. Not good against early Wraith or heroes that need scaling. This item falls off around 15-20 minutes.
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Savia Espiritual
Instead of Cold Front (Upgrade to Silence Wave). Helps early with heroes that buy Fury Trance or have Spirit Resist per boon/items. (Lash, Kelvin, McGinnis, etc.)
Boundless at ~18k OR Colossus/Phantom Strike
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Robo de Espíritu
Insane damage that scales with Spirit and has insane shred + resists steal. Good Synergy with Cold Front/Arctic Blast, Mystic Vulnerability and Phantom Strike.
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Espíritu Mejorado
Can delay if you're getting Second Choice instead. Amps damage on all your items (Snatch, Cold Front, Torment + abilities).
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Espíritu Ilimitado
Boosts all damage (abilities + items). Can delay until after a Second Choice item, but still core. Boosts items like Cold Front, Radiant, Reactive, etc.
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Tiempo de Recarga Trascendente
Almost all your items have cooldowns.
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Coloso
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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Golpe Fantasmal
Gap closer + burst with CC for Yamato. Counters Vindicta, Talon, Lash, M1s. Synergizes with Cold Front & Arctic Blast. Get Lvl 3 Crimson Slash > Lvl 2 Flying Strike, skip Silence Wave.
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Quemadura Espiritual
Best anti-heal in the game (Abrams, Kelvin, McGinnis, Shiv Geist). Weak vs Victor. Keep Healbane if you need extra anti-heal. Sell Healbane if pressed for slots. Good for eating bugs also.
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Explosión Ártica
CC item with strong Yamato synergy. Roots movement, scales well. Great with Phantom Strike. Combo is: PStrike → Arctic Blast → M2 → Melee (Spirit Snatch) → Powerslash.
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Azote
Enemy has Spirit heavy comp or high HP enemies, good if you can constantly stay on top of your enemy.
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Revientatanques
True damage vs tanks (Abrams, Mo, Kelvin, McGinnis) or heavy resists. Grab early vs Fury Trance. Poor synergy with Mystic Reverb (procs from Cold Front/Arctic Blast).
Mostly defensive items best suited for Yamato. All situational, check annotations for help.
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Refutación
Punchy lanes. Good for parrying as soon as you leave your transformation. Insane damage amp.
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Chaleco de Batalla
Early surivability against M1 teams.
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Barrera Reactiva
Good against Mo, Holiday, etc. Scales with Spirit so get Boundless Spirit earlier.
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Quitadesventajas
Buy against Silence Wave, Curse, Infernus, Spirit Burn, etc.
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Protección de Vidente
Buy if you get bursted down in / before your ult or if you often need to panic ult (Geist Swap, Lash Ult, etc.) Don't buy against Shiv, his execute pierces barriers.
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Rompehechizos
Talon, Sinclair, Lash, Shiv. Good resists and debuff resist. Best defensive 6k against Spirit Heavy comp. Good if they have Silence Wave, Curse, for debuff resist.
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Armadura Plateada
Bugged, doesn’t work vs most on-hits (Magnum, Wraith 3, Djinn’s Mark). Still strong M1 counter vs Siphon/Toxic Bullets or non-proc heroes (Vyper, Gun Bebop, etc).
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Gigante
Best buy if you need to frontline for your team into heavy M1 comp. Also buy Supressor as firerate slows are multiplicative but only from one source (you).
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Cota de Bruja
For fun/luxury item. Never have cooldowns in spirit heavy comps. (Can facetank warden ult, seven ult, etc.)
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Reverberación Mística
Best dmg vs low-resist teams. Strong CC from slow + AoE. Bad with Tankbuster (procs off Mystic Shot, Spirit Snatch, Cold Front). Good with Spirit Burn, break Spellbreaker first.
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Restaurador
This item will help you win endgame fights. Getting it early (before Trancendant Cooldown) is suboptimal. Good with rejuv and duration. Bad with Diviners Kevlar (only get the buff once).
Read the annotations. Basic Yamato guide further down.
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Carga Cuerpo a Cuerpo
If you need to pivot to melee Yamato. Crushing Fists is expensive and she already has top heavy melee dmg. If you need to pivot, follow a different build instead for this game.
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Tributo de Sangre
High skill-ceiling item. Only buy if you know how to use it and if you need it for the stats. Otherwise do not touch.
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Sacrificio Sectario
Solid stats for Yamato, but kind of a win-more. Fire rate boosts bomb spam and farm clear. Don’t pair with Express Shot. If slot pressed late, use for buff then sell.
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Disparo Exprés
This item starts really being good once you get to around 15-20 boons depending on your weapon investment. I personally stopped buying it because I like constantly spamming my M2 instead.
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Regeneración Adicional
Good if you can't stay out of combat. Builds into healing booster.
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Robo de Vida Cuerpo a Cuerpo
Good sustain vs Resto Shot (heavy melee creeps for cooldown, light melee players except for in ult/without parry).
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Botas de Esprintar
Good for regen between waves and running boxes in lane.
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Velocidad Persistente
Helps you get around fast and is good for slow resists. Upgades into Juggernaut later. If you're looking for more mobility I recommend Veil Walker instead.
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Potenciador de Curación
Really good with Veil Walker, Healbane Heal, Ult Heal or your T2 Crimson Slash once you get Colossus. Prioritize Maxing your 3 over T2 Flying Strike if you want to spam heals.
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Fuego Devuelto
Good early against M1 heroes but probably not your best buy.
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Golpe Vital
Second Best healing item for Yamato but requires you to land punches (preferably heavy melees) to heal. I don't like relying on this for sustain. Good if you pivot to Melee Yamato.
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Piel de Metal
Good with duration + Trancendant CD. Hard M1 counter and helps you live in late game fights. (Paradox, Vyper, etc.)
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Maestría en Aguante
Best movement item in the game if you know how to use it properly. Let's you escape from everything.
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Vulnerabilidad Mística
Nice synergy with Torment Pulse or Spirit Snatch.
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Supresor
Infinite firerate slows with your 3 and torment pulse, helps you win early and late. Great with Juggernaut.
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Regeneración Radiante
Best healing for Yamato if you’re brawling often, but costly with no stats. Pair with Boundless + Trans CD, only if enemy lacks heavy anti-heal.
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Duración Superior
Superior Duration if you also buy items like Metal Skin, Silence Wave, Phantom Strike, etc. If you just want your ult to last longer get the 1.6k.
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Ola de Silencio
This item is a hard counter to heroes that rely on their abilities. Good against enemies like Lash (for grapple), Victor (for jumpstart), Wraith (for cards), Mo (prevents ult).
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Exposición Creciente
Good with Spirit Burn into really tanky teams/high HP teams. Specifically with Transcendant Cooldown. Gets worse the more resists the enemy team has.
Yamato thrives when ahead. Goal is to hold sidelane and scale. Clearing waves is always better than camps. Push a wave, walk through a veil for stealth/speed, then clear camps or take enemy farm on the way back. Look for 1v1s vs enemy carries in sidelanes to stop their scaling, but don’t overcommit if you can’t secure a kill after spending resources. If you can’t attend a fight, shove waves aggressively and invade for farm. Yamato isn’t a splitpusher, but invading jungle keeps you ahead. Golden Statue buffs carry you late game. Prioritize Sinner’s Sacrifices and secure statues while rotating.
Yamato functions as a disabler and anti-carry. In teamfights, use Flying Strike or Phantom Strike to dive the backline and pressure enemy gun carries. Avoid targeting heroes with high mobility since Yamato has limited CC in her kit. Your ultimate is extremely powerful and fight-turning. Aim it at their strongest player to swing engagements. If you get dove, retreat back to your team. Yamato is all-in, but don’t overextend too deep. Also, avoid being a “lane janitor” if your team is losing fights due to your absence.
Adapt build to game state. If enemies stack spirit resists, build shred. If you’re getting bursted, build flat HP. If you’re being heavily CC’d, pick up Reactive Barrier and Counterspell. Against Spellbreaker, break it first with Spirit Snatch or Mystic Shot before committing Powerslash. If your team is all spirit damage and you need to pivot into melee, follow Deathy’s Melee Express Shot Yamato 275178.
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