BEST SPIRIT YAMATO BUILD (ALSO EASY TO FOLLOW)

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Yamato

Yamato
Power Slash
Power Slash
Channel to increase damage over 1.4 seconds, then release a fully-charged sword strike.
Press Ability 1 orto trigger the strike early, dealing partial damage.Read more
Flying Slash
Flying Slash
Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, dealing Light melee damagemelee damage and slowing the target when you arrive.Read more
Crimson Slash
Crimson Slash
Slash enemies in front of you, damaging them and slowing their fire rate. If any enemy heroes are hit, you heal.Read more
Shadow Transformation
Shadow Transformation
Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster. You gain immunity to negative status effects and have greatly increased bullet and spirit resist.
When you get a hero kill, you heal and the duration is extended.Read more
Build id
114083
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Left to Right pretty much.

Extra Health
Extra Health
Vitality
800
Extra Stamina
Extra Stamina
Vitality
800
Sprint Boots
Sprint Boots
Vitality
800
Enduring Speed
Enduring Speed
Vitality
1 600
Spirit Lifesteal
Spirit Lifesteal
Vitality
1 600
Extra Spirit
Extra Spirit
Spirit
800
Mystic Burst
Mystic Burst
Spirit
800
Compress Cooldown
Compress Cooldown
Spirit
1 600
Torment Pulse
Torment Pulse
Spirit
3 200
Spirit Burn
Spirit Burn
Spirit
6 400
Mystic Reverb
Mystic Reverb
Spirit
6 400
Mid and late game

Get what you need. Escalating Exposure is lowest priority.

Leech
Leech
Vitality
6 400
Tankbuster
Tankbuster
Spirit
3 200
Improved Spirit
Improved Spirit
Spirit
1 600
Superior Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
Spirit
3 200
Escalating Exposure
Colossus
Colossus
Vitality
6 400
Witchmail
Witchmail
Vitality
6 400
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
Vitality
6 400
Boundless Spirit
Boundless Spirit
Spirit
6 400
Optional

These are optionals and items that sometimes rotate in and out of the build. You generally don't have to worry about them.

Reactive Barrier
Reactive Barrier
Vitality
1 600
Bullet Resilience
Bullet Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Spirit Resilience
Spirit Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Stamina Mastery
Stamina Mastery
Vitality
3 200
Phantom Strike
Phantom Strike
Vitality
6 400
Spirit Strike
Spirit Strike
Spirit
800
Slowing Hex
Slowing Hex
Spirit
1 600
Silence Wave
Silence Wave
Spirit
3 200
Diviner's Kevlar
Diviner's Kevlar
Vitality
6 400
Debuff Reducer
Debuff Reducer
Vitality
1 600
Arcane Surge
Arcane Surge
Spirit
1 600
Spirit Snatch
Spirit Snatch
Spirit
3 200
Vortex Web
Vortex Web
Spirit
6 400
Plated Armor
Plated Armor
Vitality
6 400
Spellbreaker
Spellbreaker
Vitality
6 400
Indomitable
Indomitable
Vitality
6 400

The order of leveling abilities

Ability
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Power Slash
Power Slash
1
2
5
Flying Slash
Flying Slash
1
2
5
Crimson Slash
Crimson Slash
1
2
5
Shadow Transformation
Shadow Transformation
1
2
5

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