Yamato B
11,654 matches · 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08 · Measured since Ranked - Beta Season 2
#22 of 44Hard
50.3%Win rate
32.0%Pick rate
+2.8Skill gap
+0.2Since the patch
Bonus health Bruiser
1,420 games, 45.8% won · its items add −0.7 win points
Restorative Shot2
Spirit Strike4
Melee Lifesteal1
ActiveGrit6
Stalker3
Mystic Shot5
Recharging Rush8
Bullet Resist Shredder11
Healbane9Key
Spirit Shielding10↑
Healing Booster13Key
Hunter's Aura14
Spirit Snatch7↑
Lifestrike12↑
Spirit Resilience15
Faded: parts that get upgraded later into another item.
Buy order
Early game0 – 12 min
- 1
800 - 2800
- 31,600
- 4800
- 51,600
- 6800
- 7↑3,200
Mid game12 – 22 min
- 81,600
- 91,600
- 10↑1,600
- 111,600
- 12↑3,200
- 131,600
- 143,200
Late game22+ min
- 153,200
Skill path
- 1st
Flying Slash - 2nd
Crimson Slash - 3rd
Shadow Transformation - 4th
Power Slash
Situational — depends who you face
Spellbreakeragainst Grey Talon, Paradox, Lady Geist
Plated Armoragainst Vyper, Vindicta, Silver
Metal Skinagainst Vyper, Haze, Vindicta
Phantom+, 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08. Each item measured against players who reached the same minute with the same souls and spent them on something else.
What practice buys
Win rate goes from 47.4% with 10+ games on this hero to 51.1% with 250+.
- 47.4%10+ games2,794
- 48.4%50+ games2,443
- 51.0%100+ games3,376
- 51.1%250+ games6,399
Measured inside one rank band, so the lobby level is held fixed. It does not separate learning the hero from being a better player to begin with.
Questions about Yamato
- Is Yamato good right now?
- Yamato is B-tier, #22 of 44 heroes by win rate in Phantom+ lobbies: 50.3% of matches won, picked in 32.0% of them.
- What is the best Yamato build?
- The most played build is “Bonus health Bruiser”, which wins 45.8% of its 1,420 matches. The items that add the most to it: Healbane, Healing Booster and Spirit Snatch. The full buy order, by game phase, is at the top of this page.
- What should I max first on Yamato?
- Max Flying Slash, Crimson Slash and Shadow Transformation, in that order. The skill path above shows which point goes where, level by level.
- What do Yamato players buy against specific heroes?
- Spellbreaker against Grey Talon, Paradox and Lady Geist; Plated Armor against Vyper, Vindicta and Silver; Metal Skin against Vyper, Haze and Vindicta.
- Is Yamato hard to play?
- It rewards practice: Yamato wins 2.8 points more in Phantom+ lobbies than in Sentinel and below.