How to play Yamato in Deadlock?

Yamato is classified as a Delivers charged attacks with finesse in Deadlock. 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. Learn their optimal ability order, core item builds, and matchup strategies on Lockbuilds.

What are the best builds for Yamato in Deadlock?

Top item builds for Yamato prioritize core weapon and spirit items tailored to their abilities and lane matchups. Explore high-win-rate community and pro builds on Lockbuilds.

What are Yamato's abilities in Deadlock?

Yamato features unique signature abilities scaling with spirit power and weapon damage. Check this overview page for full ability breakdowns and cooldowns.

Where can I find current Yamato Deadlock stats and win rates?

Lockbuilds provides real-time win rates, pick rates, tier placement, and matchup analytics for Yamato across all competitive rank tiers in the current Deadlock patch.

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Yamato - Deadlock Hero Stats & Guide

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Hero Summary

Yamato leans most into close-range brawling and frontline durability, while lane pressure is the weakest part of the profile. Yamato performs best into Sinclair and Pocket. Yamato struggles most into Graves and Paige. Yamato pairs best with Rat King and Graves. Yamato has the weakest synergy with Mina and Rem. Echo Shard is Yamato's best win-rate item at 60.4%. Melee Lifesteal is bought in 48.5% of matches. Restorative Shot is usually picked up early at around 2.8 min.

Play Style

Win Rate

47.5%

Pick Rate

28.4%

Dominates

Current Patch

Loses to

Current Patch

Best Synergy

Current Patch

Worst Synergy

The Doorman22k Matches

Current Patch

Best Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Refresher

Tier 4•6,400

59.63%+0.64%32,082-1.7%

Diviner's Kevlar

Tier 4•6,400

58.18%+0.31%13,899-0.31%

Colossus

Tier 4•6,400

57.13%-0.13%26,413-0.91%

Spirit Burn

Tier 4•6,400

56.63%-0.86%32,823-0.19%

Witchmail

Tier 4•6,400

56.51%-0.64%29,425-0.36%

Spiritual Overflow

Tier 4•6,400

56.01%-0.59%6,561-0.33%

Mystic Reverb

Tier 4•6,400

55.97%-0.16%42,112-1.33%

Crushing Fists

Tier 4•6,400

55.71%+0.22%39,661+1.02%

Indomitable

Tier 4•6,400

54.57%-0.67%9,758-0.13%

Healing Tempo

Tier 4•6,400

54.22%-0.35%5,212+0.16%

Current Patch

Counter Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Disarming Hex

Tier 3•3,200

64.56%-0.57%1,233+0.05%

Return Fire

Tier 2•1,600

61.74%+5.69%1,380+0.02%

Metal Skin

Tier 3•3,200

59.90%-0.23%8,145-0.22%

Decay

Tier 3•3,200

59.87%+0.07%476-0.0%

Knockdown

Tier 3•3,200

59.76%+1.78%3,531+0.16%

Rescue Beam

Tier 3•3,200

59.04%+14.14%83-0.01%

Weapon Shielding

Tier 2•1,600

55.59%-0.43%3,416-0.09%

Battle Vest

Tier 2•1,600

54.71%+2.01%3,411-0.06%

Bullet Resilience

Tier 3•3,200

54.65%+0.22%8,572-0.06%

Slowing Hex

Tier 2•1,600

54.62%+1.03%4,295-0.09%

Current Patch

Hero Base Stats

Weapon

Falloff range:20 -> 46

Damage per second:63

Bullet damage:5.31

Bullets per second:11.90

Shoot move speed:-25%

Clip size:12

Reload_duration:2.44s

Bullets speed:254m/s

Light melee:55

Heavy melee damage:128

Vitality

Max health:730

Base health regen:1

Bullet resistance:0%

Spirit resistance:0%

Reducing critical damage:0%

Max move speed:8.2m/s

Sprint speed:1.6m/s

Stamina:3

Stamina regen:5s

Spirit

Ability cooldown:0%

Ability duration:0%

Ability range:0%

Spirit lifesteal:0%

Max charges increase:0

Charge cooldown:0%

Spirit power:0

Slash Length 22mm

Damage 0

Damage 55

Spirit Resist 30%

Bonuses Per Boon

REACHING EACH THRESHOLD GIVES:

Unlock skills or skill points

Skills are unlocked on the 0th, 1st, 4th and 6th gifts.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

The rewards reach their maximum on the 32nd gift.

+0.154 to base Bullet Damage

+45 to base Health

+1.58 to base Melee Damage

+1.1 to Spirit Power

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