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Deadlock Stats

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Published guides that Yamato players started matches with in this period, most used first, with copies and near-identical guides removed. Usage comes from the API's analysed matches and counts the guide selected at match start; it doesn't show whether players followed it. Game mode can't be filtered for this data.

Dew

by dewVersion 85Guide updated Oct 8, 2026Guide #391293

Matches started with it: 158
Won: 39.9%
Players: 136
In-game favourites: 0 (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Early game
Game stage · rough L-R, sell resto/stalker/recharge later
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Extra Regen
3. 3
  Stalker
4. 4
  Mystic Regeneration
5. 5
  Bullet Resist Shredder
6. 6
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
7. 7
  Mystic Shot
8. 8
  Close Quarters
2Early Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Melee Lifesteal
2. 2
  Recharging Rush
3. 3
  Monster Rounds
3Mid game
Game stage · rough L-R, can buy stuff on right
1. 1
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
3. 3
  Berserker
4. 4
4Mid Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Spirit Snatch
2. 2
  Slowing Hex
3. 3
  Superior Cooldown
4. 4
5Late game
Game stage · no order besides refresh
1. 1
  Refresher
2. 2
  Crushing Fists
3. 3
  Siphon Bullets
4. 4
6Late Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Juggernaut
2. 2
  Diviner's Kevlar
3. 3
  Indomitable
4. 4
7Other Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Spirit Sap
2. 2
  Torment Pulse
3. 3
  Tankbuster
4. 4

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Dew, one row per ability in slot order
Power SlashPower Slash		Power Slash: Ability unlocked, step 2												Power Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Power Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 15

Among the 12 most-used guides with at least 10 analysed matches: 1 copy and 1 near-identical guide hidden, 5 beyond the top 5. “Core items” counts items in the author's non-optional categories.

What to buy, in order

Lifestrike + Hunter's Aura + Radiant Regeneration style

1Early
Restorative Shot
~1:03
2Early
Melee Lifesteal
~3:02
3Early
Stalker
~6:09
4Early
Mystic Regeneration
~6:47
5Mid
Radiant Regeneration
~10:23
from Mystic Regeneration
6Mid
Close Quarters
~11:09
7Mid
Extra Regen
~11:41
8Mid
Bullet Resist Shredder
~12:13
9Mid
Healing Booster
~14:18
from Extra Regen
10Mid
Lifestrike
~15:24
from Melee Lifesteal
11Mid
Recharging Rush
~16:43
12Late
Hunter's Aura
~20:02
13Late
Berserker
~23:10
14Late
Express Shot
~23:51
15Late
Colossus
~28:34
1630+
Refresher
~31:52

Times are when players on this build typically bought each item (observed guidance, not deadlines). Dashed steps are late continuations: this style's most-bought late items, added so the build runs to the late game. Stage details below show how many of this group bought each item, optional items and situational swaps.

By stage

“Bought” percentages say how many players in this group bought the item; they are not win rates. Swaps are our advice from each item's current game text, not measured matchup results.

1Early
0–9 min
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  98% bought · ~1:03 · most 0–2 min
2. 2
  Melee Lifesteal
  98% bought · ~3:02 · most 2–4 min
3. 3

Skill order

The most common choice at each point among these 1,004 players. The first four points match 825 of them; 412 used this exact full order.

Yamato skill order: unlocks and upgrades in order, one row per ability in slot order
Power SlashPower Slash				Power Slash: Ability unlocked, step 4										Power Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Power Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 15

Final inventory target

About this recommendation

Sample: Yamato, normal mode, ranked matches with average rank Phantom or higher, from Oct 5, 2026 (Oct 5, 2026 update) to Oct 8, 2026, never more than 14 days: 2,301 matches, 51.4% won. Unranked matches carry no badge, so a rank bracket means ranked matches only.
Playstyle: the most common trio of 3,200+ soul items by 30:00 was Lifestrike, Hunter's Aura, Radiant Regeneration. 1,004 matches built all three (44% of the sample); 56.5% of them were won. That describes these players, not this exact build, which no one may have followed item for item.
Items: bought by at least 50% of the group; late items are counted among the 329 matches that reached 35:00. If that leaves fewer than 2 late items, the build continues with the group's most-bought late items (at least 30%). Order and times are the group's medians.
Inventory: checked after every purchase with game recipes, observed sales and the observed limits of 12 items and 4 active items.
Ranked Yamato matches by rank in this window: Seeker 1,115 · Acolyte 992 · Ascendant 706 · Initiate 482 · Emissary 969 · Phantom 1,251 · Sentinel 890 · Mystic 910 · Ritualist 789 · Oracle 1,093 · Eternus 344.
Snapshot generated Oct 9, 2026 from the Deadlock API public data lake (data as of Oct 8, 2026).

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Hero: Yamato (27)
Build source: generated, Phantom+ ranked sample
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Shadow TransformationShadow Transformation						Shadow Transformation: Ability unlocked, step 6					Shadow Transformation: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Shadow Transformation: 2 AP upgrade, step 12	Shadow Transformation: 5 AP upgrade, step 13

Dew

by dewVersion 85Guide updated Oct 8, 2026Guide #391293

Matches started with it: 158
Won: 39.9%
Players: 136
In-game favourites: 0 (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Early game
Game stage · rough L-R, sell resto/stalker/recharge later
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Extra Regen
3. 3
  Stalker
4. 4
  Mystic Regeneration
5. 5
  Bullet Resist Shredder
6. 6
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
7. 7
  Mystic Shot
8. 8
  Close Quarters
2Early Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Melee Lifesteal
2. 2
  Recharging Rush
3. 3
  Monster Rounds
3Mid game
Game stage · rough L-R, can buy stuff on right
1. 1
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
3. 3
  Berserker
4. 4
4Mid Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Spirit Snatch
2. 2
  Slowing Hex
3. 3
  Superior Cooldown
4. 4
5Late game
Game stage · no order besides refresh
1. 1
  Refresher
2. 2
  Crushing Fists
3. 3
  Siphon Bullets
4. 4
6Late Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Juggernaut
2. 2
  Diviner's Kevlar
3. 3
  Indomitable
4. 4
7Other Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Spirit Sap
2. 2
  Torment Pulse
3. 3
  Tankbuster
4. 4

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Dew, one row per ability in slot order
Power SlashPower Slash		Power Slash: Ability unlocked, step 2												Power Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Power Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 15

Among the 12 most-used guides with at least 10 analysed matches: 1 copy and 1 near-identical guide hidden, 5 beyond the top 5. “Core items” counts items in the author's non-optional categories.

Shadow TransformationShadow Transformation				Shadow Transformation: Ability unlocked, step 4							Shadow Transformation: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Shadow Transformation: 2 AP upgrade, step 12	Shadow Transformation: 5 AP upgrade, step 13

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in FREDTHEFINCH YAMATO, one row per ability in slot order
Power SlashPower Slash			Power Slash: Ability unlocked, step 3				Power Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Power Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Power Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 9
Flying SlashFlying Slash		Flying Slash: Ability unlocked, step 2			Flying Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Flying Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 6				Flying Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Crimson SlashCrimson Slash	Crimson Slash: Ability unlocked, step 1										Crimson Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Crimson Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 12	Crimson Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Shadow TransformationShadow Transformation				Shadow Transformation: Ability unlocked, step 4										Shadow Transformation: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Shadow Transformation: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Shadow Transformation: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Yamato - ONE SLASH IS ENOUGH - deadlocked.gg, one row per ability in slot order
Power SlashPower Slash				Power Slash: Ability unlocked, step 4		Power Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 6		Power Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Power Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 9
Flying SlashFlying Slash		Flying Slash: Ability unlocked, step 2	Flying Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 3		Flying Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 5											Flying Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Crimson SlashCrimson Slash	Crimson Slash: Ability unlocked, step 1									Crimson Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 10	Crimson Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Crimson Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Shadow TransformationShadow Transformation							Shadow Transformation: Ability unlocked, step 7						Shadow Transformation: 1 AP upgrade, step 13	Shadow Transformation: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Shadow Transformation: 5 AP upgrade, step 15

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in ABL (twitch ablkz), one row per ability in slot order
Power SlashPower Slash			Power Slash: Ability unlocked, step 3											Power Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Power Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Power Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Flying SlashFlying Slash		Flying Slash: Ability unlocked, step 2			Flying Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Flying Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 6	Flying Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 7
Crimson SlashCrimson Slash	Crimson Slash: Ability unlocked, step 1							Crimson Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 8	Crimson Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 9	Crimson Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Shadow TransformationShadow Transformation				Shadow Transformation: Ability unlocked, step 4							Shadow Transformation: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Shadow Transformation: 2 AP upgrade, step 12	Shadow Transformation: 5 AP upgrade, step 13

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Not shown: 15 entries after the order starts again.

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in SN|P3R : TENKA MUSOU (天下無双), one row per ability in slot order
Power SlashPower Slash				Power Slash: Ability unlocked, step 4										Power Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Power Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Power Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Flying SlashFlying Slash		Flying Slash: Ability unlocked, step 2	Flying Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 3			Flying Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 6	Flying Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 7
Crimson SlashCrimson Slash	Crimson Slash: Ability unlocked, step 1							Crimson Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 8	Crimson Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 9	Crimson Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Shadow TransformationShadow Transformation					Shadow Transformation: Ability unlocked, step 5						Shadow Transformation: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Shadow Transformation: 2 AP upgrade, step 12	Shadow Transformation: 5 AP upgrade, step 13

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Dew

Items, as published

Skill order

FREDTHEFINCH YAMATO

Items, as published

Yamato - ONE SLASH IS ENOUGH - deadlocked.gg

Items, as published

ABL (twitch ablkz)

Items, as published

SN|P3R : TENKA MUSOU (天下無双)

Items, as published

Yamato builds

What to buy, in order

By stage

Skill order

Final inventory target

Upgrades and replacements

Dew

Items, as published

Skill order

FREDTHEFINCH YAMATO

Items, as published

Yamato - ONE SLASH IS ENOUGH - deadlocked.gg

Items, as published

ABL (twitch ablkz)

Items, as published

SN|P3R : TENKA MUSOU (天下無双)

Items, as published

Skill order

Skill order

Skill order

Skill order