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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, dealingmelee 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
316971
laning

left to right, buy CS at 8th minute mark

Monster Rounds
Monster Rounds
Weapon
800
Kinetic Dash
Kinetic Dash
Weapon
1 600
Quicksilver Reload
Quicksilver Reload
Spirit
1 600
Cultist Sacrifice
Cultist Sacrifice
Weapon
3 200
stuff

get one barrier and MR first if lane requires it, then QSR

Healing Rite
Healing Rite
Vitality
800
Rebuttal
Rebuttal
Vitality
800
Weapon Shielding
Weapon Shielding
Vitality
1 600
Spirit Shielding
Spirit Shielding
Vitality
1 600
core items

~10k souls + intensemag is 2 max, ~25k souls + rico is 4 max

Berserker
Berserker
Weapon
3 200
Fleetfoot
Fleetfoot
Weapon
1 600
Ricochet
Ricochet
Weapon
6 400
Split Shot
Split Shot
Weapon
1 600
Mercurial Magnum
Mercurial Magnum
Spirit
6 400
Fury Trance
Fury Trance
Vitality
3 200
late and utility

left to right is best to worst, none of these are bad though

Toxic Bullets
Toxic Bullets
Weapon
3 200
Lucky Shot
Lucky Shot
Weapon
6 400
Silencer
Silencer
Weapon
6 400
Metal Skin
Metal Skin
Vitality
3 200
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
Vitality
6 400
Inhibitor
Inhibitor
Vitality
6 400
Armor Piercing Rounds
Armor Piercer
Weapon
6 400
Cheat Death
Cheat Death
Vitality
6 400
even more situational
Frenzy
Frenzy
Weapon
6 400
Spiritual Overflow
Spiritual Overflow
Weapon
6 400
Refresher
Refresher
Spirit
6 400
when the times are desperate
Duration Extender
Duration Extender
Spirit
1 600

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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