Yamato — Yamato Build (ID:347414)

Early Game Lane Foundation

Melee Lifesteal 800 souls T1 · Vitality

+12% Melee Damage

Heals Yamato on next melee hit every 8 seconds. Power Slash and Flying Strike both involve melee hits — consistent healing during close-range brawls.

Spirit Strike 800 souls T1 · Spirit

Spirit damage on next melee hit procs during close-range exchanges. After Flying Strike, Spirit Strike fires on the first hit for bonus burst.

Stalker 1,600 souls T2 · Weapon

-50% Footstep Sound Distance · +50 Bonus Health

Reduces Yamato's footstep sound and grants bonus health. Silent movement makes enemy positioning on Yamato much harder — she can fly-strike from angles enemies don't expect.

Mystic Shot 1,600 souls T2 · Weapon

+7 Spirit Power

Adds spirit damage burst on Yamato's next bullet every 8 seconds. Consistent bonus burst between ability casts on top of her high melee damage.

Cold Front 1,600 souls T2 · Spirit · Active

+6% Spirit Resist

Slows enemies hit by Yamato's abilities. After Flying Strike, Cold Front-slowed targets can't disengage before Power Slash cleave lands.

Extra Spirit 800 souls T1 · Spirit

+10 Spirit Power

Foundation spirit for Yamato's ability scaling. Every early spirit point compounds into late-game value.

Spirit Shredder Bullets 1,600 souls T2 · Weapon

Bullets reduce enemy spirit resist when hitting enemies. Yamato between ability casts shoots targets — progressive spirit resist stripping makes each subsequent ability hit harder.

Silence Wave 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit · Active

+50 Bonus Health

Fires a wave that silences all enemies hit. Yamato uses it immediately after Flying Strike — silenced targets can't use escape abilities to break out of her melee range.

Healbane 1,600 souls T2 · Vitality

+7 Spirit Power

Applies healing reduction through Yamato's abilities. Against sustain heroes who try to outlast Yamato's melee damage.

Mystic Vulnerability 1,600 souls T2 · Spirit

+8% Spirit Resist

Reduces spirit resist on enemies hit by Yamato's abilities. All follow-up ability damage after Flying Strike hits harder.

Mid Game Power Spike

Spirit Snatch 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit

+7% Melee Damage · +75 Bonus Health

Steals spirit power from enemies hit by Yamato's abilities. Debuffs the enemy while buffing Yamato — every ability hit simultaneously weakens the target.

Improved Spirit 1,600 souls T2 · Spirit

+18 Spirit Power · +1.5 Out of Combat Regen

Significant spirit step-up. Power Slash and Flying Strike deal more damage — feeds into Boundless Spirit.

Dispel Magic 3,200 souls T3 · Vitality · Active

+16% Spirit Resist

Removes CC from Yamato on activation. Yamato dives into teams and attracts every silence and slow — Dispel Magic removes CC that would interrupt Flying Strike.

Boundless Spirit 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

+15% Spirit Power · +30 Spirit Power · +75 Bonus Health · +4 Out of Combat Regen

Core spirit item — Power Slash, Flying Strike, and Shadow Transformation all reach maximum scaling at T4.

Late Game Late Game

Torment Pulse 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit

+100 Bonus Health · +15% Melee Resist

Passive AoE spirit damage around Yamato. She fights in close range always — Torment Pulse deals free damage to anyone nearby.

Compress Cooldown 1,600 souls T2 · Spirit

Reduces Yamato's ability cooldowns. More frequent Flying Strike gap-closers and Power Slash cleaves means more sustained pressure.

Escalating Exposure 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

-8% Spirit Resist On Spirit Damage · +17% Spirit Resist

Stacks spirit vulnerability on enemies across ability hits. Yamato's repeated hits progressively strip spirit resist — late-fight damage becomes extreme.

Superior Cooldown 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit

+4 Out of Combat Regen

Stacks with Compress Cooldown for dramatically reduced cooldowns.

Transcendent Cooldown 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

+4 Out of Combat Regen

Final CDR — Flying Strike and Shadow Transformation approach minimum cooldowns.

Tankbuster 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit

+50 Bonus Health

Reduces enemy bonus health when Yamato's abilities hit. Against tanky enemies, Tankbuster makes Power Slash and Flying Strike cut through their bulk.

Refresher 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit · Active

Resets all major cooldowns. Full Yamato rotation into Refresher into complete second Shadow Transformation — two consecutive invuln resets is nearly impossible to deal with.

Spirit Burn 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

+6% Ability Range

Converts spirit damage to percentage max health. Against tanky enemies, Spirit Burn makes Power Slash and Flying Strike scale through large health pools.

Leech 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality

+30% Spirit Lifesteal · +30% Bullet Lifesteal · +120 Bonus Health · +12% Weapon Damage

Combined bullet and spirit lifesteal. Yamato heals from both bullets and melee hits simultaneously.

Ethereal Shift 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit · Active

Panic button when burst targets Yamato before Shadow Transformation is ready. Go invulnerable to let cooldowns reset.

Diviner's Kevlar 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality

+15% Ability Duration

Spirit power from max health. A tankier Yamato still deals full ability damage — building health doesn't sacrifice damage output.

Colossus 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality · Active

+300 Bonus Health · +15% Base Health · +15% Weapon Damage

+300 bonus health making Yamato significantly harder to burst.

Plated Armor 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality

+130 Bonus Health

30% chance to negate bullet damage. Yamato in melee range takes sustained fire — Plated Armor passively reduces each hit.

Witchmail 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality

+20% Spirit Resist · +14 Spirit Power

Spirit damage from enemies reduces random cooldowns. Opponents trying to burst Yamato with abilities speed up her next Flying Strike or Shadow Transformation.