Yamato build guide
by Rabies RonnieVersion 168Updated Mar 7, 2026Guide #268702
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starting 3 good against close range brawly lanes starting 1 forces value against poke any questions in my discord or on stream :3
1Lane
Author's category · 5 items · Generally left to right
Restorative Shot
Extra Regen
Mystic Burst
Spirit Strike
Torment Pulse
2Mid game
Game stage · 5 items · any order but left is usually more useful earlier
Compress Cooldown
usually buy when ult is on cd
Improved Spirit
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
34.8K VITALITY
Author's category · 14 items · BUY A LOT OF THESE, AT LEAST 4.8K SOULS SPENT
Healbane
BUY EVERY GAME
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
great for extra heals
Debuff Reducer
44.8k gunoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Mystic Shot
good extra dmg that scales with spirit
Slowing Bullets
really strong slow p easy to proc
Hunter's Aura
great against heavy gun teams for fire rate slow
5sup/vulnoptional
Author's category · 2 items
Suppressor
also great fire rate slow
Surge of Power
good extra dmg on p slash and fire rate
6Late game
Game stage · 21 items · ANY ORDER, USUALLY EARLIER = MORE USEFUL MORE OFTEN READ ANNOTATIONS
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
Colossus
tons of extra health, be careful buying this around shiv and a ton of toxic bullets
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
very strong against super tanky high spirit res teams, usually i buy around 3k+ hp and 30%+ resists
Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.
Power SlashPower Slash | Power Slash: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Power Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Power Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Power Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 7 |
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Mystic Reverb
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Spirit Lifesteal
if you dont need anything else can bolster your healing
Reactive Barrier
great against hard cc, still only barrier to scale with spirit
Return Fire
great option against gun dmg heavy teams
Enchanter's Emblem
bit of extra resist if you want against mostly spirit team
Counterspell
good buy most games, great against telegraphed cc and big abilities
Metal Skin
against fed hazes and burst gun heroes
Spirit Resilience
more resist
Dispel Magic
silences, focus lens, etc
Warp Stone
extra movement and bullet res on cast, can be good if you dont have much else to buy into very fast gun team
Lifestrike
Bullet Resilience
Point Blank
Spirit Rend
your only real option for a lot of shred, against spellbreaker/ spirit res either this or build more hybrid
Berserker
better later into the game, lots of dmg amp
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
buffs basically your entire kit, super easy buy that is easy on slots
Phantom Strike
against fliers + extra movement, also scales well with spirit and can give a big combo with arctic
Spirit Burn
great anti heal, can replace healbane
Plated Armor
against gun heroes, apr, and buildups like toxic/infernus/fixation
Spellbreaker
Built from Debuff Reducer
great stats and a nice albeit inconsistent passive, buy if you can abuse both stats and get use out of passive reasonably often
Spiritual Overflow
Built from Spirit Lifesteal
a bit more hybridy dmg when youre carrying and want a bit of both
Juggernaut
cut their fire rate even more, good against a lot of aprs and heroes with low fire rates that rely on their gun to do dmg
Focus Lens
great item, can be cucked hard by remover
Witchmail
against consistent procs of spirit dmg that dont really kill you
Arctic Blast
better scaling ccing cold front, usually buy when you ahve boundless
Crippling Headshot
the more hybridy the more value, cut resists and heals p easily
Infuser
Built from Spirit Lifesteal
can be useful for tons of heals if youre in big team fights and slashing multiple people
Diviner's Kevlar
can buy when you have max ult for al ot more tankiness
Refresher
longer uptime in select fights, very nice to end games with this
Ethereal Shift
if youre getting hate crimed by things like solo kelvin domes or mina ult on repeat can be an escape
Crushing Fists
against tons of spirit res can pivot more melee
Mercurial Magnum
adds a ton of mixed dmg to gun
Escalating Exposure
against very tanky heroes almost always AFTER spirit burn to get most amp
Flying SlashFlying Slash | Flying Slash: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Flying Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Flying Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 9 | Flying Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Crimson SlashCrimson Slash | Crimson Slash: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Crimson Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Crimson Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Crimson Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Shadow TransformationShadow Transformation | Shadow Transformation: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Shadow Transformation: 1 AP upgrade, step 13 | Shadow Transformation: 2 AP upgrade, step 14 | Shadow Transformation: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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