Yamato Counter Guide
YamatoYamato Performance Stats
Best Items Against Yamato
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Yamato are Disarming Hex, Sharpshooter and Tesla Bullets, with Disarming Hex yielding the strongest results. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Yamato wants to start or finish a fight. Sharpshooter changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for Yamato. Tesla Bullets changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for Yamato. Most top-performing counter purchases are spirit items that disrupt Yamato's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Yamato counters include Victor, Graves and Kelvin, with Victor being the hardest counter at 44.3% win rate. Yamato performs best against Mirage, Silver and Paradox. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Yamato's engage window and control lane trades.
Yamato Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
49.2%
Pick Rate
25.5%
Yamato is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Yamato stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Yamato's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Yamato gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Yamato has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Yamato
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Disarming Hex5,269 total matches | 39.0% | 39.3% | 35.0% | 39.4% | 33.5% | 35.5% | 34.9% | 34.3% | 35.5% | 34.6% | 38.2% |
 Sharpshooter234 total matches | 50.0% | 33.3% | 21.4% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 29.4% | 15.0% | 71.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Tesla Bullets195 total matches | 41.9% | 45.2% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 12.9% | 35.0% | 52.4% | 52.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Cursed Relic2,094 total matches | 37.3% | 41.7% | 40.2% | 40.5% | 42.6% | 42.4% | 33.6% | 36.6% | 47.8% | 42.3% | 52.2% |
 Knockdown6,668 total matches | 43.9% | 43.7% | 41.7% | 38.8% | 40.1% | 39.8% | 38.9% | 39.4% | 42.5% | 41.3% | 26.4% |
 Rusted Barrel5,236 total matches | 39.3% | 39.7% | 43.5% | 45.6% | 39.7% | 40.8% | 39.6% | 40.8% | 42.6% | 38.2% | 45.5% |
 Long Range170 total matches | 48.5% | 40.9% | 10.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% | 47.8% | 40.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Decay1,419 total matches | 43.3% | 42.1% | 46.3% | 46.9% | 39.5% | 40.0% | 38.8% | 41.7% | 35.0% | 38.2% | 28.6% |
 Majestic Leap239 total matches | 16.0% | 63.6% | 41.4% | 26.1% | 64.3% | 45.0% | 30.0% | 61.9% | 52.4% | 20.0% | N/A |
 Healing Nova496 total matches | 45.1% | 37.9% | 46.3% | 47.1% | 43.6% | 57.5% | 40.0% | 50.0% | 16.7% | 60.0% | N/A |