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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
381344
lane sustain

DON'T BUY OTHER STUFF IF YOU'RE GETTING FUCKED

Extra Regen
Extra Regen
Vitality
800
Healing Rite
Healing Rite
Vitality
800
Healing Booster
Healing Booster
Vitality
1 600
Healing Nova
Healing Nova
Vitality
3 200
other laning things

4.8k investment gives a sigificant spike in power. As a general rule, it's a good idea to try and invest 4.8k into each category at a minimum, and there are items in each category that can compliment one's build.

Monster Rounds
Monster Rounds
Weapon
800
Mystic Shot
Mystic Shot
Weapon
1 600
Spirit Lifesteal
Spirit Lifesteal
Vitality
1 600
Extra Spirit
Extra Spirit
Spirit
800
Mystic Expansion
Compress Cooldown
Compress Cooldown
Spirit
1 600
Improved Spirit
Improved Spirit
Spirit
1 600
post-lane buys

probably buy the stuff above if you haven't yet

Greater Expansion
Greater Expansion
Spirit
3 200
Superior Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
Spirit
3 200
Cultist Sacrifice
Cultist Sacrifice
Weapon
3 200
WHO'S KILLING ME?

look at your damage over the past five minutes. If it heavily favors gun or spirit, get something to counteract that. If someone on the other team is a problem for you, buy things for them specifically.

Healbane
Healbane
Vitality
1 600
Reactive Barrier
Reactive Barrier
Vitality
1 600
Bullet Resilience
Bullet Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Spirit Resilience
Spirit Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Dispel Magic
Dispel Magic
Vitality
3 200
Metal Skin
Metal Skin
Vitality
3 200
Knockdown
Knockdown
Spirit
3 200
Silence Wave
Silence Wave
Spirit
3 200
Debuff Reducer
Debuff Reducer
Vitality
1 600
Disarming Hex
Disarming Hex
Spirit
3 200
Counterspell
Counterspell
Vitality
3 200
Spirit Shielding
Spirit Shielding
Vitality
1 600
Eat your greens.

big-ticket vitality items that go well with Yamato imo. idk. I'm not an expert.

Diviner's Kevlar
Diviner's Kevlar
Vitality
6 400
Infuser
Infuser
Vitality
6 400
Healing Tempo
Healing Tempo
Vitality
6 400
Don't even look at these unless your K/D is positive.

exclusively for fucking shit up once you're a threat.

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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