ONE PUNCH YAMATO (Fully annotated with counters)

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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
261483
4.8

Resto + mystic + T2 Crimson = unkillable in lane if you can close the gap

Close Quarters
Close Quarters
Weapon
800
Restorative Shot
Melee Charge
Melee Charge
Weapon
1 600
Fleetfoot
Fleetfoot
Weapon
1 600
Melee Lifesteal
Melee Lifesteal
Vitality
800
Reactive Barrier
Reactive Barrier
Vitality
1 600
Lifestrike
Lifestrike
Vitality
3 200
Compress Cooldown
Compress Cooldown
Spirit
1 600
tank

buy one or some or lots

Warp Stone
Warp Stone
Vitality
3 200
Healing Booster
Healing Booster
Vitality
1 600
Spirit Resilience
Spirit Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Superior Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
Spirit
3 200
Counterspell
Counterspell
Vitality
3 200
stuff

unsure as to the best order here. try stuff

Berserker
Berserker
Weapon
3 200
Hunter's Aura
Hunter's Aura
Weapon
3 200
Point Blank
Point Blank
Weapon
3 200
Weighted Shots
Weighted Shots
Weapon
3 200
Crushing Fists
Crushing Fists
Weapon
6 400
One or two, then Transcendent Cooldown
Return Fire
Return Fire
Vitality
1 600
Metal Skin
Metal Skin
Vitality
3 200
Phantom Strike
Phantom Strike
Vitality
6 400
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
Vitality
6 400
Ethereal Shift
Ethereal Shift
Spirit
6 400
Scourge
Scourge
Spirit
6 400
spike
optional - testing
Spirit Strike
Spirit Strike
Spirit
800
Torment Pulse
Torment Pulse
Spirit
3 200
optional

can swap a spirit item for slowing hex

Extra Health
Extra Health
Vitality
800
Extra Regen
Extra Regen
Vitality
800
Healing Rite
Healing Rite
Vitality
800
Healbane
Healbane
Vitality
1 600
Restorative Locket
Restorative Locket
Vitality
1 600
Bullet Resilience
Bullet Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Stamina Mastery
Stamina Mastery
Vitality
3 200
Dispel Magic
Dispel Magic
Vitality
3 200
Diviner's Kevlar
Diviner's Kevlar
Vitality
6 400
Colossus
Colossus
Vitality
6 400
Veil Walker
Veil Walker
Vitality
3 200
Debuff Reducer
Debuff Reducer
Vitality
1 600
Spirit Snatch
Spirit Snatch
Spirit
3 200
Disarming Hex
Disarming Hex
Spirit
3 200
Rebuttal
Rebuttal
Vitality
800
Cheat Death
Cheat Death
Vitality
6 400
Divine Barrier
Divine Barrier
Vitality
6 400
Witchmail
Witchmail
Vitality
6 400
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
Vitality
6 400
Spellbreaker
Spellbreaker
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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